You have too many goals and no clear sequence
Start with the leverage test, strip away attractive-but-weak targets, and choose goals that change daily life and unlock more learning.
Planning 3 guides
Planning Guides
Autism Goal Planning and Independence Guides
Guides for choosing high-leverage goals, reducing prompt dependence, and building plans that create independence instead of more adult rescue.
This cluster is the bridge from overwhelmed information gathering to better sequencing and cleaner weekly plans.
Where To Start
Pick the situation closest to yours.
All Planning Guides
Free guides on planning.
How to Choose Autism Goals That Matter
Not all goals are equal. The strongest targets are the ones that reduce friction now and unlock more learning later.
Prompt Dependence in Autistic Children
When help becomes the real instruction, the child may look compliant while independence stays weak. Prompt dependence is often built, not inborn.
Signs a Program Is Building Prompt Dependence
Prompted responses look like progress. But if the child cannot do it alone, with a different person, or in a different place, it may not be real learning yet.
In The Handbook
These guides cover the basics. The handbook goes deeper.
The full book covers planning across 3 dedicated chapters with detailed frameworks, decision tools, and planning sheets.
Chapter 3
Chapter 9
Chapter 21
Related Appendices
Practical tools included with the handbook.
- Appendix B. High-Leverage Goal Worksheet
- Appendix F. Prompt Fading and Independence Tracker
- Appendix P. Weekly Progress Review Sheet
