Offering hope for your IEP and Autism journey.

​Welcome to Sanford Autism Consulting! I have the honor of empowering fellow Autism moms in California who have children with IEPs (Individual Education Programs). My goal is to move you from feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, to confident and hopeful, by advocating alongside you to persistently pursue what your child deserves at school.

As your San Diego IEP consultant, I am able to offer over 20 years of experience as a public school clinician, IEP team member, Speech-Language Pathologist and special needs ally. I am also a fellow Autism parent, and can relate to the blessings and challenges of parenting a child with unique needs. My services include: IEP Advocacy, 1-1 Mentoring through the IEP process, monthly IEP parent conferences, and more.
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Testimonials

"My husband and I decided to use Sanford Autism Consulting to help us with our son (5 years old) IEP. After our intial meeting we decided to use her service. We gave Crystal a copy of our son current IEP, she reviewed it and developed a proposal action plan/suggestions geared toward getting the best help for our son at his school. Crystal was very professional, well experienced and genuinely helpful. I will personally recommend Crystal to every parents of a child with IEP. Please consult with an advocate first before signing an IEP. She understands and helped us with our concerns that we don't know how to ask with school district, she gave us pointers and typed it all out for us to bring on the meeting. We are very thankful for her and definitely recommending her to other parents."
-Sharon P.

"I cannot even begin to explain how impressed I am with Crystal's service. She is so attentive, professional, thorough, knowledgable, kind, wise, and so much more. I have enlisted her services for two of my children and each time been so impressed. She comes with my highest recommendation!"
- Stephanie N.

"It's clear that Crystal's heart is in what she does! Thank you for sharing your passion!"
~M.C. Schroeder 
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