Communication
Picture communication cardsPicture cards
Forty-eight laminated cards for everyday choices: food, places, feelings, and yes or no.48 cards for everyday choices, including yes and no.
£16.00In stock
Understanding autism. Empowering lives.
Different minds. Greater possibilities.
Different minds. Real possibilities.
AUTIGENCE is a place to find clear autism information, practical support, and carefully chosen everyday products. It is for autistic people, families, carers, teachers, and organisations.
AUTIGENCE helps you find information, support, and useful products. It is for autistic people, families, teachers, and organisations.
Where do you want to start?
Information and guidanceInformation
Guides written in plain language, with a simpler wording option.Short guides you can read in two ways.
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Support and communitySupport
A live forum for communities and topics, with a clear line between help and emergency care.A forum for topics. Not for emergencies.
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Autism productsProducts
Everyday communication, sensory, and routine tools, with prices and a cart.Useful products you can add to a cart.
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Education and trainingLearning
Short Academy courses, plus guides for homes and classrooms.Short courses, and guides for home and school.
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Global directoryDirectory
Organisations and services by country. Sample listings are marked until they are checked.Organisations by country. Examples are marked.
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Events
Online and in-person events, with registration and a calendar file.Online and in-person events you can register for.
OpenAccessibilityAccess
Text size, contrast, dark mode, reduced motion, and simpler wording.Change text size, colours, motion, and wording.
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Advocacy
Clear public information, without speaking over autistic people.Public information that respects autistic people.
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For children, adults, families, and the people who support them
People learn together in different ways.
Classroom guideA visual schedule can show what happens next.
Communication guideSupport can happen at home, including on a call.
How support worksA quieter setup can make a busy room easier.
Sensory guideConversation works better when people can take turns.
Open the communityPicture cards can offer a choice without a long explanation.
Communication products
Guides you can read today
All guidesHow to use this siteHow to use this website
What AUTIGENCE can help with today, what is still being built, and what this website will not do.What this website can do now, and what it cannot do.
Read guideStarting points for familiesA starting point for families
A calm first read for parents, guardians, and carers who want useful next steps without having to learn everything at once.A first guide for parents and carers. You do not need to learn everything today.
Read guideCommunication supports, in plain languageWays to communicate
Speech, pictures, writing, gesture, and devices can sit side by side. This guide explains that idea without selling a product.People can use speech, pictures, writing, gesture, and devices. One way is not the only way.
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Products grouped by real-life needs
A small first catalogue of practical tools. Prices are in pounds. Product pages do not make treatment claims.
A first set of useful products, with prices. They are not treatments.
Noise
Over-ear headphonesHeadphones
Passive over-ear headphones that reduce some everyday noise in classrooms, travel, and busy rooms.Headphones that make some everyday noise quieter.
£28.00In stock
Learning
Classroom activity packActivity pack
Thirty activity cards with one instruction each, for a classroom table or home.30 activity cards with one instruction each.
£19.00In stock
Routines
Home visual scheduleHome schedule
A board with morning, afternoon, and evening headings, plus 20 picture cards for what happens next.A board that shows what happens next at home.
£24.00In stock
Clear about what this is
Information, not a diagnosis
Guides are general. They do not assess anyone, and they are not a personal plan.
Tools, not treatments
Products are described as practical tools. Not as therapies.
Chat is not emergency care
Live chat answers from pages on this site and can pass a message to a person. If someone is in danger, contact local emergency services.