The Informed Parent
A Decision-Making Guide to Autism Services and Advocacy
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From the moment an autistic child gets diagnosed, parents and caregivers must navigate a host of decisions that will affect their child's future. How can you tell if a service is truly helpful? What kind of education plan is best? Where can you find the best advocacy tools? And how can you prepare for the future?
The Informed Parent is a practical guide designed to empower families in making their own choices in school, autism services and parenting. Anne Borden King speaks with psychologists, ethicists, teachers, parents and advocates about the practical challenges of raising an autistic child today. Focusing on school and therapy settings, as well as the transition to adulthood and work, housing and independence, The Informed Parent is a balanced and inside look at research and services, with the information and tools to help you make your own choices in the journey of parenting an autistic child.
The Informed Parent is a practical guide designed to empower families in making their own choices in school, autism services and parenting. Anne Borden King speaks with psychologists, ethicists, teachers, parents and advocates about the practical challenges of raising an autistic child today. Focusing on school and therapy settings, as well as the transition to adulthood and work, housing and independence, The Informed Parent is a balanced and inside look at research and services, with the information and tools to help you make your own choices in the journey of parenting an autistic child.
- Published: Aug 21 2026
- Pages: 192
- 214 x 136mm
- ISBN: 9781399830430
Press Reviews
Shannon Rosa
Senior Editor of Thinking Person’s Guide to AutismThis compassionate, practical, rights-forward guide for parents of autistic kids is the book I wish I'd had after my autistic son was first diagnosed. It is the book I want to see in every overwhelmed new parent's hand or device, and in the resource list of every relevant professional.
Mathew Smith
Professor of Health History at the University of Strathclyde and author of Hyperactive: The Controversial History of ADHDThe Informed Parent is a heartfelt, thoughtful, and practical guide for parents of children who are autistic. Covering everything from diagnosis to when a child reaches adulthood, this engaging resource is a must for parents, educators, therapists, and physicians.
Julie Roberts
MS, CCC-SLP, Founder of Therapist Neurodiversity Collective®The Informed Parent is the guide families have been waiting for. Anne Borden King offers clear, practical support grounded in research, ethics, and a deep respect for Autistic people's autonomy and well-being. A vital resource for parents and professionals alike.
Guy Stephens
Founder & Executive Director Alliance Against Seclusion and RestraintThe Informed Parent, by Anne Borden King, provides a critical roadmap for parents navigating the challenges of raising a child with a disability in a world that is not well designed to meet their child's needs. Parent advocacy can make all the difference in the world in helping our children succeed. Anne draws on her own lived experience as an autistic parent of an autistic child in creating a book that prepares parents to navigate and advocate to ensure that their children can flourish.
Alex Kronstein, autistic activist, filmmaker, producer, entrepreneur, and neuro-affirming respite practitioner
If you are the parent of a newly-diagnosed autistic child, this is the first book you need to read - before anything a doctor or psychologist hands you. And if you think you already know the landscape? I've spent years as an autistic activist, a documentary filmmaker, and a neuro-affirming respite practitioner - and Anne Borden King still managed to surprise me. Every parent of an autistic child needs this book. Full stop.