Everything I wish someone had handed me when my child was diagnosed.
Free guides, printable tools, and plain answers for autism's everyday moments, at home, in school, and in therapy.
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Start Here: Your Pathway
Choose the stage that best fits your family's current needs.
Newly Diagnosed
Essential first steps, terminology guides, and emotional support for those early days.
Learn moreIEP Warriors
Mastering the education system, goal tracking, and effective advocacy strategies for school.
Learn moreParents of Teens
Navigating puberty, independence, social transitions, and long-term adulthood planning.
Learn moreFree Interactive Tools
Simplify the complex parts of supporting an autistic child, at home or at school.
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Everything on this site is free to use anywhere. These pages gather what fits your day.
Educators
Classroom visuals, data sheets, IEP tools, and done-for-you printables for special education teachers and paras.
Open the Educators CornerHomeschool Families
Daily plans, curriculum picks, worksheets, and goal tracking for teaching at home.
Open the Homeschool HubSpeech Therapy
Articulation worksheets, AAC boards, and home-practice pages for sessions and carryover.
Open Speech ResourcesOccupational Therapy
Fine motor, cutting, tracing, and sensory tools for clinic, school, and home.
Open OT ResourcesPremium
The Autism Potty Training Playbook
A 30-day potty plan built for autistic kids. Adapts to your kid's sensory profile and communication mode. Reviewed by 5 clinicians and a credentialed special-ed advocate. Free to try, no card required.
Try it freeThese tools help every family. Beacon helps yours.
Beacon knows your child by name. Tell it about their age, sensory needs, what calms them, and what sets them off. Every answer after that is built specifically for your family.
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How to Bind a Book at Home: Rings, Combs, and Coils for Durable Visual Supports
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Task box ideas built around the jobs a teen actually does at home: sorting laundry, running a junk drawer, matching lids, sorting mail, recycling and small repairs. What goes in each bin, what the mat looks like, and how to score it.
Free Guide: The First 48 Hours Post-Diagnosis
Stop the frantic Googling. This guide provides a calm, step-by-step framework to process the news and take the most effective next steps for your family.
- Emotional processing tips
- Top 3 medical/school actions
- Resource list for immediate support