Map Your Body.Find Your Words.
Your body speaks before you do. EmoLens gently translates physical sensations into emotional vocabulary giving neurodivergent youth the words to express what they already feel.
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The question “How do you feel?” is broken
Alexithymia — the inability to identify and describe one's own emotions — affects approximately 50% of autistic individuals, compared to roughly 10% of the general population. For neurodivergent youth, this creates a devastating cascade:
of autistic youth experience alexithymia
Cambridge Research, 2024cannot answer "How do you feel?" because they lack the prerequisite skill the question demands
NIH Network Analysis, 2026Clinical interoception research confirms somatic pathways are the key to emotional awareness for alexithymic individuals
Interoception Research, 2025-2026“Asking someone with alexithymia ‘How do you feel?’ is like asking someone who lost their glasses to just look harder. The body already knows — the vocabulary is what's missing.”
Bridge the gap between body and words
EmoLens exists to give neurodivergent youth a pathway to emotional self-understanding that starts where they already have awareness — their body — rather than demanding the skill they lack.
Translate, not diagnose
Convert physical sensations into emotional vocabulary using AI, without ever assigning clinical labels. Suggestions are hypotheses for the user to evaluate, never assignments.
Build personal vocabulary
Help each individual build their own emotion dictionary over time, learning from their unique body-sensation patterns rather than borrowing from someone else's vocabulary.
Enable non-verbal communication
Provide shareable Communication Cards so users can show parents, teachers, and therapists exactly what they feel and what helps, without needing to find the words in the moment.
Preserve privacy and autonomy
Operate fully offline with local-first data storage. No account required. No personal information collected. Users own their data completely.
An AI-powered body-to-emotion translator
EmoLens combines an interactive 3D body map, a multi-model AI orchestration engine, and a personal learning system into a single, sensory-safe experience designed from the ground up with neurodivergent users.
Interactive 3D Body Map
A low-poly human body model with 12 clickable zones. Users tap where they feel something and describe it using sensation chips (tightness, tingling, warmth, pressure) with 1-5 intensity scales.
Dual AI Emotion Engine
A LangGraph JS directed graph orchestrates Gemini 3.6 Flash for deep body-to-emotion reasoning and Groq Llama 3.3 70B for fast coping and fallback. The AI never diagnoses — it suggests hypotheses for the user to evaluate.
Human-in-the-Loop
After AI suggests 2-4 emotion hypotheses, the user confirms or says "None of these feel right" to trigger remapping. The user is always in control, and the system learns from their choices over time.
Communication Cards
Exportable, shareable visual cards containing emotion labels, body signals, intensity level, a validation message, and personalized coping strategies. Designed for showing a teacher: "This is what's happening and what helps."
Personal Emotion Dictionary
A local-first learning engine that maps recurring body-sensation patterns to emotions over time. Each user builds their own vocabulary — their body, their patterns, their words — and this data feeds back into AI for increasingly personalized results.
Crisis Safety Net
Built-in crisis detection monitors for distress signals and automatically routes to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and Crisis Text Line. Safety is never optional — it’s woven into the architecture.
Designed with real people in mind
EmoLens serves neurodivergent youth and the people who care about them. Every feature was co-designed following neurodiversity-affirming participatory principles.
Maya, 13
Autistic + ADHD“I freeze when someone asks "what's wrong?" My meltdowns get called defiance. I need a way to show my teacher what's happening without having to find the words myself.”
Uses EmoLens to: Generates Communication Cards to hand to teachers during overwhelm.
Kai, 16
Autistic, High Alexithymia“I tell my therapist everything is "fine" or "not fine." There's nothing in between. Therapy feels wasted because I can't give them data.”
Uses EmoLens to: Builds a Personal Emotion Dictionary and brings body-pattern data to therapy sessions.
Priya, 42
Parent of Arjun (11)“I watch my son shut down and I can't reach him. I don't know if he's angry, scared, or in pain. I just want to understand.”
Uses EmoLens to: Receives Communication Cards from Arjun that explain what he’s feeling and what helps.
How It Works
Tap where you feel it
Select zones on the interactive body model and describe what you feel - tightness, tingling, warmth, or pressure.
AI maps your emotions
Our AI translates your body sensations into emotional vocabulary, suggesting feelings that match what your body is telling you.
Share your way
Get personalized coping strategies and a communication card you can share with friends, family, or teachers.
Built for Understanding
3D Body Mapping
An interactive body model where you tap zones and describe physical sensations in your own words.
AI-Powered Insights
Advanced AI translates your body signals into emotional vocabulary - no guessing required.
Communication Cards
Shareable cards that help you tell others how you feel and what helps - perfect for hard conversations.
Personal Dictionary
Build your own emotion dictionary over time, your body, your patterns, your words.
Ready to understand your body?
Take a gentle pause to check in with yourself. Your journey to emotional clarity takes just a moment.