Someone I Love Was Just Diagnosed

Categories: Relationships
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About Course

DEEP DIVE · Relationships

Suggested pacing: 2 weeks
Estimated learning time: 2–4 hours

Flexible study estimates include reading, practice and assessment, not academic credit or supervised clinical hours. Real-life experiments may span additional calendar days.

Understand what diagnosis may change—and what it does not—without infantilizing or turning the person into a diagnosis. This course expands on related concepts introduced in Neurodivergent Relationships. You do not need to take that course first; this course can be taken independently. Some shared EBiT concepts are revisited, with a different focus and application.

Prerequisite: No prior Academy course required.

Developed from Angela Fisher, PhD’s EBiT program framework.

Understand what diagnosis may change—and what it does not—without infantilizing or turning the person into a diagnosis.

Who this course is for

Partners, relatives and close friends of a newly diagnosed autistic, ADHD or AuDHD adult.

How you will learn

Self-paced reading, practical worksheets, real-life experiments and knowledge checks. Each module applies Validation, Acceptance and Nurture.

Completion and credential

Complete all lessons/modules, knowledge checks, worksheets and required application exercises, then submit the 10-question final + Support Plan through the final lesson for manual Academy review. A Certificate of Completion is issued after Academy verification; lesson checkmarks alone do not issue it.

What EBiT means here

EBiT means Empowerment-Based Integrated Treatment, the framework developed by Angela Fisher, PhD. Academy courses teach its principles of Validation, Acceptance and Nurture for education and practical application. A course is not individualized clinical treatment; its certificate records educational completion and does not confer professional licensure or the Certified EBiT Practitioner credential.

Educational scope

This course provides general educational information and does not provide individualized diagnosis or treatment. Course completion does not confer professional licensure or the Certified EBiT Practitioner credential.

Continue Your Learning

Optional next steps with a related focus; these are separate courses and are not required for this course’s completion.

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Course Content

Start Here

  • Welcome, your learning plan and the EBiT method

1. What the Diagnosis Means

2. How to Be Helpful

Final assessment and personal plan