Fabulous and free autism resources for teachers and parents

This collection of free autism resources will help you choose fun and engaging activities for your child with autism. These activities will help you build communication, interaction, self-help (think, teeth brushing!) and sensory skills, while also helping you to decrease frustration and meltdowns. Sound good? Bookmark this page because you will want to come back to it again and again. For the best autism activities for parents, teachers and therapists, get my autism activities workbook bundle.

Free autism printables and printable autism resources

Printable fish bowl play dough mat

Printable pointing book

Printable fish matching game

Fill the fridge! – free printable food matching game

Printable treasure hunt – Natural History Museum, Paris

Free autism resources to help you set up a home program

Have you been thinking of starting a home program for your child with special needs? Get started by creating the perfect space to help your child learn and thrive.

Free email course : learn to create a progress nook

Once you have your space set up, you will also need to make sure that your progress nook is properly stocked with the materials you need to help your child interact and progress. These materials will help you build your child’s communication, fine motor, sensory and gross motor skills.

Download your free printable toy checklist

Gone through the checklist? Perfect! Now you’re ready to stock your magic bag.

Check out this post that teaches you to create your magic bag!

Once you have the tools you need, you can get started creating learning goals with your child!

What will you teach this week? will help you do just that.

Free communication resources for children with autism

Download your free signing poster for kids with autism

Learn how to make a Communication Binder

Learn to create a Progress Nook for your child at home in 7 days

Receive 7 emails – 1 email each day – for FREE that will teach you exactly what to do, then receive emails once per week with fun learning activities for your child

Free sign language tools for autism families

Adapted sign language is simple to put in place and a wonderful tool to help your child learn to communicate whether he or she is already speaking or not yet making sounds, when properly taught, sign language can be a very efficient tool for increasing the frequency and fluency of communication with children with a variety of special needs, including autism.

Get started with sign language by downloading your free signing poster.

Free signing poster – the first 9 signs you can start teaching your child today

Free Visual schedules for children with special needs

Increase communication skills and reduce frustration with visual schedules.

Get started with these free visual schedule photos

The free first then visual schedule below will be very useful for you too.

First Then Visual Schedule

Free autism resources for teaching self-helps skills to autistic learners

This step by step infographic will help you teach your child to effectively brush his or her teeth (finally)!

5 Steps to teaching effective teeth brushing to special needs learners

Free music resources for your child with autism

We all know that children with autism tend to love music! This is not the case for every autistic child but, in my experience, for the vast majority of kids with autism. Music can be an invaluable tool for getting through to children who have short attention spans and little motivation to stay present with you. It is also just really fun for all kids. I highly recommend these free music resources for special needs learners to add some music to your everyday lesson plans!

5 Songs to help your child with autism learn to speak

10 Tips for using music in special education (printable poster)

Free homeschooling resources for children on the autism spectrum

This free e-book explains how to involve your child in everyday tasks and home and teach your child valuable skills in the process. Mihaela, the mom behind Best Toys for Toddlers, recommends simple materials that will help you make the most of your space.

Free Tot School E-book from Best Toys for Toddlers.

30+ Free printable scavenger hunts for kids from Buggy and Buddy.

Free travel resources for special needs kids

Free travel journal printable for kids from We 3 Travel.

Free autism resources for teaching emotions and decreasing meltdowns

Free printable visual calm down cards from And Next Comes L.

My Moods : free printable cards that help kids identify moods from Kori at Home.

Inside Out Emotions Game (printable) from Printable Crush.

Emotions playdough (printable) from Living Well Mom.

Free Autism Resources for Teaching Social Skills

62 Social Skills to Teach Kids with Autism

Learn more about autism

In this free 30 minute e-course, you will learn the basics about autism : the signs and treatment options.

Autism 101 : free e-course from the Autism Society

More Autism Learning Resources for teachers and parents

The Successful Interaction with a Child with Autism Course – learn to better understand your autistic child or students with this complete course.
Autism Activities Workbook Bundle – build communication skills, fine motor skills, sensory play skills and daily living skills, while helping your child or students to successfully manage any difficult behaviors, with these fun, educational, printable activities.
Autism Adapted Books Bundle – build communication skills with my collection of printable adapted books for autistic learners.
Autism Social Stories Bundle – a collection of printable social stories to help your little learners work on their social skills.
Sensory Communication Workbook – Build communication skills with simple sensory activities.
How to Make a Communication Binder Guide & Workbook – Learn how to create a Communication Binder for your child or student with autism using real photos. Follow my expert guide to learn how to use it to increase communication skills.
Autism Adapted Books Bundle – a collection of 10 adapted books that will help you build communication skills while teaching more than 120 vocabulary words.
Zoo Animals Play Dough Mats Bundle – use these printable play dough mat to work on the names of the animals, build language skills, and increase fine motor strength and precision in a fun, sensory way!