Parrot: The Voice Between Home and School
AI-powered insights to support students who can't always speak for themselves. Bridging the communication gap between home and school for children with similar neurodivergent communication challenges.
Our mission is to ensure that every child is seen and heard—even when they can't speak. By bringing parent-trained insights into the classroom, we're transforming how schools support students with communication challenges.
The Challenge
For Teachers
Lack real-time insights about students' needs, especially during high-stress situations when communication is most difficult.
Often resort to generic approaches that don't address individual needs.
For Parents
Experience burnout from repeatedly explaining their child's unique needs to multiple school staff members.
Constant worry about whether their child is properly understood at school.
For School Therapists
Miss critical day-to-day context that impacts care effectiveness and progress tracking.
Struggle to coordinate approaches between home and school environments.
Schools lack the tools to scale individualized care for students with communication challenges, creating emotional stress and operational inefficiency for everyone involved.
Born From Personal Experience
Real Problem
Created by a parent of an 8-year-old with Selective Mutism who experienced firsthand the communication gaps between home and school.
Real Emotional Stakes
Every day an SM child is misunderstood is a day of lost potential, increased anxiety, and missed opportunities for growth and connection.
Real Insight
Our founder's lived experience has revealed both what's broken in the current system and what's needed to fix it—personal insights that can only come from being in the trenches.
This isn't just another EdTech startup—it's a mission born from necessity and powered by the love of a parent who understands that every child deserves to be heard.
Introducing Parrot
Parent-Trained AI
Parents build a digital understanding of their child through simple, guided interactions.
Intuitive Interface
Teachers ask natural questions like "What's going on with Mia today?" or "What are some tactics Mia uses at home to self soothe after a stressful situation?"
Personalized Guidance
Parrot responds instantly with specific insights based on it's built-in SM knowledge, the student's IEP, daily updates, and the parent's lived knowledge.
Privacy-First Design
Parrot uses the latest end-to-end encryption standards to keep all shared information secure and private.
Parrot bridges the communication gap between home and school-ensuring that every adult supporting a child has access to the same personalized understanding—without requiring constant parent availability.
*Not intended for generalized anxiety or therapy/medical use and does not integrate with school databases or collect clinical data (FERPA/HIPAA) in MVP.
How Parrot Works
Training
Parents build their child's profile through uploads, voice notes, and simple behavior tracking. The more they share, the smarter Parrot becomes about their child's specific needs.
Teacher Access
With parent permission, teachers access a simple chat interface where they can ask questions and receive immediate guidance—no technical expertise required.
Ongoing Learning
As parents add notes about new triggers, successful strategies, or changing needs, Parrot continuously updates its guidance to all authorized users.
"The Parrot File"
Digital record tracking a child's growth - their insights, progress, and communication strategies. Becomes a personal file they can reflect on, advocate with, and add to independently.
*No school onboarding is required—Parrot is initiated and managed by parents, eliminating procurement barriers and ensuring that support follows the child across classrooms, schools, and professionally in the future.
What It Looks Like in the Real World
Before Parrot
Eight-year-old Mia freezes when asked to join a group activity in her new classroom.
Her teacher, Ms. Wilson, assumes she's being difficult and sends her to sit alone, unaware of her selective mutism triggers.
Mia withdraws further, unable to explain her anxiety.
After Parrot
Ms. Wilson checks Parrot before class: "Mia struggles with transitions. Group activities cause anxiety."
When Mia hesitates, Ms. Wilson offers a gentle alternative: "Would you like to be my special helper instead?"
Mia smiles and nods, feeling seen and understood without speaking.
Market Opportunity
7M+
Students
U.S. students with an IEP or communication disorder who need personalized support
20M+
Support Network
Caregivers, teachers, and therapists engaged in supporting these students
$14B
Market Size
Annual spending on special education technology and support services
18%
Growth Rate
Annual increase in awareness and diagnosis of communication disorders
Our initial target market focuses on parents of children with Selective Mutism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or similar in grades K-8—a segment with high engagement and willingness to adopt solutions that improve their child's educational experience.
Our Competitive Edge

Self-Advocacy Tool
Evolves with the child from parent voice to student-controlled communication aid
Parent-Initiated
No school contracts required, eliminating procurement barriers
Hyper-Personalized
No generic advice—everything is parent-trained and child-specific
Lived Experience
Built by parents who understand the daily challenges first-hand
Unlike generic educational tools or standard communication apps, Parrot leverages the unique understanding that parents have of their children. This parent-trained approach creates a level of personalization that generic AI solutions cannot match.
Responsible Data. Meaningful Insights.
We believe private tools can create collective progress—without sacrificing trust.
Parent-Controlled Consent
You decide what's shared. Nothing leaves your profile without explicit permission.
Privacy by Design
We never collect identifying information about your child. Safety comes first.
Community Impact
Anonymous insights help us identify common triggers, frequent teacher questions, and usage patterns.
Collective Progress
Your experience helps other families. Together, we advance understanding of communication challenges.
Business Model

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Parent Subscriptions
Monthly SaaS model, with the potential of adding tiered features based on parent needs.

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Beyond Selective Mutism
Explore additional neurodiversity needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder and similar.

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Future Medical Add-ons
HIPPA compliant premium features for progress tracking and intervention planning.

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Future District Licensing
Secure student data and enhanced education with FERPA-compliant plugin solutions for seamless integration into existing school tools.
Our direct-to-parent model creates immediate value for families, with future revenue from professional add-ons and partnerships. Designed for future integration with tools like Remind, Seesaw, or ClassDojo—so teachers don’t need to use ‘one more app.’
Meet the Founders
Adam LeMire
Founder
Adam is the creator and strategic lead behind Parrot, a tool currently in development to bridge the communication gap between parents, educators, and therapists supporting children with Selective Mutism and related communication challenges.
A seasoned marketing expert and father of a child with SM, Adam built the foundation for Parrot out of a personal mission: to ensure that what parents know about their children doesn’t get lost at school.
He leads product strategy, vision, and execution—working behind the scenes to bring Parrot to life with clarity, care, and impact.
Christy LeMire
Founding Partner, Community Advocacy
Christy is the public voice of Parrot and the heart behind its mission. As the mother of a child with Selective Mutism, she brings deep lived experience and years of collaboration with teachers, therapists, and support teams to her role.
Christy leads community advocacy, outreach, and relationship-building with families and professionals—ensuring that Parrot remains grounded in the real, everyday experiences of those it’s being built to serve.
She is deeply connected in the SM space and passionate about empowering families through connection and understanding.
Join Our Mission
Teachers & School Therapists
We're looking for passionate educators & therapists to help us test Parrot, our new AI assistant for the classroom.
Network Connections
We're also seeking introductions to Selective Mutism specialists, special education professionals, and neurodivergent parent communities.
Our vision is a world where no child is misunderstood because they can't speak for themselves. Parrot is more than a product—it's a bridge between understanding and support, between home and school, between silence and being heard.
Together, we can ensure that every child's voice matters, even when that voice needs help to be heard.
Want to help shape Parrot? Email us - myparrottool@gmail.com
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