The award we never applied for

Feb 2, 2026 • Ben Jones

You can buy almost anything on the internet today. Including awards.

Submit an entry fee, fill out a PR form, and suddenly your product is stamped as "Award-Winning." It is a status game, and it is exhausting.

We don't play those games.

So, when a customer emailed us to congratulate us on winning the Autism Live Award for our Family Core Pack, we were completely confused.

We hadn't applied for it. We hadn't paid a submission fee. We didn't even know we were in the running.

It turns out, that is exactly how the Autism Live Awards work.

If you aren't familiar with them, Autism Live is a deeply trusted resource hub for the global autism community. Every year, their panel of experts, therapists, and parents quietly test hundreds of toys, games, and tools.

They don't care about flashy marketing. They are looking for one thing: products that genuinely help individuals on the spectrum thrive, build skills, and foster connection.

They don't ask for submissions. They hunt for what actually works in the real world.

And they chose Talking Point Cards.

Why? Because for many individuals on the autism spectrum, casual conversation can feel like navigating a minefield without a map. Broad, open-ended questions like "How was your day?" can cause immediate anxiety and overwhelm. The subtle social cues required for unscripted banter are often exhausting.

Our Family pack changes the rules of engagement.

It provides structure. It offers a predictable, safe framework for conversation where the expectations are crystal clear. There are no right or wrong answers, and the intense pressure of figuring out "what to say next" completely vanishes.

It levels the playing field for connection.

We set out on a mission to help families put down their screens and actually talk to each other. To have that mission recognized by the autism community - purely on the merit of how it helps their families connect - is the highest compliment we could ever receive.

It isn't a vanity metric. It is a merit badge.

And it is beautiful proof that when you build a tool with the genuine intention of bringing people closer together, the people who need it the most will find it.