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A week-by-week guide designed specifically for families in the first 100 days after an autism diagnosis. Cove…
A Texas-specific, plain-language guide to the IEP and ARD process, special education rights, 504 accommodatio…
Quick resets for caregivers — breathing, grounding, and permission phrases when today is heavy.
Free developmental milestone tracker and screening information from the CDC. Covers birth through 5 years wit…
10 min · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
View resourceA week-by-week guide designed specifically for families in the first 100 days after an autism diagnosis. Cove…
45 min · Autism Speaks
View resourcePlain-language guide to what BCBAs study, what therapy looks like, and questions you can ask.
12 min · Common Ground
View resourceA Texas-specific, plain-language guide to the IEP and ARD process, special education rights, 504 accommodatio…
15 min · Navigate Life Texas
View resourceAutism Speaks 100 Day Kit
A week-by-week guide designed specifically for families in the first 100 days after an autism diagnosis. Cove…
45 min · Autism Speaks
CDC Learn the Signs. Act Early.
Free developmental milestone tracker and screening information from the CDC. Covers birth through 5 years wit…
10 min · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
What is ABA?
Plain-language guide to what BCBAs study, what therapy looks like, and questions you can ask.
12 min · Common Ground
Autism Speaks Parent’s Guide to Autism
A comprehensive free download from Autism Speaks covering how to respond to an autism diagnosis, building you…
30 min · Autism Speaks
Autism Research Institute — Advice for Parents
Evidence-based guidance from the Autism Research Institute covering treatment approaches, communication strat…
15 min · Autism Research Institute
Navigate Life Texas — IEP & School Rights
A Texas-specific, plain-language guide to the IEP and ARD process, special education rights, 504 accommodatio…
15 min · Navigate Life Texas
Autism Speaks — Texas Insurance Coverage Guide
A clear explanation of what Texas law requires health insurers to cover for autism services, including ABA th…
10 min · Autism Speaks
Financial Help
Insurance, Medicaid waivers, ABLE accounts, respite funding, and scripts — a working guide for Texas families.
20 min guide · Common Ground
Mental Health Toolbox
Quick resets for caregivers — breathing, grounding, and permission phrases when today is heavy.
2–5 min tools · Common Ground
At Home Strategies
Ten ABA-grounded tactics you can try in the next 60 seconds when the moment is hard.
10 strategies · Common Ground
Hard Days Support
Grounding tools, crisis lines, and what to do when today feels like too much.
5 min · Common Ground
Parent Connection
Find peer support and other families who understand what this season feels like.
5 min setup · Common Ground
Find Local Help
Therapists, support groups, and services near you — filtered for autism families.
Browse · Common Ground
SPARK for Autism — Research Community
SPARK is the largest autism research study in the United States, with over 415,000 participants. Funded by th…
10 min to enroll · Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI)
Autism Research Institute — Research & Webinars
The Autism Research Institute publishes evidence-based treatment summaries, intervention research, and hosts…
15 min · Autism Research Institute
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