AREAS OF PRACTICE

Alive at learn is a practice of Autism specialists, owned and operated by Autistic individuals, supporting those with less externally stereotypical presentations of Autism, especially PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance). Neurodivergent and lgbtqia+ affirming, our practice provides individual and whole family support/coaching, education consulting, and training for educators and organizations. We serve those with and without a formal Autism or PDA diagnosis.

Individual & Whole Family Support

PDA Informed Parent Coaching | Youth & Adult Coaching for PDAers

Working directly with individuals, parents, and/or whole families to facilitate increased connection, collaboration, and understanding. Social/emotional experiences, family dynamics, patterned interactions, understanding wiring, the nervous system and PDA, and unresolved conflict are all areas of offered support. Helping you address real struggles happening in real time to you and your family.

Educational Support

Education Consulting

For those looking to make an educational change and are unsure of options or best routes. Information and discussion on a variety of learning structures and programs, as well as considerations within each domain. Helping you pursue educational endeavors that fit the needs, interests, and values of your family.

Homeschool Design

Personalized homeschool curriculum development and execution strategies grounded in compassionate structures for self-direction and whole-person growth. Helping you build routines/structures/resources that best support the needs and interests of your child. Especially applicable to unschooling and free schooling structures that aim to address projects and passions, as well as academic fundamentals..

Trainings for Educators and Organizations

Autism and PDA Trainings for Schools

Autism and PDA training delivered to entire districts, independent schools, select departments, etc. Helping you understand the wiring of your students and how that interfaces with the educational setting and learning processes.

School Design and Development

For those that aim to incorporate new content or redesign instruction and assessment that includes increased social/emotional understandings and offerings. Support in differentiating and scaffolding instructional plans that address the unique needs of your student body, your teachers, and your community. Addressing the physical classroom space, expectations/requirements of students, facility protocols and policies, community collaborations, and family support services. Helping your learning community cultivate learning structures and resources that optimize the student and staff experience. Also applicable to new programs in development and not yet in operation.