The presence of autism can be extremely challenging to parents and other family members, and autism has been identified as causing greater family and parental stress than any other disability. The condition can challenge traditional parenting styles and cause parents to feel deskilled and disempowered. The presence of autism within the family can negatively affect the educational achievement, employment opportunities and social inclusion of mothers, fathers, siblings and the individuals with autism themselves. Teaching parents and youth workers to understand the condition, and to work effectively with schools and other professionals, has been shown to be effective in improving outcomes for individuals with autism and their families. However, though such education programmes have been developed in e.g. Western Europe and there is little or no availability of such programmes or materials in many areas within Europe, for example in the western Balkans and Mediterranean region. The purpose of this project was to share, adapt, test, evaluate, embed and disseminate a collaborative model of parent education, with an ecologically valid curriculum and training materials, to support the provision of effective parent education for parents of disabled children (in this case, children with autism), learning from what is currently taking place within North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain and modeled upon existing practice within Poland. Whit this project we wanted to foster social equity and inclusion, in line with the key priorities of the Europe 2021-2027 strategy, by working to these aims and objectives: a) To transfer knowledge/exchange practices concerning education of young parents/families, youth support workers of children/young people with autism to the partner countries and more widely. A collaborative parent education model and materials will learn from what is going on in the partner settings. b) To adapt a curriculum with ecologically valid, appropriate teaching materials and methods to: - deliver training to parents across a range of European settings - evaluate its impact on families’/children and youths’ quality of life, equity and social inclusion c) To develop a collaborative model and ‘roadmap’ to provide and embed parent education about autism within - Poland, - Spain - North Macedonia -Serbia -Slovenia identifying how rigorous education can be made culturally/locally appropriate whilst addressing universal issues that cross national boundaries. d) To build capacity through sharing expertise on community engagement and active citizenship, embedding innovative practice so it continues beyond the project lifespan, leading to societal innovation e) To disseminate/exploit findings and materials to wider European stakeholders, influencing local, regional and national policy via the roadmap and recommendations.