Autism Resources for Learning, Life Skills, and Movement-Based Fitness
Tinsnips is a special education resource made for teachers, parents, and support workers who help children on the autism spectrum and those with other developmental or learning needs.
Here you’ll find practical, hands-on activities that support multi-sensory learning, communication, social skills, and everyday life skills. Many of these autism resources also work well for Pre-K and Kindergarten students… and adults as well.
Tinsnips offers themed units, printable worksheets, social stories, songs, and simple activities that are easy to use in classrooms, therapy settings, or at home.
Autism Activity Sheets, Printable Themes, Units, and Activities
Tinsnips includes a wide range of themed learning units designed to keep students engaged while building real-world skills.
Each theme may include printable worksheets, folder games, songs, visual supports, and communication aids that are simple to prepare and easy to use.
Themes include:
Calendar skills and daily routines
Basic learning skills
Autumn, Spring, and Summer activities
Social and self-help activities
Back to School and seasonal themes
Holidays such as Valentine’s Day, Easter, Christmas, and more
Picture recipes like What’s Cooking
Time and money skills
Cultural themes and special focus topics
Autism Resources
This section includes helpful links to trusted websites and organisations that share general information about autism.
You’ll find resources that explain autism in clear language, along with tools and supports that may help teachers and families better understand learning styles, behaviour, and communication needs across the spectrum.
Strategies
The Strategies section focuses on practical teaching methods for students with autism and related developmental disabilities.
These links share ideas for:
Innovative teaching approaches
Structured learning strategies
Visual supports and schedules
Positive behaviour supports
Ways to adapt lessons for different learning stylesAll strategies are chosen to support learning in a calm, clear, and supportive way.
Cool Sites
Cool Sites is a collection of carefully chosen websites that offer useful teaching ideas, tools, and printable resources.
These sites are great for finding new activities, visual supports, classroom ideas, and creative ways to engage students with special learning needs.
Autism Books & Reading
This section includes recommended reading for teachers and support staff working with students on the autism spectrum.
The reading list focuses on practical, easy-to-understand books and articles that help improve teaching skills, classroom understanding, and student support.
Free Pecs Printables and Snippets
Snippets is full of tips, hints, and how-to guides to make teaching easier.
You’ll find help with:
Printing and using PDFs
Making folder games
Creating communication aids and visual supports
Organising materials for classroom or home use
These small tips can save time and make lessons run more smoothly.
Free Printables Visuals for Autism and Ideas
The Ideas section gives you simple activities to try straight away.
This includes:
Play dough and pasta recipes
Printable activity cards
Re-organised schedules
Communication interventions
Work pacer punch cards and sticker pacers
These ideas are designed to be low-cost, hands-on, and easy to adjust for different ability levels.
Autism and Physical Therapy
Physical movement plays an important role in learning, coordination, and daily independence for children on the autism spectrum.
At Tinsnips, many activities support movement, balance, body awareness, and motor skills through structured play and hands-on tasks. Physical therapy exercises for autism can help improve strength, coordination, and confidence, while also supporting focus and emotional regulation.
This section will soon explore how movement-based activities can be used alongside learning resources to support whole-body development in a practical and supportive way.
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