For Parents · 4.5-Hour Self-Paced Course
See What Your Autistic Child Can Do — Not Just What They Can’t
You’ve been told all the things your child struggles with. This course flips that around. Learn Laura & Macy’s step-by-step framework for spotting your child’s strengths and using them to build real, joyful communication at home.
📹 Watch at your own pace 🗂️ Printable home tools
No CE credit will be provided with parent pricing.
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Does this sound familiar?
You’re doing everything right — and still feel stuck.
If any of these thoughts have crossed your mind, this course was made for you.
“We’ve had so many evaluations. I have a list of everything he ‘can’t’ do — but no idea what to actually do with him.”
“Therapy feels like a battle some days. I just want connection, not compliance.”
"I know my child is so smart in his own way — I just don’t know how to build on that.”
“I’ve read so much online, but nothing tells me exactly what to do at home.”
“I want to celebrate who she is — not constantly try to ‘fix’ her.”
“I feel like I’m missing something other parents already figured out.”
A different way to think about it
What if you started with what your child can do?
Most of us are taught to focus on the gaps. This course teaches a different way — one rooted in connection,
strengths, and your child’s natural interests.
Most of us are taught to focus on the gaps. This course teaches a different way — one rooted in connection, strengths, and your child’s natural interests.
What you’ll learn
A clear path forward — explained in plain language
No clinical jargon. No overwhelming theory. Just Laura and Macy walking you step-by-step through a framework you can actually use at home, starting today.
"We are just so tired of being told what our children can't do. The positivity in this course is a breath of fresh air."
— PARENT WHO INSPIRED THIS COURSE
Autistic Course for parents, Grandparents & Caregivers
A Strengths-Based Approach to Help Your Autistic Toddler Connect & Communicate
For years, this level of training was only available to professionals.
Now parents can enroll in the exact same course Laura and Macy teach to speech-language pathologists.
What you get
✓ 4.5 hours of video training — the same full course SLPs take, no watered-down parent version
✓ The Strengths Survey — a research-based tool to identify your child's unique strengths and build from them
✓ 135-page toolkit — 200+ ready-to-use therapy activities, parent handouts, toy lists, and worksheets
✓ The 7 C's of Communication — understand how your child connects and where to focus your energy
✓ Play-based, neuroaffirming strategies — motivating for your toddler, manageable for you
Not sure if this is right for your child? Laura says this approach works for toddlers and preschoolers with any diagnosis — late talker, autism, neurodivergent, or still waiting for answers. If your child is struggling to communicate, this course was built for you.
Strengths-Based Autism Course — Parent Edition
The same course SLPs take — now open to parents
If you're the person who spends the most time helping your child communicate, you deserve access to the same tools therapists use — without needing a master's degree first.
Parent pricing
$99 $150 — introductory price
1-year access · No CE credit with parent pricing
📹 Watch at your own pace 🗂️ Printable home tools
No CE credit will be provided with parent pricing.
What parents say
From families just like yours
Your child is more than a list of delays
Start seeing your child through
a lens of strength.
Enroll in the Strengths-Based Course for Parents and get a clear,
hopeful path forward — built around who your child already is.
No CE credit will be provided with parent pricing.
About your Instuctors
Meet Laura & Macy
Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP
Founder · ASHA CE Provider since 2012
30+ years specializing in late talkers, autism, and neurodivergent toddlers. Author of 9 therapy manuals used in professional development settings nationwide. Known for her clear, structured, immediately practical clinical approach.
Macy Mize Usher, M.S., CCC-SLP
Co-Instructor · 5+ Years Clinical Experience
3 years at UK’s Multidisciplinary Autism Assessment Clinic. Co-teaches the Strengths-Based Autism Course and monthly coaching calls. Runs Hey Macy! with 11M+ YouTube views.
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