Steady Days: Guide + Visual Pack

Steady Days: Why structure helps, and how to build it at home.

This guide explains what "structure" means, why it may matter more for autistic children, children with ADHD, and children with language disorders, and how to build it into everyday life at home.

Inside the guide:

• Six core strategies, each with steps you can try this week: make the day visible; help with changes; say less, say it slower, and show it; build in processing time; offer choices inside the plan; and respond calmly and consistently.
• A short guide to the asking and transition cards (such as "I need a minute" and "Help, please") and what the research says about each one.
• Mornings and bedtime: two routines that often go better with structure.
• When it gets tricky: practical tips, clearly labeled as untested.
• What a guide can and cannot do, and when to get professional help.
• A one-page plan to pull it all together.
• Evidence notes and full references.

An honest label on every idea. Each strategy has a "What the research covers" box. It shows separately for autism, ADHD, and language disorder how well studied the idea is, and at what ages. Practical tips that haven't been tested are labeled that way. You don't need a diagnosis to use the ideas.

This guide is a starting point. It is not a replacement for medical care, speech-language services, or coached parent training with a professional who knows your child.

Inside the 15-page visual pack:

• A cover with printing tips
• Routine strips, blank and filled in: morning, bedtime, and after-school examples, plus a fold-and-tape "done" pocket
• A weekend and break-day strip
• First–then boards: a large blank board and photo examples
• 6 asking cards, such as "I need a minute," "Show me, please," and "I need a break"
• 6 transition countdown cards
• Two-choice and three-choice boards
• Photo cards to cut out: 33 pictured cards plus 3 blanks you can draw or write on
• A checklist and a weekly planner for ages 9 to 12
• Phrase cards: "When I don't understand, I can say…" and a reminder for grown-ups

Type in, then print. The pack has 61 fillable fields, so you can type your own steps before printing. You can also print them blank and write by hand.

Printing: US Letter paper at 100% / actual size. Card stock and laminating help the cards last.

The cards are practical supports, not a tested treatment. The Steady Days guide explains what the research does and doesn't cover for each card.

What you get:

• Steady Days Overview Guide: 44-page PDF and a Word (.docx) copy
• Start today: a one-page sheet (PDF and Word) to help you begin
• Visual Pack: one 15-page PDF (US Letter, fillable). There's no Word version of the pack.

A one-time purchase. You keep the files you download. Each PDF is personalized with your email and purchase date. Both age add-ons are included in the full set.

Education only. This is general education for caregivers from Anne Fogg, MA, Board Certified Life Coach and Parenting Coach. It is not counseling, diagnosis, or treatment, and it is not advice about any specific child. Buying or using these materials does not create a professional or coaching relationship with Anne Fogg or Epione Wellness, LLC. No particular result is promised. If you have concerns about your child, talk with your child's doctor or a licensed professional who knows your child. For a medical or safety emergency, call 911 (or your local emergency number) or go to the nearest emergency department (ED). If your child is harming themselves, contact a licensed mental health professional, and call 911 (or your local emergency number) if it is an emergency and your child needs help right away. If your child talks about suicide or wanting to die, call 911 (or your local emergency number) or go to the nearest emergency department right away.

Your copy. This copy is for you and your household. You may print the pages you need for your child, and share a printed copy with people who help care for them, such as a teacher, babysitter, or grandparent. Please don't post the files online, send the digital files to others, or resell them. © 2026 Epione Wellness, LLC. All rights reserved. Terms of Use

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• A duplicate charge: you were charged more than once for the same order.
• A file problem I can't fix: the file won't download, won't open, or isn't what the product page described.

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