Genie Dawkins
Genie Dawkins, LLC Confident Parent Strategist, Author of The Joyful Family Planner , Podcaster
Washington D.C.
Genie Dawkins is a single mother of four and has over 25 years of being a parent advocate of special needs children. She has a Masters’s degree in Sociology and she’s an Integrative Health Coach. Additionally, she is the best-selling author of two books “Not My Child: Navigating Your Child's Learning Difficulties with IEP's and Education Resources” and a recent release “The Joyful Family Planner”.
Each of Genie’s children has various diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and ADHD. She has successfully enrolled them in top tier private schools and taken her children abroad with various challenges and limited resources but with determination to expand her children’s worldview and not limit them because of their individual diagnosis.
As an educational advocacy specialist, Genie’s mission is to provide insight into achieving a balanced life and overcoming inevitable challenges both at school and home in a way that empowers parents and children.