Feeling Overwhelmed Teaching Young Autistic Children?
You’re Not Alone.
Join 2,000+ educators who feel confident, supported, and excited to teach again. All while helping their students stay connected and engaged.
Created by Tara Phillips, SLP with 25+ years in autism classrooms
If You Can Relate To Any Or All Of These, The Membership Is Just What You Need!
- Are your students more dysregulated than ever before?
- Do routines feel like a daily struggle to create or follow?
- Is figuring out what motivates your students exhausting?
- Do you wish you had simple, proven strategies to support AAC users and help all students communicate?
I know how overwhelming this can feel, and I’m here to guide you so you can feel confident, supported, and see your students thrive. 💕
You Deserve A Classroom Where Your Students Thrive And You Feel Confident Every Day
You already have the passion! Let me show you how to turn it
into a classroom that runs smoothly and supports every student…
With the right support, your classroom can have…
👉🏼 systems that foster engagement and spark joy in learning
👉🏼 neurodiversity-affirming strategies that work in real classrooms
👉🏼 a focus on regulation and positive relationships
👉🏼 support for AAC users and diverse communication styles
You don’t have to figure out the planning, organization, or training alone—I’ll guide you every step of the way.
Get Back To Doing What You Love—Teaching Kids—With a Classroom That Runs Smoothly
Your classroom might feel chaotic. It can seem impossible to meet every student’s unique needs. Some things are out of your control (like staffing), but one thing is certain: you care deeply about your students and want them to thrive.
That’s where I come in. Together, we can create simple, consistent systems so your classroom feels calmer, more predictable, and more joyful for you and your students.
The Autism Little Learners Membership gives you:
- Systems that reduce chaos and foster engagement
- Neuro-affirming strategies that really work in early childhood classrooms
- A focus on regulation and positive relationships
- Support for AAC users and diverse communication styles
You don’t have to figure out the planning, organization, and training on your own. I’ll guide you every step of the way.
This membership is perfect for:
- Special education teachers
- Speech-language pathologists
- Related service providers
- Homeschool parents
You deserve to walk into your classroom feeling confident, calm, and ready to focus on what you love most—teaching kids.
Your Roadmap to a Smooth-Running, Joyful Classroom Starts Here
If your days sometimes feel messy, overwhelming, or like you’re constantly putting out fires, you’re not alone. That’s exactly why I created the 4 Foundations Framework™—to help you calm the chaos, build stronger connections with your students, and bring joy back to teaching.
These four simple, powerful elements give you a clear path forward—so you can focus on what you love most: seeing your students actively engaged and learning, and finally feel confident, supported, and excited to teach again.
Regulate: Help your students (and yourself!) manage big emotions. Learn simple co-regulation and self-regulation tools you can use in the moment—even on those tough days when everything feels like it’s falling apart.
Connect: Build positive relationships by following each child’s lead and discovering what lights them up. Stronger connections mean more smiles, more trust, and less resistance during the day.
Routines: Discover how predictable routines can transform your day. Reduce chaos, help students feel safe and secure, and create space for more learning and calm—so you can breathe easier.
Teach: Learn practical teaching strategies designed for young autistic children. It’s not just what you teach, but how you teach it—so every child actively engages, learns at their own pace, and feels successful.
What Do You Get Inside the Autism Little Learners Membership?
- Instant access to 100s of ready-to-use resources so you always have activities at the right level for your students—no more starting from scratch.
- Dozens of on-demand video trainings that are relevant to your position—so you can stop searching YouTube at midnight and start feeling confident with strategies that work.
- Private, members-only Facebook Group where you can get answers fast, share wins, and connect with educators and parents who get it—you don’t have to do this alone.
- One-page quick-reference handouts perfect for training support staff or sending home to families—simple tools to get everyone on the same page fast.
- Live Q&A sessions to troubleshoot challenges, get fresh ideas, and move things forward in your classroom without feeling stuck.
- Optional graduate credit opportunities so you can earn credits ($99 each) while doing what you’re already doing—no extra work required.
- One-page handouts that get support staff up to speed in minutes, no big training meeting required.
- Send-home versions that put families on the same page as you.
- Hundreds of activities leveled for your students, ready to download and use today.
- Always have the right activity at the right level, so you never start from scratch at midnight.
- Live coaching calls where you can ask your questions and get real answers.
- A safe space to talk things through with people who truly get it.
- Dozens of on-demand trainings built for real early childhood classrooms.
- Bite-sized and practical, so you can learn today and use it tomorrow.
What Do I Get When I Purchase The Autism Little Learners Membership?
⭐ Immediate access to hundreds of downloadable resources and a new product is added to the membership hub every month so that you will have relevant activities at the RIGHT LEVEL for your students or child!
⭐ Instant access to dozens of on-demand video trainings on a variety of topics and a new video training is added to the membership hub every month so that you can earn continuing credit for training that actually pertains to you and your position!
⭐ You will get access to a private, members-only Facebook Group. Inside of this group is a wonderful community of educators and parents who are ready to help you! This is important because we are BETTER TOGETHER! You don't have to do this alone.
⭐ You will be able to download one-page handouts on a variety of topics. A new handout will be added to the membership hub each month. This will help allow you to quickly and easily train support staff or use them to send home to parents!
⭐ Office hours & FB Lives where you can ask questions and further your learning on strategies and activities that will really move things forward in your classroom or home.
⭐ Optional affordable graduate credit available to help you move up on the teacher pay scale for trainings that are relevant to you and for the time you are already spending prepping materials and activities ($99 per graduate credit - no extra work). Because...who doesn't want to earn credits for what you are already doing?!
- Stop buying tons of resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, hoping that they will be at the right level for your students.
- I've been there and I've wasted so much money on activities that ended up NOT being at the right level for 3-5 year old autistic students.
- Inside the membership hub, you will be able to find activities that really work for this age level.
- These resources will reduce frustration and lead to increased engagement.
- This treasure trove of one-page handouts on a variety of topics will help you train paraprofessionals in bite-size micro-trainings.
- I know you have extremely limited...or NO time to formally train your support staff.
- These handouts will help share important information so you can foster a team that understands your students' needs.
- This will create a more cohesive team so that everyone can provide consistency for students.
- You've probably heard of AI by now, but might be wondering how it can actually help YOU.
- I wasn't sure either until I added Wisdom AI to the membership hub. You can ask "me" a question and a response is generated based on all of MY content in the hub.
- This will allow you to get answers and clarification on topics and strategies. That way, you will be able to implement and get results faster.
- The best part is being able to get a quick plan of action when you need it!
- You will get access to dozens of on demand video trainings, and a new training each month.
- That way, you can seek out professional development based on what you need in your classroom RIGHT NOW!
- What you need changes depending on your mix of students. So, it is going to be different from year to year, or as new students are added to your caseload.
- These trainings will help you get quick information as new challenges pop up so that you can overcome them.
The Autism Little Learners High Support Needs Curriculum is a ready-to-use, neuro-affirming curriculum designed specifically for preschool autistic children who benefit from highly supported, hands-on, predictable learning. Each theme includes simple, differentiated activities that honor how young autistic children communicate, play and learn, so you can spend less time planning, and more time connecting.
- 22+ engaging themes ready for you to download and print when you need them
- A consistent, predictable structure so students know what to expect
- Activities created for non-speaking and minimally speaking learners, including students not yet matching, sorting, or labeling
- Core vocabulary and AAC integration across all lessons
- Hands-on sensory, fine motor, play, and early academic activities designed around developmental skills, not age
- Differentiation suggestions so you can support a wide range of abilities in one classroom
- A neuro-affirming approach that centers connection, autonomy, and each child's communication style
- Crosswalked with the most commonly required boxed curriculums, including Creative Curriculum, Heggerty, OWL, Handwriting Without Tears, Second Step, and Frog Street, so you can show district alignment while still meeting your high-support-needs learners where they are
Pick the Plan That Works Best for You
Annual Plan
Get 12 months for the price of 10 — that's one month free. Plus 2 bonus courses and a tote bag. Instant access to everything inside the membership hub, ready to dive into right away.
$350.00/year
Pay Monthly
Pay just $35 each month with instant access to the membership hub. Perfect if you want to try it out or keep your payments smaller.
Cancel anytime
$35.00/month
MEMBERSHIP BONUS!
Get the Neuro-Affirming IEP Goal Bank Booklet plus a Custom Chatbot!
These powerful extras will take the stress out of writing IEPs and give you HOURS back this year—so you can spend less time stuck on goals and more time supporting your students with confidence.
Bonus: Adapt Any Book With Ease
Get the printable visuals that help you turn hundreds of board
books into engaging, hands-on learning moments your
students can actually participate in.
Get instant access to hundreds of adapted books, which are all searchable and ready to use, with visuals and extension activities for board books.
- These books are designed for active engagement, helping your students build vocabulary, cognition, and pre-literacy skills while having fun.
- No more searching or creating from scratch. Just grab what you need and teach with confidence.
- Teachers love them because they save time, and kids love them because they make learning interactive and fun!
Confidently Support Your Students With What Matters Most
Feel like you’re juggling it all—managing behaviors, calming meltdowns, and trying to squeeze in actual teaching? Many amazing teachers feel the exact same way.
The Autism Little Learners Membership gives you
Four Foundations Framework™ to make your day run smoothly and help your students feel connected & ready to learn.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Support regulation so your classroom feels calmer and safer
- Build relationships that create trust, smiles, and fewer daily battles
- Create predictable routines so students feel secure and independent
- Use “just right” activities to keep every student engaged and learning
- Train support staff and share resources so everyone’s on the same page
With clear, compassionate guidance, you’ll feel supported, confident, and free to focus on what you love most—teaching kids.
Hey! I'm Tara!
I’m a speech-language pathologist who spent over 25 years running a communication-based classroom for young autistic children.
During that time, I watched the way we teach and support autistic students evolve—and I made it my mission to stay at the forefront of research and strategies. My top priority? Building positive, trusting relationships with my students.
In 2019, after losing my dad to leukemia, I needed something to pull me out of the darkness. That’s when I started creating resources for educators and parents—because I knew what it felt like to feel overwhelmed and unsure where to start.
Autism Little Learners was born from that season of grief, and it has grown into my passion: helping educators and parents reduce overwhelm, see progress, and celebrate small wins that build on each other.
I love connecting with you, sharing what works, and cheering you on as you make an incredible difference for your students.
What Special Educators Are Saying About The Membership...
💬 Jona shares about what happened after she joined the Autism Little Learners Membership.
💬 Olivia shares how the membership has helped her autistic son, whom she homeschools.
💫 From Membership to Classroom Magic 💫
Here’s how real teachers are using these resources
to simplify their day and support their students…
From Me to You…
I want to help you feel confident using strategies that actually work in a busy special education classroom.
Early childhood special education is its own unique world. If you know, you know. 😅
Too often, we’re the “forgotten ones” when it comes to professional development. We spend more time collaborating with parents, our work can be physical, and our students are often dysregulated and still finding their voices.
I get it because I’ve been there. And that’s why I built this space-so you don’t have to figure it all out alone.
Thank you for letting me be part of your journey. Supporting you as you support your autistic students and/or child is truly my greatest honor.
❤️ Tara Phillips
Earn Graduate Credit Without Extra Work
Need graduate credit to move up the pay scale? I’ve partnered with Courses4Teachers, Inc. to make it easy and affordable—just $99 per credit!
Here’s how it works:
- Earn up to 9 credits for what you’re already learning in the membership
- No extra work or papers required
- Credit for watching training videos and implementing strategies in your classroom
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You'd be joining 2,000+ educators and parents who walked in feeling overwhelmed and now feel confident, supported, and excited to teach again.