The following are some of our program’s most popular resources, along with external links to helpful websites and applications. Please contact us at autismprogram@bmc.org with questions about our available resources or to request resources on a specific topic.
Navigating ASD: A Comprehensive Guide for Families
Safety Resource Guide
- English
- Español (Spanish)
- Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole)
- Kriolu (Cape Verdean Creole)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- 中文 Zhōngwén (Chinese Traditional)
Tracking Devices
Guides, Workbooks, and Handouts
- Printable Self-Disclosure ID Cards for Autistic and Neurodivergent Individuals
- Physical Activity — Massachusetts: A Guide for Families 2025
- Summer Guide 2025
- “Books We Love”: Recommended Books for Young and Middle-Grades Readers about ASD and Neurodiversity 2025
- Back-to-School Guide 2019
- Family Preparedness Plan
- Financial Resources Guide
- Genetic Testing for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Reaching Out to Your Police Department: Guide with Instructions, Letter Template, Sample Writing, and Additional Safety Resources
- Recommended Apps for Parents and Caregivers
- Recommended Books to Help with Social Skills
- Resources for Siblings
- Support Animals — A Guide for Families
- Water Safety Guide
- What’s Next? An Empowerment Workbook for Teens with ASD
- How to Find and Navigate an Expert Research Advisor Role: Advice for Autistic Individuals Serving on a Research Advisory Board (RAB)
- Tips for Engaging With Autistic People as Research Advisory Board (RAB) Members: A Toolkit for Researchers
Information about Services
- MassHealth CommonHealth Coverage: A Guide to Getting Secondary Insurance
- Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) Information Sheet
- Department of Developmental Services (DDS) website
- DDS Eligibility Application Forms: For Ages 0–4 (available in English, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish) and ages 5+ (available in English, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese)
- MassHealth Insurance
- MassHealth/Massachusetts Health Connector Application for Health and Dental Coverage and Help Paying Costs (PDF)
- MassHealth Child Disability Supplement (PDF)
- MassHealth Adult Disability Supplement (PDF)
- Third Party Liability (TPL): For MassHealth as a secondary insurance
- Member Booklet and Application
- Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- Parents’ Guide to Special Education in Boston 2017
- Autism Insurance Guide: ABA and CBHI Services through Your Insurance 2017
- How to Make an Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Referral
Transition to Adulthood
- Transition to Adulthood Timeline
- Transition to Adulthood Timeline (Simplified Version)
- Creating Your Vision: Workbook for Adolescents
- Transition Services in High School
- Autonomy Checklist
- Turning 18 Checklist
- Age of Majority Guide: Guardianship and Other Decisionmaking Support Options | Albanian
- First-Person Accounts of Autism
- Research Agenda for Autistic Adolescents and Young Adults
- Transitioning Teens with ASD: Resources and Timeline Planning for Adult Living (A Transition to Adulthood Manual from the Autism Consortium)
- Transition Resource Sheet: Guardianship
- Transition Resources to Know About
Topic-Specific Resources
Routine Boards
Bathroom
- Brush Teeth — Visual
- Shower Routine — Visual
- Toilet Routine — Visual
- Changing My Pad — Visual
- Toilet Training — Social Story
- Toilet Training — Social Story (Spanish)
Behavior
- When I’m Upset — Cards
- When I’m Upset/Frustrated/Sad — Visual
- I Need a Sensory Break — Visual
- I’m Working For — Cards
- I Can Be Safe — Social Story
- No Hitting — Social Story
- Hands to Myself — Social Story
- When I Feel Worried — Social Story
- When Things Feel Terrible — Social Story
- Privacy — Social Story
- Relaxation — Brochure
Disclosure (Talking about an Autism Diagnosis)
Eating
Family
Medical
- Audiology: Getting a Hearing Check — Social Story
- Audiology: Making an Ear Mold — Social Story
- Blood Draw Routine — Visual
- Doctor’s Visit — First/Then
- Going to Doctor’s — Social Story
- Dentist Visit — Visual
- Going to Eye Doctor — Social Story
- Wearing My Medical Bracelet — Social Story
- I Can Wear a Face Mask — Social Story
School
Sleep
Social Events
Travel
Recursos en Español (Resources in Spanish)
Información sobre Autismo y Servicios (Information about Autism and Services)
- BMC Autism Program: Orientación sobre los trastornos del espectro autista: Una guía completa para las familias, 2023 (Navigating ASD: A Comprehensive Guide for Families, 2023)
- BMC Autism Program: Guía de Recursos de Seguridad, 2023 (BMC Autism Program: Safety Resource Guide, 2023)
- ¿Qué es el autismo? (What Is Autism?)
- Primeros pasos después de un diagnóstico de autismo (First Steps after an ASD Diagnosis)
- Prueba genética (Genetic Testing)
- Cómo accesar servicios de ABA en la casa a través de MassHealth (Accessing MassHealth In-Home ABA)
- Descripción de DDS (Description of DDS)
- Lista de Comprobación de Transición (Transition to Adulthood Timeline)
- Lista de Verificación de Datos al Cumplir 18 Años (Turning 18 Checklist)
Historias y Imágenes (Stories and Visuals)
- Historia de tomar un autobús a la escuela (Taking the Bus to School — Social Story)
- Historia de ir al baño (Going to the Bathroom — Social Story)
- Pasando por la pubertad: Mi menstruación (Going through Puberty: My Period — Social Story)
- Zonas de regulación emocional (Zones of Regulation — Chart)
- Historia de mis manos conmigo (Hands to Myself — Social Story)
- Historia de querer probar una nueva comida (I Want to Try New Foods — Social Story)
- Extracción de sangre y visitor al médico visual(Blood Draw — Visual)
- Historia de ir al consultorio (Going to the Doctor — Social Story)
- Tengo autismo — tarjetas (I Have Autism — Cards)
Helpful Websites, Organizations, and Resources
- Greater Massachusetts Special-Needs Events (SPED Child & Teen)
- Exceptional Lives
- Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE)
- Autism Insurance Resource Center
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Massachusetts Advocates for Children
- Massachusetts Autism Commission Resources for Families
- DisabilityInfo.org (New England INDEX, from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Foundation)
- Autism Housing Pathways
- Boston Center for Independent Living (BCIL)
- Boston University Center for Autism Research Excellence (BU CARE)
- Massachusetts Free Legal Services Guide
2025 Newsletter (English)
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2024 Newsletter (English)
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- Issue 76: December 5, 2024
- Issue 75: November 7, 2024
- Issue 74: October 3, 2024
- Issue 73: September 5, 2024
- Issue 72: August 1, 2024
- Issue 71: July 4, 2024
- Issue 70: June 6, 2024
- Issue 69: May 2, 2024
- Issue 68: April 4, 2024
- Issue 67: March 7, 2024
- Issue 66: February 1, 2024
- Issue 65: January 4, 2024
2023 Newsletter (English)
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- Issue 64: December 7, 2023
- Issue 63: November 2, 2023
- Issue 62: October 5, 2023
- Issue 61: September 7, 2023
- Issue 60: August 3, 2023
- Issue 59: July 1, 2023
- Issue 58: June 1, 2023
- Issue 57: May 5, 2023
- Issue 56: April 6, 2023
- Issue 55: March 2, 2023
- Issue 54: February 2, 2023
- Issue 53: January 5, 2023
2022 Newsletter (English & Español)
- Issue 52: December 1, 2022
- Issue 51: November 3, 2022
- Issue 50: October 6, 2022
- Issue 49: September 1, 2022
- Issue 48: August 4, 2022
- Issue 47: July 7, 2022
- Issue 46: June 3, 2022
- Issue 45: May 5, 2022
- Issue 44: April 1, 2022
- Issue 43: March 3, 2022
- Issue 42: February 3, 2022 | En Español
- Issue 41: January 6, 2022 | En Español
2021 Newsletter (English & Español)
- Issue 40: December 2, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 39: November 4, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 38: October 1, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 37: August 20, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 36: July 23, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 35: June 7, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 34: May 21, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 33: April 23, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 32: April 2, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 31: March 19, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 30: March 3, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 29: February 18, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 28: February 5, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 27: January 22, 2021 | En Español
- Issue 26: January 11, 2021 | En Español
2020 Newsletter (English & Español)
- Issue 25: December 20, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 24: December 11, 2020 | En Español | Haitian Creole
- Issue 23: November 25, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 22: November 13, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 21: October 30, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 20: October 16, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 19: September 25, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 18: September 11, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 17: August 28, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 16: August 14, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 15: July 30, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 14: July 15, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 13: July 1, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 12: June 17, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 11: June 3, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 10: May 27, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 9: May 20, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 8: May 13, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 7: May 6, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 6: April 29, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 5: April 22, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 4: April 15, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 3: April 8, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 2: April 1, 2020 | En Español
- Issue 1: March 25, 2020 | En Español