Provider Vetting
Who owns the place, who is licensed, who will be in the room, how to read the billing, and how to leave without a gap in services.
Free
Free family packets
Paperwork you can print and write on.
Each packet is the checklist I wish every family got on day one, written in plain words, page by page. Pick the one that matches what is in front of you this week. They are free, and they come straight to your inbox.
Is This Place Safe?
Before you place your child in a program, facility or respite setting: what to check, what to see, what to ask, what to get in writing, and how to get out.
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Hours and Approvals
How to read your child's treatment plan, find out who decided the hours, track every approval, and answer a denial in writing before the deadline.
Free
School Switch
Before, during and after you change schools: what you keep, what changes, the 12 tour questions, what to get in writing, and the way back plan.
Free
One Plan
A map of your child's team, a one page profile, release forms that let providers talk, a shared goal meeting, and a weekly 15 minutes that keeps it from slipping.
Free
Why We Work on These Goals
A parent's guide to what ABA goals mean, how to read a SMART goal, and why your child's team needs to work from one plan.
Free
Autism, Explained for the Family
What to say to your child, your other children, grandparents, teachers and sitters, and to people who say the wrong thing. Words you can practice out loud.
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Why these exist
You should not have to figure this out alone.
Written by a BCBAAshleigh Dominguez, BCBA, wrote every page from what families ask her most, licensed in North Carolina, Georgia and Iowa.
Built to be usedPrint it, bring it to the call, write the answers in. Every packet starts with a page you can finish tonight.
No pressureThe packets do not tell you what to choose. They help you ask the right questions and keep a record.
General education from a behavior analyst. Not legal or medical advice, and not a recommendation of any provider, program or school for any child.