FAMILY SUPPORT
You don't have to navigate this alone.
Autism support for families with expert, insightful guidance. Trauma‑informed, attachment‑based support to strengthen connection, reduce anxiety for your child.
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Autism support for families: what we focus on together
Every child is a unique constellation. Our approach adapts fully to the individual needs of your family — we don't use one-size-fits-all programmes.
autism spectrum
Autism Spectrum
Strengths-first support that honours how your child experiences the world — sensory, social, and communicative differences included.
- Sensory processing strategies
- Communication support
- Emotional regulation tools
- Family systems coaching
PDA
Pathological Demand Avoidance
Low-demand, trust-led approaches that reduce anxiety and build genuine connection — not compliance.
- Low-demand environment design
- Anxiety reduction strategies
- Autonomy-building frameworks
- Parent coaching & support
ADHD
ADHD
Practical self-regulation tools, executive function support, and strengths-first thinking for the whole family system.
- Executive function strategies
- Focus & impulse support
- Routine & structure building
- Home environment coaching
ebsa
Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Understanding the shame and anxiety beneath school avoidance — not punishing it. Rebuilding safety, step by step.
- Shame & anxiety mapping
- Graduated reintegration plans
- School liaison support
- Family re-attunement work
FOCUS AREAS
Attachment‑based support for stronger family connection
Every child is a unique constellation. Our approach adapts fully to the individual needs of your family — we don't use one-size-fits-all programmes.Targeted interventions across the areas that matter most for daily life — practical, actionable, and built around your family's reality.
Self-regulation
Practical tools to help your child manage emotions, sensory input, and transitions — for calmer days at home and beyond.
Communication & social
Supporting your child's unique communication style — both verbal and non-verbal — and building genuine connections.
Functional independence
Building the daily life skills and routines that help your child thrive — at their own pace, in their own way.
Sensory processing
Understanding your child's sensory profile and creating environments where they can feel safe, calm, and ready to engage.
Mental health & wellbeing
Addressing the emotional and mental health factors that shape behaviour — anxiety, shame, trauma, and self-worth.
Parent & family coaching
I work as closely with parents as with children — because lasting change happens at home, not just in sessions.
Our methodology
Beyond the standard intervention
Standard interventions — SCERTS, TEACCH, ABA — are valuable, but they only go so far when the underlying emotional foundation is fractured.
Our method goes a vital step further. We shift the focus from trying to 'fix' a behaviour to understanding the connection beneath it — viewing your child's world through the essential lenses of trauma, attachment, and shame.
The goal isn't just functional skills. It's a mental health environment where your child inherently trusts you — allowing you to re-attune with them in moments of dysregulation.
Attachment & trust building
Moving beyond basic interventions to foster deep, secure familial connections that last.
Trauma & shame reduction
Understanding the emotional drivers behind behaviour — especially EBSA and demand avoidance.
Re-attunement strategies
Practical steps for parents to reconnect with a dysregulated child — safely and effectively.
Self-regulation & sensory
Holistic support for daily independence across home, school, and social settings.
how it works
Getting started is simple
No complicated intake forms. No long waits. Just a conversation, then a plan built around your family.
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Free 30-min chat
We talk about your child, your family, and what's feeling most challenging right now. No pressure, no commitment.
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Tailored plan
We design a support package that fits your specific situation — goals, frequency, format, and focus areas.
3
We get to work
Sessions with you and your child, practical strategies to use at home, and ongoing guidance as things evolve.
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Lasting change
Not just a programme — a new way of understanding your child that stays with your family long after we're done.
Guido Galindo
Founder · Special Education Specialist
University degree in Special Education. 20 years across every role — live-in carer, teaching assistant, SEND teacher, and Senior Leader in London Specialist Provisions.
Growing up in Madrid, witnessing disability firsthand. That personal experience never left the work.
20+
Years experience
100s
Lives Impacted
BSc
special education
ESGB
madrid → london
Working with Guido
Your knowledge + my expertise
I have had the privilege of making a difference in hundreds of students' lives. But I approach my work with deep humility: nobody is more of an expert on your child than you.
My role is to bring my professional expertise alongside your parental knowledge — giving your family the best chance of succeeding together. I work just as closely with parents as with children, because that's where the real change happens.
I am available for in-person support in London or remote consultations anywhere in the UK and beyond. Every situation is unique — that's why we always start with a conversation, not a price list.
Nobody is more of an expert on your child than you. My role is to bring my professional knowledge alongside yours.
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Start with a free, no-pressure 30-minute conversation. Remote or in-person. Just a chat — because every journey starts somewhere.
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