About Jen Strait

Founder & CEO of CAPE: Coaching Autism & Parental Empowerment

My Story: From Overwhelmed Mom to Empowered Advocate

I’m not a corporation. I’m not a clinic.
I’m a mom, just like you, who has cried hysterically in the car after being told “You’re on another waitlist.”

The summer before my daughter started kindergarten, we received her autism diagnosis. I remember sitting in my car afterward, both relieved and terrified. Relieved to finally have a name for what we were seeing. Terrified because I had no idea what came next.

I spent months searching for help and support. Calling agencies. Leaving messages. Getting stuck in systems. Waiting on evaluations that took forever.
And in the meantime, my little girl was struggling like I couldn’t have imagined. Running down the street, meltdowns that lasted hours and unable to regulate because we didn’t yet have the right strategies or tools to help her.

So I did what every determined parent does when no one else has the answers.

I rolled up my sleeves, got to work going all in and never looked back.

Because our kids deserve it.
Because YOU deserve it.

Because we’re not just surviving anymore, we’re thriving.