🌱 The Growingly skill map
Eight skill areas that matter for autistic children ages 4–12. Each area includes practical skills appropriate for early years, school years, and pre-teens. Some are fully built into Growingly today; others are on the way.
Age tiers used throughout
Communication & language
Available nowUnderstanding and expressing needs, ideas, and feelings — through speech, AAC, or any combination.
Social & emotional
Available nowUnderstanding feelings, building friendships, and navigating the social world at your own pace.
Sensory & self-regulation
Available nowKnowing when your body feels overwhelmed and having tools to feel calm again.
Daily living
Available nowSelf-care and home routines that build long-term independence — at the child's own pace.
Play & leisure
Partial coverageHobbies, interests, and play that bring joy — solo, parallel, and (when ready) shared.
Academics
Available nowReading, writing, math, and learning — supported in ways that work with the child's brain.
Executive function
Available nowPlanning, attention, working memory, and flexibility — the hidden engine behind 'getting things done'.
Self-advocacy
Available nowKnowing yourself, naming what you need, and asking for accommodations — neurodiversity-affirming.