Katherine Autin
CEO/Founder, Parkinson Partners, LLC, BCPA
(Board Certified Patient Advocate)
Parkinson's Disease Expert, Patient Advocate, Caregiver Coach, Author, Trainer & Speaker
At the heart of Katherine Autin’s work is a deep commitment to supporting those navigating the complexities of Parkinson’s Disease and caregiving. Through education, advocacy, and compassionate community-building, Katherine empowers caregivers and individuals living with Parkinson’s to find clarity, access vital resources, and experience greater ease in their journeys. Her mission is to shine a light on the path ahead—offering tools, connection, and unwavering support to those walking through both the trials and the triumphs of caregiving.
Author
My Unexpected Caregiving Detour:
Becoming a Parkinson’s Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way.
My new life journey becoming a Patient Advocate began the day my loved one was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
I had to write this book. For years, when I led Parkinson’s disease (PD) support groups and consulted with families of loved ones who had PD, they asked me to teach them what I had learned after years of being a caregiver for my husband David who was diagnosed with PD in 2004. John David Autin (David), the love of my life and father of our incredible son Michael, inspired me to share what I have learned the long, hard way in becoming a Parkinson’s Expert and Patient Advocate. Even though he was constantly struggling daily with all the variations of symptoms, he encouraged me to teach others how to help someone just like him, living with PD, and their family caregivers how to deal with the ongoing challenges.
Businesses
Three Businesses - One Mission
Visionary Caregivers
A community where caregivers connect, find resources, and gain inspiration through, resources, webinars, creative events and engaging conversations.
Parkinson's Partners
Parkinson Partners, LLC (PPLLC) works with each client on an individual basis.
We can work with you short-term where you may need an expert to attend doctor’s appointment with you. Or, we can work long-term, helping you through the entire journey of the disease.
Every client has different needs and we provide the services that fit the situation of the person with Parkinson’s and their family, and as mutually agreed.
Kat's Jewelry Magic
✨ Jewelry With A Giving Mission To Help People With Parkinson's
About
Katherine Autin
Katherine is a nationally recognized advocate and expert in Parkinson’s disease (PD), with over two decades of experience empowering individuals, families, and caregivers. She is the founder of Parkinson Partners, LLC and Visionary Caregivers , two organizations dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those affected by Parkinson’s and supporting caregivers through education, advocacy, and community. Katherine is also a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA) and a sought-after author, speaker, trainer, and consultant in the PD and caregiving communities.
Client Feedback
OUR TESTIMONIALS
Client's Feedback
"When I started with Parkinson’s Disease a few years ago, I went searching for someone to consult with me to help me in every facet of the disease from solid advice to emotional support. I was so blessed to find Katherine who has been putting her heart and mind into the whole spectrum that Parkinson’s Disease is for more than 20 years.
Always smiling, researching, and connecting, Katherine told me to always tell her the full truth and she would do the same for me, and it turned into a very effective and great relationship. It was so nice to miss so many Parkinson’s false starts on roads that she had already been down.
Open minded and yet very accurate in her research, I was able to learn about a variety of things I could do to improve my life with Parkinson’s, including finding community, exercise, voice exercises, preparation for surprises, medication tracking, promising new research, Parkinson’s norms, neurologist communication, legal medical preparation, personal experiences, and much much more! Learning all of this information through a real person verses solely the internet was definitely the right choice and reduced my and my family’s stress heaps.
Genuinely kind, driven, happy, and realistic, Katherine is someone I would like to have as a neighbor. She has adapted to her husband’s Parkinson’s journey for the best parts of her life and helped turn the dirt into flowers! Over my first year or two with the disease and consulting with Katherine, I am doing many times better in all facets of my journey and I couldn’t recommend Katherine more to have on my
Parkinson’s team. There are not a lot of Parkinson’s consultants out there, so I’m not sure who could replace her. So in that sense, I feel lucky to have found her."
David Pond, Utah
