Services

I have spent the past few years amassing a great deal of knowledge about raising children with special needs in New York.

I know from the inside what it feels like to be a special needs parent, and I intimately understand the emotional issues involved and how they affect each decision we parents make.

That understanding shapes every interaction I have with parents. I regard clients not as business associates, but as fellow travelers on a shared journey.

I offer the following services:

• Parent support in person, on the phone, or via email

• Early Intervention (EI) guidance

• Help with paperwork and interpreting reports

• Explanations and advice on types and amounts of therapy

• Advice on what constitutes appropriate services and how to obtain them

• Support and coaching for Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings

• Assistance setting up and managing schedules

• Coaching in working with therapists and school, agency, and government personnel

• Transition support from EI to Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE), and CPSE to the Committee on Special Education (CSE)

• Guidance for parents entering the system in CPSE or CSE

• Help in understanding elementary, middle, and high school options

• Touring and application guidance

• Assistance in finding specialists to provide independent evaluations and supporting documentation

• IEP review support, including Turning 5 meetings