Starr, Amalia

Amalia Starr is a motivational speaker, transition and independent living coach, founder of Autism Independence Project, and mother to an independent autistic adult son. She is the author of Raising Brandon: Creating a Path to Independence for Your Adult "Kid" with Autism & Special Needs. In it she describes how she led her son, Brandon to independence when the professionals deemed it impossible. As the founder of the Autism Independence Project, she invented a program she named the Step-In Parenting Network (SIPN). This program is set up to screen, educate, and teach those who are willing to