Free to print

Printable materials

Not every family has a good phone, and at school or in therapy paper works really well. Print on letter-size paper, laminate and you’re done. Everything is free.

No printer? Tap PDF and take it to a print shop or send it on WhatsApp. These printables are in English; the Spanish page has the same ones in Spanish.

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Communication boards

To ask for things and say how they feel

Your child points to or hands you the card. The colors are the same as in the app, so they recognize everything the same way.

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Want to print their own buttons, with their photos? In the app, go to Parent mode (hold the lock for 3 seconds) and tap Print. Any category or routine becomes a sheet, in the app’s language.

Visual schedules

Step-by-step routines

Knowing what comes next brings calm. Stick the sheet where the routine happens and let your child check off each step when it’s done.

Social stories

Short stories to get ready

Read them together for several days before something new. That way your child knows what will happen and arrives less afraid. You can cut out the panels and staple them into a little book.

Getting a haircut26 s · What we lived through with Matti and what worked for us.🎙️ In Spanish, with this English transcript
What you can do
  • Look for quiet clippers (“baby” or low-noise ones are usually gentler).
  • Days before, let them touch and hear the clippers, and run them switched off as a game.
  • Headphones and their favorite video; prepare them with “First haircut, then…”.
  • Short sessions: if only one side got done today, finish tomorrow.
  • At a barber shop: the first appointment of the day, and tell them beforehand that your child is autistic.
Read what it says

For Matti, getting a haircut was impossible. The noise, the vibration… everything hurt. We tried many clippers, until we found a quiet one. And his mom learned to cut his hair at home. Calmly, without rushing. It isn’t a whim. That’s how he feels the world.

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How did the haircut go? We tell it in 26 seconds. Print the story “I get a haircut” and read it together before you go.

Food

For the table

When your child eats very few foods, every step counts. More ideas in Food.

For the people around you

So others understand

For family, school and people on the street, who often know nothing about autism.

ID badge

For your child to carry with them

A badge to hang on their backpack, clothes or a lanyard: it says they’re autistic, how to help them and who to call if they get lost. In English, with Spanish too if you’ll be in Mexico. It prints at badge-holder size (3 × 4 in, 7.6 × 10.2 cm), on both sides.

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How they communicate
How to help them

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Flying? Many airports around the world recognize the sunflower lanyard for hidden disabilities, like autism. Ask at the information desk whether they have one; it’s usually free. You can hang this badge on it.
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Cut along the dotted line, fold in half, glue and laminate. Double-check that the phone numbers are written correctly.