Free Interactive Autism Tools

Simplify the complex parts of caregiving with our custom-built digital toolkits. No login required.

Beacon: Your Personal Companion

These tools give you templates. Beacon gives you answers built around YOUR child. Ask about meltdowns, sleep, IEP prep, or anything else. 10 free messages.

IEP Goal Builder

Create professional, SMART goals tailored to student needs. Select area, identify skills, and generate printable IEP goals in minutes.

IEP Goal Bank

Browse 100+ SMART-formatted IEP goals filterable by domain, age band, and functional level. Click Customize in Builder to tailor any goal to your child.

Accommodations Bank

Browse 150+ autism accommodations filterable by setting, need type, age band, and plan type. Copy sample IEP and 504 wording to your draft plan in one click.

Visual Schedule Creator

Build custom daily routines with drag-and-drop activities. Export as printable PDFs your child can follow independently.

IEP Advocacy Letter Builder

Generate professional advocacy letters for IEP evaluations, disputes, and service requests. Powered by smart letter generation.

IEP Meeting Prep Builder

Get a personalized game plan for your next IEP meeting with tailored agenda items, questions, and talking points.

Sensory Profile Quiz

Identify your child's sensory seeking and avoiding patterns across all 8 senses. Get personalized sensory diet recommendations and track changes over time.

Meltdown & Behavior Tracker

Log meltdowns in 30 seconds with preset triggers and strategies. Track patterns over time with visual dashboards showing what triggers episodes and what helps.

Routine Builder

Build custom daily routines with countdown timers, transition warnings, and a live run mode. Templates for morning, bedtime, after-school, and weekend routines.

Developmental Milestone Tracker

Track your child's developmental milestones across 6 key domains. Check off achievements, add notes, and generate printable reports for pediatrician visits.

Autism Potty Training Readiness Quiz

Find out if your autistic child is ready to potty train, and what to try first. 12-15 questions, personalized route, free.

Autism Screening Action Plan

Just got an M-CHAT result, or your pediatrician said wait? Generate a personalized 30-day plan with your state's Early Intervention referral path. No diagnosis required.

Potty Tracker

Free potty training tracker for autism. Log accidents and successes in one tap, see today's tally, and spot patterns. Save to sync across devices.

PECS Card Maker

Make and print your own PECS picture cards for free. Pick from a built-in symbol library or upload a photo, label each card, and download a print-ready sheet.

AAC Core Board Maker

Build and print a free AAC communication board. Pick a grid size, fill cells from a symbol library or your own photos, color-code by word type, and download a print-ready, laminate-friendly page.

Token Board Maker

Build and print a free token board for autism. Set the reward, pick 1 to 10 tokens and a token shape, and download a printable board plus a matching sheet of tokens to cut out and Velcro on.

First-Then Board Maker

Build and print a free First-Then board for autism. Set the task and reward, add pictures, choose First/Then, Now/Next, or First/Next/Then, and download a printable board plus matching cut-out cards.

Premium Products

Paid products for parents who need a structured plan and a Companion that stays with them. Free tools above cover the general case.

The Autism Potty Training Playbook

A 30-day plan that bends to your kid's sensory profile and communication mode.

A 30-day potty plan built for autistic kids, with a Companion that personalizes the days from your child's quiz answers and stays with you for the whole month. Reviewed by a special-education advocate plus a developmental-behavioral pediatrician, LCSW, BCBA, and SLP.

The Tracker

Just the tracker. Log every attempt in one tap.

Log accidents and successes in one tap and see your stats. Free to start. A one-time $30 unlocks unlimited history and pattern insights, with extra children at $10 each.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What tools does Spectrum Unlocked offer?: Spectrum Unlocked provides free, web-based tools designed for autism families and educators. The current lineup covers IEP support (goal building, advocacy letters, meeting prep), sensory profiling, daily routines and visual schedules, behavior and meltdown tracking, developmental milestones, potty training readiness, and autism screening action planning. All tools are free, require no login, and produce printable results.
Are the autism tools completely free to use?: Yes, every tool listed under Free Interactive Autism Tools above is 100% free with no hidden costs or login. Spectrum Unlocked also ships a Playbook that is free to try: build your child's personalized plan and read the first five days free, then $27 unlocks the full 30-day plan and the always-on Companion. The free tools cover everything else.
Do I need to create an account or log in to use the tools?: No account or login is required. You can start using any tool immediately by visiting its page. We designed our tools to be as accessible and frictionless as possible for busy parents and educators.
Can I print or download the results from these tools?: Yes, our tools are designed to produce printable, PDF-ready output. Whether you generate IEP goals or build a visual schedule, you can download or print the results to use at home, school, or IEP meetings.
Who are these tools designed for?: Our tools are built for parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists, and anyone supporting autistic individuals. They are informed by evidence-based practices and designed to simplify complex caregiving tasks into manageable steps.