Sensory and Predictability Supports

• Visual Supports: Evidence-Based Practice Brief Packet

  Step by step guides and checklists for schedules, cues, and boundaries, plus a change alert template.

  AFIRMStrategy guidePlan together

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• Schedules (Written): An Overview

  Learn when and how to use a written schedule so a student can follow the day more independently.

  Vanderbilt TRIADQuick readUse with a studentOne student

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• Autism and Behavior: Sensory Supports and Strategies

  Match classroom supports to three sensory patterns: over-responsive, under-responsive, and seeking input.

  Vanderbilt TRIADStrategy guidePlan together

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• Autism (Part 1), Page 6: The Learning Environment

  One page on predictable routines, advance notice of change, and simple sensory adjustments to a classroom.

  IRIS CenterQuick readTry tomorrowWhole class

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• Strategies for Classroom Success: Participant Handout

  A short handout on priming, visual supports, and home base, written for middle and high school teachers.

  CSESAQuick readTry tomorrow

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• Break Card

  Print a card the student can use to ask for a break without speaking. Includes teaching steps.

  Texas SPED SupportTemplate or formUse with a studentOne student

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• Supporting Inclusive Education for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Part II

  Read practical ideas on lighting, sound, clutter, seating options, visual schedules, and previewing activities.

  Kennedy Krieger InstituteQuick readLearn more

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• Life Journey Through Autism: An Educator's Guide to ASD (Level 1 Supports)

  A full guide with a seven step plan and appendices on sensory needs and classroom supports.

  Organization for Autism ResearchStrategy guideLearn more

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• Understanding Autism: A Guide for Secondary School Teachers, Segment Two: Integrating Supports in the Classroom

  Made for middle and high school teachers. Covers priming, a home base, visual supports, and matching supports to a student's strengths.

  Organization for Autism ResearchVideo15 minPlan togetherOne student

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These resources are shared for professional learning and planning. They are meant to inform your professional judgment, not replace it. Each student's IEP and your district, state and federal requirements always come first. Listing a resource here is not an endorsement by Layered Education. This is educational information only, not legal advice.