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Limited to 10 businesses
Apply for the first cohort of businesses willing to document real readiness: training, sensory-aware operations, review gates, and family-facing visit details before public recognition.
Cohort rules
10
Founding spots reviewed weekly
Recognition is earned
Applications, training, review, and publishable visit-planning details come before public claims.
Covered pilot access is reviewed
Accepted founding partners may receive covered Starter pilot access when confirmed in writing.
Family reality
Every visit has friction points
waiting, noise, transitions, staff response, food flexibility, and exit options often decide whether a family can stay
Useful proof
Real details
families need visit-planning information before they decide where to go
Launch posture
Weekly review
founding-partner applications are reviewed before any public recognition is promised
Reserved for the first 10 businesses accepted into the founding cohort
Accepted founding partners may receive covered Starter pilot access when that offer is confirmed in writing.
Founding-cohort language only appears on qualifying materials after training, review, and public-state checks line up.
Completed profiles move earlier through directory review once visit-planning details are specific enough for families to use.
Your team can surface industry-specific scenarios, friction points, and service constraints while the program is still small.
Badge, sticker, and announcement assets are prepared for businesses that complete the current certification requirements.
Founding partners get direct implementation support while the review process is still intentionally hands-on.
Certification guardrails
The cohort is small so review can be stricter, not looser. The program only becomes useful if families can trust that public claims map to real preparation.
We screen for customer-facing businesses where visit expectations, staff response, and sensory supports can be made concrete.
Founding status does not bypass training. Staff readiness remains the baseline for any public-facing claim.
Directory text has to help families plan a real visit; vague inclusion language is not enough.
Recognition assets stay tied to current certification state so families are not misled by stale or premature claims.
Review sequence
The founding path is intentionally narrow: interest first, readiness work second, public recognition only after the evidence is usable for families.
Share the business type, location, team size, and timing so we can confirm whether the founding cohort is the right path.
Your team completes the live baseline path and documents sensory, communication, and visit-planning details.
Badges and listings stay private until training state, review state, and family-facing proof are aligned.
Prefer the full account flow? Go straight to signup
Most Starter businesses can complete the live Autism 101 baseline within 1–2 weeks. Higher-tier follow-on pathways are assigned through the dashboard as they expand, so timing depends on the tier path and review scope.
Accepted founding partners may receive covered Starter pilot access when that offer is confirmed in writing. Covered access does not waive training, review, or publication requirements.
AutismCertified’s live training starts with Autism 101. Higher tiers attach De-Escalation, Environment Design, and Industry Scenarios as follow-on pathways while public proof remains gated by dashboard state, review, and publish approval.
We review a small founding cohort so onboarding stays hands-on and claim-controlled. Availability is reviewed weekly on a rolling basis.
Customer-facing businesses can apply, including restaurants, dental offices, entertainment centers, hotels, retail, and salons. Acceptance depends on review fit, visit-planning usefulness, and current cohort capacity.
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This is now the default application path for founding-partner interest.
Founding cohort
10 spots reviewed for covered Starter pilot access. Founding-cohort recognition is reserved for businesses that complete the live path, pass review, and have family-facing details ready to publish.