Andrea Pollack on Parent Coaching

Join Dr. Holmes as she interviews Andrea Pollack Andrea received her undergraduate, law, and M.S.Ed. degrees from the University ofPennsylvania. She began her law career at Cravath, Swaine, and Moore and then heldSr. VP positions at HBO and Time Inc. and was a managing partner in the NY office ofQuinn, Emanuel. When her son was diagnosed with autism, Andrea and herhusband joined with a group of other parents to help start a school in New York City.Though the school was successful, it was not a good fit for her son, so after a 19-yearlaw career, Andrea left the practice of law to home school her son. After nearly eightyears of homeschooling, her son returned to school and Andrea knew that herfuture was in education, not law. She returned to school as well and earned aMasters degree in Education (M.S.Ed.) to enhance her ability to create an integratedprogram of education and support for parents. She created Autism Parent Solutionsto streamline the process for parents to learn effective, practical strategies toempower them to meet parenting challenges, increase confidence, reduce parentingstress, and improve child and family outcomes. She also serves at the BoardChairperson of the Cooke School and Institute in NYC.Find out more at:https://www.autismparentsconnect.org/andreas-mission/Free webinar that Andrea says, "The 5-step system my clients use to transform their autistic child’s challenging behaviors and promote extraordinary growth without stress or frustration."Check out the workshops at:https://www.autismparentsconnect.org/virtual-workshops/Disclaimer:When we have guests on the ASR podcast they are recognized in their expertise on autism as an advocate, self-advocate, clinicians, parents, or other professionals in the field. They may or may not be part of the faith community; having a guest on the broader topic of autism does not reflect complete agreement with the guest just as many guests may not agree with our faith perspective. Guests are chosen by topic for the chosen podcast discussion and not necessarily full agreement of all beliefs from the chosen guest(s).