Autistic PDA educator • writer • speaker • parent
Kristy Forbes
Education shaped by lived experience, professional practice and a refusal to reduce people to behaviour.
Kristy brings more than two decades of experience across early childhood, primary and secondary education, family support, community practice and professional learning. Her work centres PDA, autistic identity and culture, school distress, burnout, relational safety and whole-family wellbeing.
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Education that begins with people, not behaviour
inTune Pathways brings together neuroaffirming education for individuals, families, carers, educators and professionals. The work explores PDA, autistic experience, school distress, burnout, trauma and relational safety without reducing people to strategies or compliance.
Resources are designed to be revisited in real life, at a manageable pace and without launch pressure.
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The experience behind the work
More than two decades across education, family support and public learning
Education and family support
Experience across early childhood, primary and secondary classrooms, education support, community services and specialist family-support work.
Lived from the inside
Kristy is autistic with ADHD, PDA and cPTSD, and is the parent of four autistic children with varying forms of neurodivergence.
International education practice
Since 2017, inTune Pathways has supported thousands of families and professionals, with learning delivered across Australia, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.
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Learning for families, professionals and self-paced study
Three clear entry points, each grounded in neuroaffirming, trauma-informed and relational practice.
Families and carers
Programs, guidance and resources for family life, school distress, burnout, demand avoidance and relational safety.
Upcoming live events
Check out upcoming events with Kristy, including our live masterclasses, and other appearances and presentations.
On-demand education
Masterclasses, practical guides, bundles and core programs that can be explored in a person’s own time.
From a family
“Your courses have brought my family so much more peace and happiness. When my mum took your courses, it changed her views and brought us so much closer together. I used to be embarrassed and ashamed of my autism and ADHD, but I do not carry that shame anymore. At home, I am completely safe and supported.”
Very happy 16-year-old
Latest writing
Essays from Kristy on neurodivergence, parenting, identity, care, systems and the ordinary moments that shape family life.
New writing is shared through the inTune Pathways blog, with space for complexity, contradiction and lived experience.
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Writing, short-form education, conversations and new resources across the channels below.
The inTune Education and Resource Library
Learning designed to be returned to
The library brings together core programs, on-demand masterclasses, practical guides, bundles and professional learning. Resources are organised clearly, without launch pressure or manufactured urgency.
The full catalogue can be browsed by format, audience or topic, and the resource guide can help identify a manageable place to begin.
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