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Visual Schedules, Calm-Down Corner & DIY Supplies
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items Visual schedules changed our mornings after Christopher's autism diagnosis. Here's everything I use to make, laminate and hang picture-card routines at home, plus the timers, fidgets and feelings tools in our calm-down corner. I'm an autism mom who h...
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Make the cards
Hang the routine
Calm-down corner
Free guide and printables
Make the cards
Our go-to home laminator for making durable, wipe-clean printable visual schedule cards and routine charts.
Scotch TL902 Thermal Laminator
Sturdy 5-mil laminating pouches so visual schedule cards hold up to daily Velcro pulls without bending.
Scotch 5-Mil Thermal Laminating Pouches (25-Count)
Budget-friendly Walmart option for the Scotch thermal laminator to prep visual schedule cards and homeschool printables at home.
Scotch TL902 Thermal Laminator + 2 Pouches (Walmart)
I use these sticky-back dots to make my picture cards moveable, so a finished card can be pulled off the strip and parked in a done column. They are the classic little circles teachers and parents use for exactly this.
VELCRO Sticky Back Dots, 5/8 in, White, 75
I keep a small ring of going-places cards on one of these 1-inch metal binder rings in the car bag. They are cheap, sturdy and endlessly useful for flashcard-style routines.
KINGFOREST 50PCS 1 Inch Nickel Plated Binder Rings
Hang the routine
Tactile birch-wood routine chart for families who love a physical wooden board alongside printable visual schedule cards.
Birch Wood Bedtime Routine Chore Chart
Hands-on wooden clock for teaching numbers, shapes, and time concepts alongside your child's daily visual schedule.
Melissa & Doug Shape Sorting Wooden Clock
If you would rather use pockets than Velcro, this pocket chart gives you a top-to-bottom flow. It comes with pockets and reusable cards, which is handy for a little morning station by the door.
ZKOO Daily Schedule Pocket Chart, 13+1 Pockets, Blue
Calm-down corner
Silent visual countdown clock with a magnetic back and a top slot to hold a dry-erase activity card for smoother transitions.
Time Timer 8-Inch Visual Timer with Dry-Erase Activity Card
Hands-on social-emotional learning toy that helps kids build and name different feelings alongside calm-down routine cards.
Learning Resources Big Feelings Pineapple
Sealed visual, auditory, and tactile calm-down bottles that pair with a cozy calm-down corner routine.
Learning Resources Sensory Trio Fidget Tubes
Four-piece quiet fidget puzzle set for waiting rooms, car rides, and calm-down baskets.
Learning Resources Cool Down Cubes Sensory Fidget Set
Free guide and printables
I made these printables for our own house first, then cleaned them up for other families. They are everyday steps you can mix and match for mornings, afternoons and evenings.
Visual Daily Routine Cards (our printable)
Everything in our printable routine cards in one download, for families who want to get started with visual routines at home. I made them for our own house first.
Autism Family Starter Bundle (ours)
This is exactly how we set up picture cards at home: short routines, the same order most days, and a physical action for done. It is not perfect and it changes, but it works more days than it doesn't.
Visual Schedule for Autism (Picture Cards at Home)