For parents waiting on an autism evaluation
Not responding to their name. Not pointing. Words that came and then went. When you notice the early signs of autism, you don't have to wait for services to start making a difference.
A licensed clinical psychologist and autism specialist put what to do in one printable kit, with her complete book on early intervention included.
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Maybe your child doesn't respond to their name, or doesn't point, or plays in ways that look different from other kids. You searched "early signs of autism" at midnight, you brought it up, and the system's answer was some version of wait. As Dr. Burgio-Murphy writes in the book's first pages: our intuition as parents is strong, and it should never be ignored. If something feels off, trust yourself.
Here's what the waitlist letter doesn't tell you: the window everyone talks about is open right now, and you're already standing in it. The toddler and preschool years are when the brain is at its most changeable, and whether or not the eventual answer is autism, the strategies that help are the same: building communication, connection, and calm inside the routines you already share. The specialists will get to your child. You're with your child today.
"You don't need a diagnosis to start helping your child. The best time to begin is today."
— From Chapter 1 of the included book, Autism Book for Early Intervention
Look inside
Not packaging, not a table of contents. The actual tools, exactly as you'll print them, chosen for parents who are seeing early signs of autism and starting before the diagnosis.
Every page connects back to a chapter in the included book, so you always know the why behind the what.
Sample 1 · Start at dinner tonight
Before a child can use words, they need a reason to reach out. These twenty playful setups create that reason using things you already have: snacks, bubbles, bath toys, a favorite video. Each one tells you exactly what to do and exactly what to say.
Tonight: put the snack where they can see it, and silently count to five.
Sample 2 · Turn worry into observation
Responding to their name. Pointing. Looking back at you. This chart lays out your private worry list as an organized developmental progression, with a simple way to record what you're actually seeing.
It earns its keep twice: it tells you where to focus at home, and your notes become exactly the documentation the evaluators will ask for when your appointment finally comes.
Sample 3 · Five minutes at a time
Ten free games that build shared attention, the skill language grows from. No materials to buy, no training required, nothing that needs an hour you don't have. Peek-a-boo and bubbles, done a particular way, on purpose.
Total cost of materials: one bottle of bubbles.
Instant download. Print only the pages you need.
The complete kit
Twenty resource sections across the four areas early intervention targets. Start with communication, and the rest is there as your child grows.
Communication temptations, joint attention builders, simplified language scripts for every daily routine, turn-taking games, and printable visual supports.
Illustrated calming cards, the meltdown vs. tantrum assessment, transition tools, and a self-regulation guide written for you, the parent.
First/Then boards, visual schedules, choice boards, and step-by-step task sheets for dressing, toileting, and mealtimes.
Fine and gross motor activities, a sensory profile assessment, sensory break cards, and tools for building on your child's special interests.
Autism Book for Early Intervention: A Parent's Playbook explains the science in plain language, so you're never following instructions blindly. Every kit page cites its chapter. Full PDF included in your $49 bundle.
Meet the author
Licensed clinical psychologist & autism specialist
Families often wait months to sit across from someone with Andrea's training. Her playbook can be on your kitchen table tonight.
For more than two decades, Dr. Burgio-Murphy has worked in early childhood development, autism assessment, therapy, and parent consultation. She wrote this book and kit to translate developmental science into steps parents can take in everyday interactions, starting well before a formal diagnosis.
This kit doesn't replace an autism evaluation, a diagnosis, or professional services, and we'd never suggest it should. Keep pushing for the appointment, and ask about your state's early intervention program: many children under 3 qualify for services before any formal autism diagnosis. What this kit does is make sure the months in between aren't lost months. Everything you observe and practice at home makes the professionals more effective when you reach them.
For parents and caregivers of young children showing signs of autism, especially toddlers and preschoolers.
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Everything you need to start building communication, connection, and calm at home, tonight.
"You are not behind. You are not alone. You are right on time."
— the closing words of the book's first chapter
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