diff --git a/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Distributions/SymbolicDist/SymbolicDistTypes.res b/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Distributions/SymbolicDist/SymbolicDistTypes.res
index 4625867d..00705ccd 100644
--- a/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Distributions/SymbolicDist/SymbolicDistTypes.res
+++ b/packages/squiggle-lang/src/rescript/Distributions/SymbolicDist/SymbolicDistTypes.res
@@ -31,7 +31,85 @@ type triangular = {
   high: float,
 }
 
+type symbolicValidationError = 
+| InvalidNormal(string)
+| InvalidLognormal(string)
+| InvalidUniform(string) 
+| InvalidBeta(string) 
+| InvalidExponential(string)
+| InvalidCauchy(string)
+| InvalidTriangular(string)
+
+type validated<'a> = result<'a, symbolicValidationError>
+
+let valiNormal: normal => validated<normal> = t => {
+  if t.stdev <= 0.0 {
+    Error(InvalidNormal("Stdev must be strictly greater than 0"))
+  } else {
+    Ok(t)
+  }
+}
+
+let valiExponential: exponential => validated<exponential> = t => {
+  if t.rate <= 0.0 {
+    Error(InvalidExponential("Exponential distribtion rate must be larger than 0"))
+  } else {
+    Ok(t)
+  }
+}
+
+let valiCauchy: cauchy => validated<cauchy> = t => {
+  Ok(t)
+}
+
+let valiTriangular: triangular => validated<triangular> = t => {
+  if t.low >= t.medium || t.medium >= t.high {
+    Error(InvalidTriangular("Triangular values must be in increasing order"))
+  } else {
+    Ok(t)
+  }
+}
+
+let valiBeta: beta => validated<beta> = t => {
+  if t.alpha <= 0.0 || t.beta <= 0.0 {
+    Error(InvalidBeta("Beta distribution parameters must be strictly positive"))
+  } else {
+    Ok(t)
+  }
+}
+
+let valiLognormal: lognormal => validated<lognormal> = t => {
+  if t.sigma <= 0.0 {
+    Error(InvalidLognormal("Lognormal standard deviation must be strictly positive"))
+  } else {
+    Ok(t)
+  }
+}
+
+let valiUniform: uniform => validated<uniform> = t => {
+  if t.low >= t.high {
+    Error(InvalidUniform("High must be strictly greater than low"))
+  } else {
+    Ok(t)
+  }
+}
+
+let valiFloat: float => validated<float> = t => {
+  Ok(t)
+}
+
 @genType
+type symbolicDistR = [
+  | #NormalR(validated<normal>)
+  | #BetaR(validated<beta>)
+  | #LognormalR(validated<lognormal>)
+  | #UniformR(validated<uniform>)
+  | #ExponentialR(validated<exponential>)
+  | #CauchyR(validated<cauchy>)
+  | #TriangularR(validated<triangular>)
+  | #FloatR(validated<float>)
+]
+
 type symbolicDist = [
   | #Normal(normal)
   | #Beta(beta)
@@ -48,3 +126,50 @@ type analyticalSimplificationResult = [
   | #Error(string)
   | #NoSolution
 ]
+
+// I feel like this should be something in `E.R.`...
+let f: symbolicDistR => validated<symbolicDist> = x => { 
+  switch x {
+    | #NormalR(vNormal) => switch vNormal {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Normal(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+    | #BetaR(vBeta) => switch vBeta {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Beta(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+    | #LognormalR(vLognormal) => switch vLognormal {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Lognormal(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+    | #UniformR(vUniform) => switch vUniform {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Uniform(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+    | #ExponentialR(vExponential) => switch vExponential {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Exponential(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+    | #CauchyR(vExponential) => switch vExponential {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Cauchy(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+    | #TriangularR(vExponential) => switch vExponential {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Triangular(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+    | #FloatR(vExponential) => switch vExponential {
+      | Ok(t) => Ok(#Float(t))
+      | Error(t) => Error(t)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+let normalConstr: normal => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiNormal -> #NormalR -> f
+let exponentialConstr: exponential => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiExponential -> #ExponentialR -> f
+let cauchyConstr: cauchy => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiCauchy -> #CauchyR -> f
+let triangularConstr: triangular => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiTriangular -> #TriangularR -> f
+let betaConstr: beta => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiBeta -> #BetaR -> f
+let lognormalConstr: lognormal => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiLognormal -> #LognormalR -> f
+let uniformConstr: uniform => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiUniform -> #UniformR -> f
+let floatConstr: float => validated<symbolicDist> = t => t -> valiFloat -> #FloatR -> f