Searching at 9pm
Googling “communication goals for autistic students” because you can’t figure out what to write.
It’s time to ditch 80% accuracy.
The Goal Studio is a goal-writing tool made for neuroaffirming SLPs. Write rubric-based communication goals for autistic children in a few clicks, and save hours every month.
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Pick up to five skills
Pick from a growing bank of 200+ communication skills across 27 areas. Search it, star your favorites, or add your own skills.
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Write the goal
The Goal Studio puts it together for you: the goal, the objectives, the rubric levels and the specially designed instruction.
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Download the data sheets
Once you’ve written your goal, your individualized data sheets can be created in one click.
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The Goal StudioWhere do we start?QuestionnairesGoal writerMy goals
Goal writer · Step 1 of 2
Pick up to five skills
Search every skill: break, protest, AAC, swing...
All skills
Starred
Written by me
Questionnaire priorities
+ Write my own skill
Having a say
Saying no, choosing, and having a say over their own body and day.
Saying no5 skills · 2 in your rubric
Self-advocacy16 skills
Choice-making6 skills
Your rubric
5 of 5 skills · see them
Start over
Next: write the goal
The Goal StudioWhere do we start?QuestionnairesGoal writerMy goals
Write the goal
The goal says [Student] wherever a name goes, so you fill it in inside your own system.
When provided with unrestricted access to sensory supports for regulation
communicate for a range of purposes, including saying no, requesting, and commenting
16
weekly
4
weeks
The goal
When provided with unrestricted access to sensory supports for regulation, [Student] will communicate for a range of purposes, including saying no, requesting, and commenting to achieve at least a 16/20 on their communication rubric (attached), measured weekly, for 4 consecutive weeks.
Sheet 2 · Live in the session
Session tally
one mark each time you see it
Session A
Date
Activity or routine
Partners there
| Skill | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | NA | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Indicates “no” when offered a non-preferred item | ||||||
| 2Communicates a desire to stop an activity | ||||||
| 3Requests access to preferred object or item | ||||||
| 4Requests more of something | ||||||
| 5Comments on something visually present |
Total / 20
Not observed
Note
Option A: Timeline builds itself
What changes when you write goals this way
Rubric-based communication goals changed everything for me, and I know they will for you, too.
the old evening
The 80% accuracy box
“Child will request wants and needs with 80% accuracy.” Goals that reward performance rather than the process.
Starting from a blank screen
Rebuilding from scratch for every child.
Searching goal banks
Evenings spent endlessly searching for ideas instead of relaxing.
now
A place to start
Pick from a growing bank of 200+ communication skills across 27 areas. Search it, star your favorites, or add your own.
Written for you
The Goal Studio puts it together: the goal, the objectives, the rubric levels and the specially designed instruction.
One rubric, reusable
You stop rebuilding from scratch, because one rubric becomes a template you can reuse.
Evenings back
You spend your evenings relaxing instead of endlessly searching through goal banks.
Get the Goal Studio for $67
one-time purchase, lifetime access
Option B: Before / After pill switcher
What changes when you write goals this way
Write better communication goals for autistic children in a fraction of the time, without scouring the internet for ideas.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen (or written) this goal.
- Googling “communication goals for autistic students” at 9pm because you can’t figure out what to write.
- You’re sick of 80% accuracy goals that reward performance rather than the process.
- You see real progress in session — the first glance at the device, the first “go away” from a child who used to shut down — but your goals never seem to capture these moments clearly.
Child will request wants and needs with 80% accuracy.
Your goals finally match the therapy you’re already doing.
- You know which skills you’re looking for and how to best support them in a child-led way.
- You can show a family or a supervisor exactly how a skill has grown, in words they understand, because rubrics are so clear.
- Neuroaffirming, rubric-based communication goals for autistic children — written in a few minutes.
The Goal StudioGoal writerMy goals
The goal
When provided with unrestricted access to sensory supports for regulation, [Student] will communicate for a range of purposes, including saying no, requesting, and commenting to achieve at least a 16/20 on their communication rubric (attached), measured weekly, for 4 consecutive weeks.
16/ 20
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Option C: A messy goal becomes a rubric goal
What changes when you write goals this way
An 80% accuracy goal becomes a rubric that shows how a skill has grown — scored out of 20.
The goal
When provided with unrestricted access to sensory supports for regulation, [Student] will communicate for a range of purposes, including saying no, requesting, and commenting to achieve at least a 16/20 on their communication rubric (attached), measured weekly, for 4 consecutive weeks.
16/ 20
Measured weekly, for 4 consecutive weeks, on their communication rubric.
You can show a family or a supervisor exactly how a skill has grown, in words they understand, because rubrics are so clear.
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Option D: Before / after drag slider
What changes when you write goals this way
Drag to compare a familiar 80% accuracy goal with a rubric-based Goal Studio goal, scored out of 20.
after
The goal
When provided with unrestricted access to sensory supports for regulation, [Student] will communicate for a range of purposes, including saying no, requesting, and commenting to achieve at least a 16/20 on their communication rubric (attached), measured weekly, for 4 consecutive weeks.
16/ 20
Measured weekly, for 4 consecutive weeks.
before
Child will request wants and needs with 80% accuracy.
Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen (or written) this goal.
Drag the handle, or use the arrow keys when it’s focused.
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