Is the Parenting Autism course free?

Yes. All 22 modules are free to read, with no account or payment required.

Who is this course for?

Parents and caregivers of autistic children, diagnosed or not. Module 21 is written for parents who are neurodivergent themselves.

Dr. Harry Motro, PsyD, LMFT, with Dr. Michelle Karth, PhD, as scientific advisor. Every module cites the peer-reviewed research it draws on.

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PARENTING AUTISM

A free, self-paced course for parents of autistic and ADHD kids — and for parents who are wired the same way.

Parenting a neurodivergent child doesn’t come with a map. Twenty-two short modules — written by therapist-parents who get it — help you understand your child’s brain, survive the hard moments, and take care of yourself, too. No fixing. No judgment. Just a kinder lens.

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Built by a team that works with autism parents every day.

This course comes out of the Parenting Autism Therapy Center and the wider New Path Family of Therapy Centers, where clinicians, advocates, and researchers sit with parents of autistic and ADHD kids week after week. Parenting Autism is the course we wished existed when our families first came looking for answers — written by people who do this work, many of them parents and neurodivergent themselves.

Parenting Autism Therapy Center New Path's home for autism parenting — where the parenting screeners like the APSI live, alongside resources made for how your family actually works.

Lived experience Therapist-parents and autistic voices shape what we write — what meltdowns, burnout, and IEP meetings actually feel like, not just how they read in a textbook.

Real research Every module is research-grounded — and names where the evidence on parenting autistic kids is still catching up.

A 22-module course about understanding your child’s mind — and finally having words for what your family is living.

Each module covers one topic in depth — what is happening in your child’s brain, what it looks and feels like, why it happens, and what actually helps.

Who this is for: parents and caregivers of autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD kids and teens — roughly ages 2 to 18 — including parents who are neurodivergent themselves. Whether your child has a diagnosis or you just have a quiet sense of it, you belong here. Grandparents, stepparents, and every kind of caregiver are welcome too.

What happens inside a module.

Every module follows the same six-step arc. About 20–30 minutes, start to finish.

1 Read the lesson The neuroscience and the human reality, in plain language. Roughly 8–12 minutes of reading.

2 See what helps The practical part, right after the lesson — concrete strategies that fit how your brain actually works, while the context is still fresh.

3 Watch the videos Hearing from real people — therapist-parents and autistic adults who explain the research in a way that makes sense, and share their own lived experience.

4 Take the screener — for self-discovery A short, validated questionnaire — about 5 minutes — now that you have the context. Every screener is about you, the parent — never a test of your child. Bring your results into the workbook; it’s a mirror, not a verdict.

5 Do the workbook Short, specific prompts that turn the lesson into something you actually use at home — with your child, and for yourself. Your answers save to your browser — no sign-in.

6 Download your PDF — or talk to a clinician Export your workbook as a clean PDF to keep, share with a therapist, or bring to your next IEP or family conversation.

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Part One · Seeing Your Child Clearly

Part Two · The Hard Moments

Part Three · The Whole Family

Part Four · You, the Parent

A 22-module course about understanding your child’s mind — and finally having words for what your family is living.

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