Map & Pace — for parents who homeschool a child with special needs

Map your route, set your pace.

Teaching a child with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, or another learning difference at home is hard. We make it simpler with calm, hands-on lessons and plain-language guides — built for families at the kitchen table, whether that's one child or several.

Who this is for

Map & Pace is for families who teach a child with special needs at home.

  • You homeschool a child with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, or another learning difference.
  • You just took your child out of school and are figuring out what comes next.
  • You plan lessons around therapy, doctor visits, and your child's energy.
  • You are tired of one-size-fits-all worksheets that frustrate your child.
  • Your child is bright but learns in a way regular lessons don't fit.

If that sounds like you, you are in the right place. You don't need a teaching degree. You just need lessons that flex.

Free resources

Four free downloads to help you plan, track, and teach. No email needed — just open, save, and print.

IEP-at-Home Goals & Accommodations Tracker

A simple tracker for a child learning at home. Keep goals, accommodations, and progress in one place — made for parents, not classrooms.

Printable tracker

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Can I homeschool my special-needs child in my state?

A plain-language explainer to help you understand what your state allows and requires, and what to ask about.

Plain-language guide

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Sensory-Friendly Daily Schedule Template

A printable daily plan that leaves room for sensory breaks, therapy, and the things your child loves.

Printable template

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Accommodation Checklist by Exceptionality

A checklist of common accommodations, sorted by how your child learns best. Pick the ones that fit.

Printable checklist

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All downloads are yours to keep and print as often as you need.

Products

Three ways to start — all listed in the shop, with checkout opening on a secure storefront partner once it's set up. Here's what exists right now.

Launch — $29 per state

A state-specific Getting Started guide for starting a home education program for a child with special needs, plus a printable planner, the IEP tracker, and the accommodation checklist. Five editions available now: Florida, Texas, California, New York, and Pennsylvania.

5 state editions · printable planner + IEP tracker + accommodation checklist

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Teach — $49 per unit

Five printable, open-and-go lesson units, each with instructor notes, a scope & sequence, printable materials, and a 10–15 minute daily rhythm: dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dysgraphia, and twice-exceptional (2e).

5 units · structured literacy, routines, sensory regulation, handwriting/typing, enrichment

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Co-pilot — $149

Everything in Launch and Teach — all states and units — plus 12 months of updates and a private thread (or email) with a real person to ask.

Coming soon

See Co-pilot in the shop

Visit the shop for the full details, or get updates when new units and states open.

Get updates

Join the email list and we'll tell you when new Teach units, new Launch states, and the Co-pilot bundle open — plus new free resources when they come out.

About us

Map & Pace is made by a small team led by an early-childhood educator with 13 years of hands-on experience — from classroom teacher to center director. She also completed full licensing for an in-home childcare program, including the home child-safety review. We build simple, flexible lessons and guides for parents teaching children with special needs at home, at a price families can afford.

  • Plain language. No jargon, no overwhelm.
  • Made for the kitchen table, with one child or several.
  • Accessible by design, including for parents and kids with disabilities.
  • You keep what you download. Print it as often as you need.
  • No hidden costs and no surprise upsells.