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Advancing
Disability-Informed Parenting Assessments
& Family Support

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Helping families through expert evaluations, consultation, and training that promote fair parenting decisions and access to the support families need to thrive.

Serving families, service providers, child welfare agencies, and attorneys nationwide.

Adaptive Parenting Assessments

Fair

Disability-Informed

Actionable

Offering comprehensive parenting capacity evaluations that highlight strengths, identify barriers, & recommend accommodations—providing child welfare agencies, courts, & families with a clearer, more accurate picture of parenting capacity.

Professional
Consultation

Guidance

Expertise

Solutions

Expert consultation for attorneys, agencies, and providers working with parents with disabilities. We help interpret evaluations, develop ADA-compliant case plans, and navigate complex child welfare decisions.​​​

Training for
Professionals

Knowledge

Best Practice
Change

Interactive workshops and certification programs designed to equip child welfare professionals, attorneys, and service providers with disability-informed, competence-based tools for supporting families.​

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Presuming Competence.

Evaluating Capacity Fairly.

Disability-informed parenting capacity assessments based in the SAGE Model of Adaptive Parenting.

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  • Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

  • Neurodivergence (including ADHD, autism, and learning differences)

  • Mental Health Conditions

  • Physical, Sensory, and Neurological disabilities (including mobility, vision, hearing, and brain injury)

  • Chronic health conditions and co-occurring disabilities.

Who We Serve

For Parents & Families

Respectful, strengths-based evaluations.

For Child Welfare Agencies & Service Providers

Evaluations that consider supports and context.

For Attorneys & Courts

Legally sound assessments focused on disability and accommodations.

Our Values

Safety

We believe that safety is paramount; and that respecting parents’ rights and protecting children’s welfare are necessary and compatible goals.​

Awareness

We strive to be objective and aware of personal biases always.​​​

Growth

We acknowledge that everyone has the ability to learn and grow.

All people with disabilities deserve equitable opportunities to parent, exert control over their lives, have support, and be valued members of their communities.

Empowerment

“Thank you for all that you've done! The thorough assessment and report made a huge impact in allowing us to advocate for reunification at trial. It played a significant part in the successful reunification of this family.”

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Email: info@AdaptiveParenting.org
Phone: (802) 242-0998

Adaptive Parenting Solutions, LLC

Strengthening families through Safety, Awareness, Growth & Empowerment.

© 2026 SAGE Institute for Adaptive Parenting, Designed by Reneé McGarry Designz.

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