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I created Ava Has Autism as a mom on a journey with my daughter, Ava who is autistic. I learned to support Ava's communication, emotional expression, sensory needs, and independence by designing practical tools that were simple, visual, and supportive for everyday life. What started as resources for home and therapy sessions has grown into a supportive space for families, teachers, speech therapists, and classrooms around the world. Each product is thoughtfully created with real-life use in mind- tested at home, in therapy, and at school- so that every child can feel confident, understood, and empowered to communicate in their own way.
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Emergency Safety Practice for Teens and Adults & Calling 911 Life Skills
Teach students how to recognize an emergency and make a safe, effective 911 call with this printable Emergency Life Skills resource for teens and adults.This visual lesson explains the difference between medical emergencies, fires, and crimes, and helps students understand when emergency services are needed. It also walks learners through what to say during a 911 call, including their name, phone number, the type of emergency, and the location.The resource includes non-emergency contact pages an
6th - 12th
Not Subject Specific
Laundry Life Skills | Clothing Care Symbols & Washing Steps for Teens Adults
Teach one of the most important independent-living skills with this printable Laundry Life Skills resource for teens and adults. This visual lesson helps students understand clothing-care symbols, sort and wash clothes, use a washer and dryer safely, and fold common clothing items.The resource combines clear reference pages with visual, step-by-step instruction, making it useful for special education classrooms, transition programs, functional academics, adult education, and home-based life skil
6th - 12th
Not Subject Specific
Meal Planning & Reading Recipes | Teen Adult Cooking Life Skills Worksheets
Teach practical food, meal-planning, and recipe-reading skills with this printable teen and adult life skills PDF. This focused resource introduces food groups, daily serving recommendations, balanced meal planning, and the basic parts of a recipe.The pages were selected from the larger Life Skills Workbook to create a smaller, targeted resource for teachers who need instruction specifically related to nutrition, cooking preparation, and independent living.Students move from learning about food
6th - 12th
Not Subject Specific
Sensory Processing Tracker | Autism Sensory Overload & Regulation Data Form
Identify sensory patterns and document helpful supports with this easy-to-use Sensory Processing Tracker. This printable form helps parents, special education teachers, occupational therapists, behavior teams, and caregivers record sensory experiences, signs of overload, possible triggers, supports used, and changes in regulation.The tracker can be used across home, school, therapy, and community settings. It also includes a before-and-after regulation section so teams can compare how the child
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Not Subject Specific
Speech Therapy Session Note | SLP Parent Communication & Home Practice Form
Strengthen communication between speech therapy sessions and home practice with this easy-to-use Speech Therapy Session Note and Parent Home-Practice Sheet.This printable form gives speech-language pathologists, SLP assistants, teachers, and families one organized place to document the child’s speech and language goals, participation, progress, parent notes, and recommended practice activities. The upper section records what happened during the session, while the lower section provides a clear h
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Daily Occupational Therapy Note | Printable OT Session Documentation Form
Keep occupational therapy session notes organized with this simple, easy-to-use Daily Occupational Therapy Note. This printable form provides a clear place to document the skills addressed, the child’s participation, activities used during the session, and any notes shared by the parent or caregiver.Each page includes two complete daily note sections, helping occupational therapists, therapy assistants, teachers, and families record important information without using a lengthy documentation for
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Meltdown Tracker | Autism Behavior Data Collection Form for Special Education
Document meltdowns consistently and identify possible patterns with this simple autism behavior data collection form. The Meltdown Tracker gives teachers, paraprofessionals, behavior teams, therapists, and caregivers one organized place to record what happened before an episode, possible triggers, observed behaviors, intensity, supports used, and whether those supports were helpful.Each printable page includes two complete tracking sections, making it easy to document incidents while keeping rec
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Special Education Morning Work Bundle | Autism Visuals & Classroom Routines
Start the school year with a collection of practical, ready-to-use resources for special education classrooms. This Back-to-School Special Education Bundle includes a little bit of everything teachers need to support classroom routines, communication, behavior, morning work, calendar skills, handwriting, self-regulation, and student reflection.Designed for students who benefit from clear visuals, predictable routines, repeated practice, and reduced writing demands, these activities can be used t
K - 3rd
Handwriting, Not Subject Specific, Social Emotional Learning
Monthly Coloring Pages and Writing Prompts | Calendar Activities for Special Ed
Build calendar awareness, seasonal vocabulary, creativity, and writing skills throughout the entire year with this set of monthly coloring pages and reflection worksheets.Each month includes one detailed coloring page and one coordinating monthly reflection page. Students can color the seasonal scene, draw a picture from their month, and write about something exciting they did. The predictable layout makes these pages easy to incorporate into monthly classroom routines while still giving student
K - 4th
Coloring Pages, Handwriting, Writing
Morning Meeting Worksheet | Calendar Handwriting Practice for Special Education
Build calendar knowledge and handwriting skills with this simple, low-prep morning meeting worksheet set. Students trace and independently write the months of the year, days of the week, and four seasons using clear primary handwriting lines.This resource is designed for special education, autism support, self-contained classrooms, kindergarten, and early elementary learners who benefit from repetition, visual structure, and predictable writing practice.Use these worksheets during morning work,
K - 3rd
Handwriting, Not Subject Specific, Writing
Self Regulation Worksheets | Daily Reflection | Autism Visuals for Special Ed
Help students reflect on their school day, identify their emotions, and recognize helpful coping strategies with this easy-to-use daily reflection worksheet. Designed with clear autism visuals and simple response choices, this resource supports students who benefit from structured, predictable opportunities to think about their feelings and choices.Students can circle or color their answers as they reflect on how their day went, how they felt, what they accomplished, what helped them, and what t
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Not Subject Specific, Social Emotional Learning
Special Education Morning Meeting Worksheet | Autism Visuals | Daily Calendar
Build a predictable morning routine with this simple special education morning meeting worksheet. Students practice identifying the day, date, month, year, season, weather, yesterday, and tomorrow using an easy-to-follow daily calendar activity.This resource is designed for special education, autism, self-contained classrooms, and early elementary learners who benefit from repetition, visual support, and consistent classroom routines. Use it during morning arrival, calendar time, morning meeting
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Social Skills Curriculum Lesson | Morning Meeting | Autism SEL | Elementary SPED
Build social confidence one lesson at a time with this comprehensive Social Skills Curriculum designed for special education, autism support, SEL, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms.This complete curriculum includes 80 ready-to-teach social skills lessons organized into four developmental units, making it easy to teach social skills from classroom routines to friendships, emotional regulation, and real-world community safety.Every lesson follows the same predictable structure, mak
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
Community Safety Social Skills Curriculum | Autism SEL Easel Activities Bundle
This Community Safety Social Skills Curriculum provides a complete set of ready-to-use digital and printable lessons for teaching safe choices in real-world settings. Use the short, visual lessons for direct instruction, morning meeting, small groups, classroom counseling, field trip preparation, centers, independent practice, homework, or IEP goal support.Teach community safety, public behavior, personal safety, social communication, and real-world social skills with this complete Community Soc
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
Stranger Safety | Community Safety for Autism & Special Education Morning Slides
Help students practice stranger safety with this no-prep community safety and personal safety lesson for special education, autism support, SEL, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms. This resource includes an interactive Easel activity, autogradable multiple choice practice, a drag-and-drop sorting activity, a printable worksheet, a teacher guide, IEP goal connections, and a PDF print version for flexible classroom use.This 10-minute stranger safety and community social skills lesso
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
Feeling Overwhelmed in Public | Self Regulation & Coping Skills for Elementary
Help students practice asking for help when they feel overwhelmed in public with this no-prep community social skills and emotional regulation lesson for special education, autism support, SEL, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms. This resource includes an interactive Easel activity, autogradable multiple choice practice, a drag-and-drop sorting activity, a printable worksheet, a teacher guide, IEP goal connections, and a PDF print version for flexible classroom use.This 10-minute
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
When Plans Change in Public | Coping Skills for Autism | Morning Meeting Slides
Help students practice handling changes in the community with this no-prep community social skills and emotional regulation lesson for special education, autism support, SEL, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms. This resource includes an interactive Easel activity, autogradable multiple choice practice, a drag-and-drop sorting activity, a printable worksheet, a teacher guide, IEP goal connections, and a PDF print version for flexible classroom use.This 10-minute flexibility and com
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
When I Hear “No” in Public Social Skills Lesson | Easel Activity | Autism SEL
Help students practice staying calm when they hear “no” in public with this no-prep community social skills and emotional regulation lesson for special education, autism support, SEL, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms. This resource includes an interactive Easel activity, autogradable multiple choice practice, a drag-and-drop sorting activity, a printable worksheet, a teacher guide, IEP goal connections, and a PDF print version for flexible classroom use.This 10-minute accepting
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
Public Bathroom Safety | Community | Morning Meeting Slides Special Education
Help students practice public bathroom safety with this no-prep community safety and social skills lesson for special education, autism support, SEL, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms. This resource includes an interactive Easel activity, autogradable multiple choice practice, a drag-and-drop sorting activity, a printable worksheet, a teacher guide, IEP goal connections, and a PDF print version for flexible classroom use.This 10-minute public bathroom safety and personal safety l
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
Playground Safety With Others Social Skills Lesson | Easel Activity | Autism SEL
Help students practice playground safety with others with this no-prep community safety and social skills lesson for special education, autism support, SEL, kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade classrooms. This resource includes an interactive Easel activity, autogradable multiple choice practice, a drag-and-drop sorting activity, a printable worksheet, a teacher guide, IEP goal connections, and a PDF print version for flexible classroom use.This 10-minute playground safety and peer interactio
PreK - 2nd
Social Emotional Learning
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About the store
Experience
I created Ava Has Autism as a mom on a journey with my daughter, Ava who is autistic. I learned to support Ava's communication, emotional expression, sensory needs, and independence by designing practical tools that were simple, visual, and supportive for everyday life. What started as resources for home and therapy sessions has grown into a supportive space for families, teachers, speech therapists, and classrooms around the world. Each product is thoughtfully created with real-life use in mind- tested at home, in therapy, and at school- so that every child can feel confident, understood, and empowered to communicate in their own way.
Teaching style
My teaching style is rooted in building independence, confidence, and capability. I believe children learn best when skills are broken down into clear, visual steps they can understand and practice at their own pace. I use calm, consistent routines and simple visuals to support communication, reduce overwhelm, and encourage success. Every resource I create is designed to help children do more for themselves, express their needs, and build on their strengths. The materials in my shop support growth through positive guidance and encourage independence one small win at a time.
My own education history
During college, while I was studying to become a teacher and working in a counseling center, I volunteered at a Special Olympics event. I was deeply moved by the joy, strength, and individuality of the children there, and from that moment on I knew I wanted to dedicate my career to special education. Over the years, I have worked in elementary, middle, and high school special education, supporting students with a wide range of needs and abilities. My experience includes working in resource classrooms, alternative educational settings, and behavior support programs, where I focused on meeting students where they are and helping them grow with confidence and dignity.
After 15 years in the field, I shifted my focus to supporting my daughter, Ava, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two and non-verbal, full-time—and from that journey, Ava Has Autism was created. My goal now is to share the same compassionate, structured, and empowering approach with other families, teachers, and students.
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