For Parents & Caregivers
Pick the everyday task your child is working on, try a practical activity at home, and follow clear, step-by-step guides.
Start with an everyday task ↓ View Parent ToolkitListen closely. Support meaningfully. Build everyday independence.
Practical guidance and resources for families and professionals supporting autistic children through communication, daily routines, sensory needs, play, and participation.
Start Where You Are
Whether you are supporting one child at home or many through your work, there is a place to begin.
For Professionals
Browse activities, skills pages and printables you can share with the families and teams you work with.
View Professional ToolkitWhat Does Your Child Need Help With?
Start with the everyday task that's the biggest challenge right now.
Dressing
Brushing Teeth
Bathing
Toileting
Hair Care
School Routines
Household Chores
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Every daily task relies on underlying skills. If you already know the skill your child is working on, start here instead.
Communication Support
Free printable communication boards and caregiver guides for everyday routines, with previews and printing guidance on each page. The board shown is one page from the Picture AAC Boards You Can Personalize.
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Sensory & Play
Pushing, pulling and carrying games that give the body helpful input through play, and that fit into the routines you already have.
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How It Works
- Choose the everyday task your child is working on.
- Select an activity or step-by-step guide that fits.
- Practice together at home or in session, one small step at a time.
- Observe what helps and what to adjust next time.
Planned Progress workspace: a simple place to record what you observe. Still being designed and not available yet.
Our Favorite Activities
Hands-on activities that build the skills behind everyday independence.
Pull-and-Reach Shirt Practice
Improve the ability to use both hands to gather and pull a shirt during upper-body dressing.
Toothbrush Tolerance Warm-Up
Build tolerance to the toothbrush near the mouth through graded, playful exposure.
Coming soon.
Backward-Chaining Sock Practice
Build independence in putting on socks by teaching the last step first.
Coming soon.
Popular Guides and Downloads
Printables and step-by-step guides built from real occupational therapy sessions. More are on the way.
T-Shirt Dressing Practice Checklist
Free
A two-page illustrated checklist with the “shirt on” cue, response-based pauses, assistance tracking, and caregiver guidance.
You will be asked for your email address to receive the free download.
T-Shirt Dressing Visual Sequence
$9.99
A six-page illustrated PDF: nine numbered steps for putting on a T-shirt and four for taking it off.
Build Everyday Skills One Step at a Time
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Join the MembershipAbout Chinaedu Okwumabua
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with more than 20 years of experience supporting children with autism and developmental delays. AutismWhispers was created to give parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals practical ways to build everyday independence through structured activities, clear teaching steps, and realistic home strategies.
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