How PDA Your IEP works

How it Works

We review your child's IEP or 504 Plan through a PDA-aware lens, then turn the findings into something you can actually use in your next school conversation.

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The process

One clear path from upload to a calmer, more useful report

This page is meant to help you follow the flow without sorting through competing panels. Each step answers one simple question: what happens next, and why it matters.

01

Start with the paperwork

Secure Upload

Upload your child's existing IEP or 504 Plan as a PDF. Your document is processed in-memory with safeguards designed to protect family data, so the first step feels simple without feeling risky.

At this stage

We focus on private handling, readable extraction, and getting the document ready for review.

02

Interpret the plan

AI Logic + Expert Knowledge

Our AI engine reads your IEP or 504 Plan and cross-references it against our curated "PDA Affirming Guide." It looks for the gap between standard school language and what PDA brains actually need.

What the review compares

Goal wording, accommodation fit, and whether the plan supports regulation instead of escalating demands.

03

Find what matters

Detailed Analysis

We identify "bad" goals (compliance-based) and suggest specific, PDA-affirming replacements. We also check for missing accommodations that are critical for nervous system safety.

What gets surfaced

You see where language needs reframing, where support is missing, and why each finding matters in real school settings.

04

Bring it to the meeting

Advocate with Confidence

You get a cleaner, data-backed report to take to your next school meeting. It is designed to help you show up with clearer language, stronger requests, and less second-guessing.

What it helps you do

Turn your understanding of your child into concrete talking points, priorities, and follow-up questions.

What you get

A report you can actually use

The finished report is designed to help you understand what needs attention first, what language to change, and what to bring into the room when you meet with the school.

What gets flagged

  • Goals that sound compliance-first instead of safety-based.
  • Accommodations that are vague, missing, or hard for staff to carry out consistently.

What gets suggested

  • PDA-affirming rewrites that protect autonomy and nervous system safety.
  • Concrete support ideas that are easier to discuss in school meetings.

What parents can bring to meetings

  • A clearer summary of the biggest issues to address first.
  • Specific talking points and follow-up questions for the team.
Built from lived experience

If you want the human context behind the tool, here is the story. It sits after the process on purpose, so you can understand the product first and then the person behind it.

Why I Built This

I’m a dad to a PDA autistic child. I know firsthand how exhausting it is to sit in an IEP meeting and feel like you're speaking a different language. I know the pain of seeing "non-compliance" written down when I see a child in fight-or-flight.

I built this tool because I needed a way to bridge that gap. I needed a way to translate our deep understanding of our kids' safety needs into the professional, data-driven language that schools respect.

My goal is to keep these tools free so every parent can walk into those meetings with confidence, not confusion. If this helps you secure one more accommodation or reframe one goal, that is a success.

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