Academic Support for Children with Autism
Personalized Autism Tutoring For K-12 Students in Seattle
Every student with autism deserves support that recognizes their strengths, respects how they learn, and responds to the challenges they experience at school.
Traditional tutoring often falls short because it focuses primarily on academic content rather than the broader needs that influence learning. Without support for executive functioning, self-awareness, and the demands of learning, many students will continue to feel overwhelmed, discouraged, or misunderstood.
Through personalized autism tutoring, Strive helps Seattle students build academic skills, strengthen self-awareness, and develop greater independence through neurodiversity-affirming support tailored to the whole child.
We offer Support That Helps Students with Autism Thrive
- Your child needs support that reflects how they learn and process information.
- Traditional tutoring has felt too rigid, generic, or academically focused.
- School demands frequently lead to stress, frustration, or avoidance.
- Your child would benefit from support that strengthens academic and executive functioning skills.
- You want your child to develop greater confidence, self-advocacy, and independence.
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
- Personalized strategies built around each student’s needs.
- Strength-based instruction that encourages confidence and engagement.
- Clear routines and expectations that make learning more manageable.
- Experienced tutors who understand autism and learning differences.
- Collaborative support for families and school teams.
Neurodiversity-Affirming Autism Tutoring in Seattle
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 serving the Seattle area.
How do I get started with an autism tutor in Seattle?
Yes, many autistic students need support that extends beyond a single academic subject. Tutors may combine reading, writing, or math instruction with strategies for planning, organization, time management, task initiation, self-monitoring, and completing assignments more independently.
Can autism tutoring support both academic and executive functioning needs?
Autistic students may benefit from additional support when entering middle school, beginning high school, changing schools, or preparing for college. Tutors can help students adjust to new routines, manage increased workloads, communicate with teachers, organize responsibilities, and build the independence needed for the next stage of school.
How can autism tutoring support students during school transitions?
Yes, tutors can reduce task demands, break assignments into smaller steps, provide processing time, use visual supports, and adjust the pace of instruction. A calm, predictable approach can help students stay engaged, recover from frustration, and complete academic work without becoming as overwhelmed.
Can autism tutoring help students who become overwhelmed or shut down during schoolwork?
Yes, Strive provides in-person autism tutoring for families throughout Seattle and nearby communities, including Bellevue, Shoreline, Mercer Island, Redmond, Kirkland, West Seattle, and surrounding areas. We also offer online tutoring for autistic students across Washington and nationwide.
Does Strive provide autism tutoring throughout the Seattle area?
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 academic skills, confidence, self-awareness, and greater independence.