Academic Support for Children with Autism
Personalized Autism Tutoring For K-12 Students in Portland
Every student with autism has a unique set of strengths, interests, and ways of learning.
General tutoring often focuses narrowly on academic content without addressing the routines, environmental demands, and executive functioning differences that can affect learning. When support does not reflect the whole student, learning can become increasingly frustrating and exhausting.
Through personalized autism tutoring, Strive helps Portland students strengthen academic skills, build confidence, and develop greater independence through neurodiversity-affirming support tailored to how they learn.
Individualized Support for Students with Autism
- Your child needs support that is more personalized than traditional tutoring.
- School expectations often feel overwhelming or difficult to manage.
- Your child benefits from predictable routines and clear expectations.
- They need support that considers academic and executive functioning needs.
- You want your child to become more confident, capable, and autonomous.
Autism Tutoring May Be a Good Fit if...
We help students build confidence, self-advocacy skills, and the independence needed to thrive at school and beyond.
Holistic Support
We partner with families, ensuring our students are excelling inside and outside of school.
Collaboration with Families
We incorporate students’ interests and passions naturally into sessions, increasing student buy-in.
Interest-Based Learning
We tailor everything to each student’s individual interests, strengths, and needs.
Student-Centered
Our sessions follow a predictable rhythm that helps students feel comfortable, reduces anxiety, and encourages engagement.
Consistency & Routines
We take time to build trust and meaningful connections with our students. True learning happens when students feel understood, safe, and supported.
Rapport Building
How We Help Students with Academic Coaching
Your child receives support from experienced educators with specialized training in supporting neurodivergent learners.
The Strive Difference:
• Most tutors hold master's degrees or higher.
• All tutors have at least 5 years of experience.
• Advanced training in Orton-Gillingham, ADHD, and learning differences.
Specialized Expertise
We take the time to carefully match each student with a tutor whose expertise, personality, and experience align with their unique needs.
The Strive Difference:
• Comprehensive family consultation.
• Intentional tutor placement process.
• Matching based on expertise, personality, and logistics.
Thoughtful Tutor Matching
We use assessments and progress monitoring tools to identify learning gaps, create personalized learning plans, and measure growth over time.
The Strive Difference:
• Assessments to identify learning gaps.
• Personalized learning roadmaps.
• Regular progress updates.
Data-Driven Growth
We partner with families, teachers, and other professionals to ensure students receive consistent support both inside and outside the classroom.
The Strive Difference:
• Regular family communication.
• Teacher and school collaboration.
• Participation in IEP meetings when appropriate.
Collaborative Support
What Sets Strive Apart
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Why Families Choose Strive
Rebecca's story is proof that children with dyslexia can become confident, skilled readers if they receive the right support.
Rebecca’s Rise as a Reader
It only took three months for Sam to gain over a full grade level in both reading and spelling.
Sam’s Dyslexia Breakthrough
From dropping out to making the Dean’s List, Alex’s story shows how the right academic support can change everything.
From Dropout to Dean’s List
See what's possible with the right support
Student Success Stories
Success Stories
We monitor progress and adjust support to help students grow in confidence.
05 Measure & Refine
Your child receives expert support tailored to how they learn best.
04 Support
We use data to identify learning gaps and create a personalized roadmap for growth.
03 Assess & Roadmap
We learn about your child's strengths, challenges, goals, and learning profile.
01 Understand
How We Help Students Grow
We thoughtfully pair your child with a tutor who aligns with their unique needs.
02 Match
With the right support, your child will build skills, confidence, and independence.
Watch Your Child Thrive
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We’ll carefully match your child with the right tutor and create a personalized plan.
Get Matched with your Tutor
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We’ll discuss your child’s strengths, challenges, and goals.
Connect With Us
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How To Get Started
$125 / hr
Specialized Tutoring Includes:
• Free consultation
• First session free
• Quarterly Progress Reports
• Parent and teacher collaboration
• IEP support (when appropriate)
• Flexible scheduling in-home, at a library, or online
Best For:
Dyslexia, ADHD, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, autism-related tutoring, executive functioning coaching, academic coaching, and other learning differences.
Tutor Expertise:
Expert educators with advanced degrees, specialized training, and experience supporting neurodivergent students.
Pricing for Specialized Tutoring
Strategies and support to help students with ADHD improve their focus, organization, and motivation.
ADHD coaching
Specialized, neurodiverse-affirming support for students with diagnosed or suspected learning differences.
Neurodivergent Tutoring
EF coaching that helps students become more independent.
Executive Functioning Coaching
Orton-Gillingham instruction to help students with dyslexia become confident, capable readers.
Dyslexia Tutoring
Explore Strive’s Other Services
Getting started begins with a consultation. We'll learn about your child's strengths, learning profile, communication style, educational goals, and current challenges, answer your questions, and recommend the type of support that best fits your family. From there, we'll thoughtfully match your child with an experienced autism tutor in the Portland area.
How do I get started with an autism tutor in Portland?
Yes, while tutoring primarily focuses on academics, many students naturally strengthen communication, self-advocacy, problem-solving, and confidence as they learn to recognize their strengths, ask for support when needed, and become more independent learners.
Can autism tutoring help students build social and self-advocacy skills?
Tutors begin by learning about each student's strengths, interests, communication style, sensory preferences, academic needs, and goals. Instruction is then adapted through pacing, visual supports, structured routines, and individualized teaching strategies that help students learn in the way that works best for them.
How do autism tutors personalize instruction for each student?
Yes, many autistic students become frustrated when the instruction they receive doesn't match how they learn best. Autism tutoring provides individualized strategies, predictable routines, and personalized instruction that help students experience more success, build confidence, and develop a more positive relationship with learning.
Can autism tutoring help reduce frustration with school?
Yes, Strive provides in-person autism tutoring for families throughout Portland and nearby communities, including Lake Oswego, Gresham, Beaverton, Happy Valley, Tigard, Hillsboro, and surrounding areas. We also offer online tutoring for autistic students across Oregon and nationwide.
Does Strive provide autism tutoring throughout Portland?
Strive is a premier tutoring practice for autistic students and students with other learning differences. Our experienced tutors provide personalized, strengths-based instruction that adapts to each student's learning profile, needs, and goals. We focus on helping students build confidence, strengthen academic skills, and become more independent both in and out of school.