Hi, I’m Abu Zubair. I build gentle tech for autistic kids.
It started at our kitchen table with ZOTTZ, a therapy toy I made for my autistic son. Today I’m bringing it back with AI, so every child gets patient, one-on-one help with speech, routines and play.
A dad first. Then an inventor.
My son is autistic. When he was small, the therapy tools we found were expensive, dull, or both. So I built one he actually wanted to play with: ZOTTZ, a tabletop device that turns fine-motor practice into a game of lights and music.
Families, occupational therapists and special-ed teachers now use ZOTTZ, and it has been the subject of published research in JMIR. Along the way I built a family of free speech and OT apps, and I’m studying to become a speech-language pathology assistant.
Now I’m reinventing all of it with AI. Toby Talks and ZOTTZ III bring a gentle AI helper to the table, guiding each child at their own pace.
Love is the best therapy!
What I’m building
ZOTTZ II
A Bluetooth tabletop therapy device with scissors, pincher, button and pencil tools. $179.
Visit zottz.com →Speech & OT apps
ZOTTZ Playground, Speech Sequencing, Z Speech One, Z Speech Pro 1, Awesome Day and Autism OT.
App Store →Google Play →Published in JMIR
ZOTTZ has been studied and written up in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.
Toby Talks
An AI conversation app that gently guides children through real back-and-forth conversation, one turn at a time.
Get notified →ZOTTZ III
The next generation of ZOTTZ: an AI desktop therapist that guides every move a child makes. $499.
Join the waitlist →Let’s talk
Parents, therapists, teachers, researchers and press are all welcome. I read every email.