Free Tools for Autism Parents
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IEP Meeting Prep Checklist
Walk into your next IEP meeting prepared — not overwhelmed.
What you'll get
- ✓28-item interactive checklist
- ✓Covers rights, goals, services & placement
- ✓Progress tracker built in
Sensory Profile Quiz
Understand how your child experiences the world.
What you'll get
- ✓10 questions across sensory domains
- ✓Get one of 4 detailed sensory profiles
- ✓Personalized strategies for your child's profile
Meltdown Log & Behavior Tracker
Track patterns so you can actually prevent meltdowns — not just survive them.
What you'll get
- ✓Log triggers, duration, and severity
- ✓Spot patterns over time
- ✓Exportable data for therapist appointments
Therapy & Resource Finder
Search autism therapies and support organizations by state — ABA, speech, OT, funding programs, and more.
What you'll get
- ✓50 states covered
- ✓Filter by therapy type
- ✓National + local resources
IEP Goal Builder
Generate sample IEP goal language based on your child's age and areas of need.
What you'll get
- ✓Age-appropriate goals for autism
- ✓8 areas of need covered
- ✓Copy & adapt for your meeting
Visual Schedule Builder
Build a printable daily visual schedule for your child. Add activities, pick icons, and print — free to use.
What you'll get
- ✓Pre-filled sample morning routine
- ✓Emoji icon picker for each activity
- ✓Print-ready 2-column layout
First/Then Board Builder
Create a printable visual support board to help with transitions and task completion.
What you'll get
- ✓Two-panel board with emoji icons
- ✓Personalize with your child's name
- ✓Print-ready wall card
Token Board Builder
Build a printable token reward chart with custom tokens, colors, and rewards. Perfect for positive reinforcement.
What you'll get
- ✓4 token styles with custom colors
- ✓3–10 tokens, configurable goal & reward
- ✓Print-ready wall chart in seconds
Communication Assessment
Understand your child's communication level and get personalized strategies. Takes 3 minutes.
What you'll get
- ✓15 questions across 3 communication domains
- ✓4 detailed profile results with tailored strategies
- ✓Practical next steps and key recommendations
Behavior ABC Chart
Track antecedents, behaviors, and consequences. Print and share with your therapist or BCBA.
What you'll get
- ✓Log A-B-C incidents with date, setting, and intensity
- ✓Reverse-chronological incident log with delete
- ✓Print-ready chart to bring to appointments
Homework Helper
Run calm, structured homework sessions with task tracking and built-in breaks.
What you'll get
- ✓Session setup with custom task list
- ✓Visual timer + progress bar
- ✓Break prompts between tasks
Emotion Regulation Toolkit
Build a personalized calm-down kit based on your child's age, sensory preferences, and regulation challenge.
What you'll get
- ✓3-step guided profile intake
- ✓Personalized sensory tool recommendations
- ✓Challenge-specific strategies + printable kit
Social Story Builder
Create a personalized, printable social story for any situation — dentist, school, travel, and more.
What you'll get
- ✓12 situations to choose from
- ✓Personalized with your child's name & strategies
- ✓Inline editing + print-ready output
Routine Disruption Planner
Plan ahead for breaks, travel, appointments, and any disruption to your child's routine.
What you'll get
- ✓8 disruption types covered
- ✓Prep timeline, visual schedule & scripts
- ✓Personalized recovery strategies
Crisis Plan Builder
Create a printable emergency plan for school, responders, and caregivers.
What you'll get
- ✓4-step guided form for child info, medical & communication needs
- ✓Quick-reference card + full crisis plan
- ✓Print-ready for school, first responders & caregivers
Autism-Friendly Meal Planner
Build a personalized weekly meal plan around your child's sensory preferences and food aversions.
What you'll get
- ✓7-day plan tailored to texture & flavor preferences
- ✓Sensory accommodation notes for every meal
- ✓Printable + New Food Bridge guide
Autism Transition Planner
Plan for life after school — adult services, employment, housing, and independent living for autistic teens.
What you'll get
- ✓4-step profile covering skills, services & timeline
- ✓Personalized year-by-year countdown plan
- ✓Action items for SSI, Medicaid waiver, VR & more
Summer Activities Generator
Get a personalized list of autism-friendly summer activities with sensory accommodations for your child.
What you'll get
- ✓10+ activities matched to your child's sensory profile
- ✓Accommodation tips for each activity
- ✓Printable activity plan
Grocery Trip Planner
Build a personalized prep plan for stress-free grocery trips.
What you'll get
- ✓Tailored to your child's sensory challenges
- ✓Before-you-go, in-store & checkout strategy
- ✓Printable personalized plan
Doctor Appointment Prep Tool
Build a personalized prep plan for your child's next medical visit — sensory triggers, scripts for the room, and a printable plan in under 2 minutes.
What you'll get
- ✓4-step guided profile for any visit type
- ✓Personalized scripts for doctor & child
- ✓Printable appointment plan
Sleep Routine Builder
Build a personalized, sensory-friendly bedtime routine for your child.
What you'll get
- ✓4-step guided profile (age, challenge, sensory triggers)
- ✓Personalized wind-down routine with timing
- ✓Printable sleep plan with environment checklist
Puberty & Body Changes Guide
Get a warm, personalized guide for navigating puberty with your autistic tween or teen — from hygiene to emotions to hard conversations.
What you'll get
- ✓4-step profile (age, gender, communication level)
- ✓Personalized scripts by communication level
- ✓Challenge-specific strategies + printable guide
Autism Anxiety Toolkit
Identify triggers and build a personalized calm-down plan for your child.
What you'll get
- ✓4-step profile (age, anxiety type, triggers)
- ✓Personalized trigger map + coping strategies
- ✓In-the-moment calm-down plan + printable toolkit
School Communication Log
Track IEP meetings, emails, and accommodations — all in one place.
What you'll get
- ✓Log meetings, emails, calls, and incidents
- ✓Conditional advocacy tips based on IEP status
- ✓Printable paper trail for school meetings
Sensory Accommodation Letter Generator
Generate a ready-to-send sensory accommodation request letter for school.
What you'll get
- ✓Personalized to your child's sensory challenge and diagnosis
- ✓3 tone options: warm, firm & direct, or formal & legal
- ✓12 accommodation options with professional advocacy language
Medication Tracking Log
Track medications and behavior patterns to prepare for doctor appointments.
What you'll get
- ✓Log doses, mood, energy, and side effects daily
- ✓Pattern insights after 3+ entries (mood trends, side effects)
- ✓Print or copy log to bring to your next doctor visit
School Year Prep Planner
Get a personalized back-to-school checklist + teacher intro letter before the first day.
What you'll get
- ✓Personalized checklist across 5 categories (30+ items)
- ✓Ready-to-send teacher introduction letter (3 tone options)
- ✓Advocacy tips for new schools, IEP holders & returning families
Sibling Support Toolkit
Scripts, strategies, and conversation starters to help your neurotypical child thrive alongside their autistic sibling.
What you'll get
- ✓Age-appropriate explanation scripts in 4 variants
- ✓Challenge-specific strategies for 8 sibling pain points
- ✓Ready-to-use conversation starters + printable toolkit
Parent Self-Care Planner
Assess burnout and get a personalized action plan built around your actual situation.
What you'll get
- ✓Personalized 5-step self-care action plan
- ✓Burnout check-in with reflection
- ✓Permission slips + printable plan
Social Story Library
Ready-made social stories for 30 common situations. Personalize with your child's name and print.
What you'll get
- ✓30 situations: dentist, haircut, school, emotions, and more
- ✓Personalize with your child's name
- ✓Printable + "How to Use" tips included
Feelings & Emotions Flashcards
Generate a personalized, printable set of emotion flashcards for your child.
What you'll get
- ✓20 emotions across Starter, Standard & Full sets
- ✓3 reading levels: non-verbal, emerging, confident
- ✓Print-ready cards with color circles & feeling sentences
Autism-Friendly Party Planner
Customize a sensory-friendly birthday party plan — theme ideas, accommodations checklist, activity suggestions, and a printable schedule.
What you'll get
- ✓Personalized to sensory profile, party size & theme
- ✓Sensory accommodations checklist for helpers
- ✓Printable schedule + guest note for your invitation
Autism-Friendly Travel Planning Guide
Build a personalized travel plan with packing lists, sensory accommodations, and a copyable letter for airlines, hotels, and caregivers.
What you'll get
- ✓Personalized to trip type, duration & sensory needs
- ✓Full packing list keyed to sensitivities & age group
- ✓Copyable travel letter for staff and caregivers
Homework Avoidance Toolkit
Get a personalized plan for homework battles — matched to your child's struggle type, age, and after-school energy level.
What you'll get
- ✓24 strategy combinations (6 struggles × 4 age groups)
- ✓After-school routine blueprint keyed to energy level
- ✓Printable homework routine card
Communication Script Builder
Generate a ready-to-use script for IEP meetings, doctor appointments, school calls, and more — personalized to your child and communication style.
What you'll get
- ✓10 scenarios: IEP, 504, doctor, school calls & more
- ✓4 communication styles including email format
- ✓Full copyable script with confidence tips
Autism-Friendly Chore Chart Builder
Generate a personalized step-by-step chore chart with sensory-aware swaps and motivation strategies
What you'll get
- ✓28 age-appropriate chores across 4 age groups
- ✓Sensory swap suggestions for 5 sensitivity types
- ✓Printable 7-day chart with checkbox grid
Back-to-School Anxiety Toolkit
A personalized prep plan for autism parents — anxiety triggers, countdown action plan, communication scripts, and Day 1 survival tips.
What you'll get
- ✓6 grade/transition variants + 8 trigger-specific strategy blocks
- ✓Week-by-week countdown action plan (4 time windows)
- ✓5 ready-to-copy communication scripts + printable prep checklist
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