Amalia Starr

"Amalia...you were stupendous. As a speaker, Amalia is topnotch: smooth, prepared, thoughtful, and emotionally engaging. Her presentation was crisp, tight, and clearly captivating for our large audience. I have literally seen and helped to present dozens of topnotch authors in the last couple of years, but Amalia was definitely one of the best."

—Steve Fjeldsted, Library Director

Audio Message from Amalia
"Finding Answers & Solutions"

"Your workshop you provided to our staff was very inspiring. You were very thorough describing the emotions and challenges that parents with children with special needs have to face. As professionals it helps to be informed of the steps that parents take to heal in order to accept their children’s disabilities. Demonstrating how to be an effective listener while supporting parents just where they are will be very beneficial.
Thanks so much!"

Celina Celina Aguilar
Director, Buonora Child Development Center

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"Amalia Starr inspires her listeners with her heart and soul, giving the authenticity of her own experience and concern for others to everyone who hears her.  Her warmth, clarity, insight, and honest expression make her really shine in her field of expertise. I highly recommend Amalia. She is a speaker you won't forget."
—Lynne Velling,Velling & Associates Communication Training, Facilitator of Speaking Circles®

"Amalia Starr, from a professional point of view you gave me the insight and tools on how to best approach my clients who have special needs children. It has worked beautifully. I believe more professionals should hear your story and your feelings it would help them to understand how to better relate to their patients--clients. You are right we are all in this together."
—Carol, Therapist"

"Amalia, I really enjoyed listening to your presentation. You are an inspiration to all parents of special children. I admire your honesty and am touched by your hopes and expectations for Brandon. Thanks so much for sharing with us."
—Ann

Autism Familt Consultant

"You can tell you love what you do it really shows. Your authenticity, and the words and stories touched my heart. I could relate to almost every word you said. You gave me hope to go on."

—Sylvia



36 years of experience with autism

"I felt stuck before attending your presentation, but afterwards I felt energized, and I learned so much."
—Diane


"Hope, hope and more hope is what I left the conference with. I had been feeling down—you were just who I needed to hear. Thanks for being honest, clear, frank, and willing to share your true, raw emotions."
—Sharon
Amalia's Workshops
Amalia Starr offers presentations, workshops & trainings in all areas pertaining to her thirty-seven years of experience raising a son with autism, untreatable epilepsy, and severe learning disorders. Her son, Brandon, has achieved what professionals believed to be impossible. He has been living on his own successfully, enjoying his independence, for the past twelve years. She is an author of a newly released book, Raising Brandon, which is quickly becoming a manual for parents with children with autism and special needs. It informs, educates, and gives hope to a generation of parents struggling for answers.

Tell Amalia what you are looking for and in no time she will have a presentation, workshop or training catered exclusively for your audience. “My talks always take on a life of their own,” says Starr. Her candidness, authenticity and spontaneity keep her fresh and relevant. Her mission is to empower and support parents of children/adults with autism & special needs. She offers hope, information and motivation through firsthand experiences and stories. Her Q&A segments are always informative. Her uplifting, charismatic personality is contagious. Your attendees will leave feeling, inspired, upbeat, and well informed.

With Amalia’s vast years of experience and knowledge she offers many topics to choose from. Combine any of the topics (in the menu below) that you would like Amalia to present to your organization, conference, group or meeting. Amalia is happy to work with you any way she can in order to make your event special, uplifting, and informative for you and your guests.

WORKSHOPS—Supporting and Empowering Parents of Children/Adults with Autism and Special Needs

1. Supporting Parents with Young Children
  • How to find help and assistance
  • Accepting the diagnosis
  • Taking care of yourself first
  • How to cope with unbearable stress
  • How to find your courage within

  • 2. For Parents with Adult “Kids”: Helping your adult “kids” reach their full potential—no matter their age or stage of development.
  • Gain maximum independence
  • How to replace fear with courage

  • 3. Empowering the Parents: Discover uplifting, exciting new tools, tips, and practical strategies to help you & your children live the best life possible.
  • Coming to terms with your child’s limitations
  • Acceptance is the answer
  • Working with the siblings
  • How to create a better life for you and your family

  • 4. For Moms Only—Your wellbeing determines your children’s success and family harmony.
  • How to take care of yourself while caring for your family
  • Learn how to stay conscious and present
  • Discover how to live with uncertainty
  • Find new ways to deal with shame, secrecy, and denial
  • Focus on the positive

  • 5. For Dads Only—Your ability to deal with your children and their limitations will make all the difference in their lives as well as experiencing family unity.
  • Discover new positive ways to approach a problem or situation
  • How to accept a situation when it feels unacceptable
  • How to deal with shame, secrecy, and denial
  • Replace negative thinking with positive actions. Focus on what your children can do, not what they can’t.
  • Learn how to live in the here and now—the present moment

  • 6. What Parents Can Do Right Now—Stay one-step ahead by knowing what to do next.
  • What to do when treatment isn’t working
  • Discover cutting edge alternative treatments
  • Choose caregivers who truly care
  • Gain new tools on how to act in a meeting
  • How to find the right physicians

  • 7. Making plans for your special needs child’s future, today.
  • Identifying the need for future care planning
  • Learn the 10 Step Planning Process to protect your child’s future

  • TRAINING SESSIONS FOR THE PROFESSIONALS
    —from a parent’s perspective

    1. Befriending the Parents (overall-basic): How to interact with parents who have children and adult “kids” with autism and special needs.
    2. Early Intervention (0-3): How to work with parents whose child has been newly diagnosed or who feels their young child is different.
    3. It’s never too late”: How to work with parents whose child’s diagnosis didn’t come until very late in life.
    4. Independence: How to teach and reach the parents to help their children become independent.
    5. Full potential: New ways to work with the parents to help them and their children reach their full potential.
    6. Training for Parents: Parent-to-Parent Bonding: Training parents with children who have autism and special needs how to support and empower other parents who have special need’s children.

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    Amalia Starr - Autism Motivational Speaker,
    Independent Living Coach and Author


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