I am so grateful to have Sarah on my team. My autistic daughter has a great Speech and Occupation…read moreTherapist; and an excellent ABA team. We work together to help my daughter making so much progress at home, but she kept struggling at school. I was having a hard time communicating with the school to provide for proper supports for my daughter. I am searching for an advocate who can help me navigate the special education program/ public school system. I found Sarah. Sarah is kind, calm, and knowledgeable. She used to teach a Special Day Class. Sarah understands the system and knows what a student needs to succeed in school. She is a valuable member of my home team.

I highly recommend Sarah to help you with your special education IEP process. When my son first got…read morean IEP I felt so lost. I didn't know what it was or what my rights were. I'm so happy I found Sarah. She made it all so easy for me. She explained to me how everything worked so I knew what services my son was getting. She is always in your corner to be there to help you and make you feel confident going into your IEP meetings. She is so knowledgeable about everything with it. She is also so friendly and easy to talk to. She genuinely cares about the kids and wants what's best for them.

Exceptional educational program/school but at a huge costs. Unfortunately I don't fall into the…read morecategory of being able to afford their services. My son made huge strides for the 2 months he went there. It's frustrating how private institutions can show the capability of your child but I would literally have to sell my kidney to keep him in the program. If you got the dough, I highly recommend!

From the owner: We specialize in working with students who struggle with dyslexia, reading, writing, and math,…read moreauditory processing, attention, memory, anxiety. We have years of experience with IEPs and special education. Students who are bright but working too hard have found our methods life-changing! The inspiration behind the Learning Center is the banyan tree. This amazing plant grows in regions where the soils is not able to support the heavy branches. It has learned to compensate for the weakness by growing support limbs as the tree branches out. Like the banyan tree, our goal is to provide support and strengthen foundations for learning as students mature into lifelong learners. In addition to the concept of the Learning Center providing support to learners, the foundations, or roots of the tree, must also be feeding the tree and entwine to make a strong trunk. The foundational skills that must be in place for efficient processing are memory, attention, language, reasoning, and integration. When these are intact and working together, students are ready to branch out... and learn basic skills, develop their unique gifts and areas of interest, and find success academically, socially, and emotionally. At Banyan Tree Educational Services, we can assist students in developing skills in any of these areas, either academic or foundational. Please browse our site to find how we can help students at all levels of learning.

This is a private education center that works with students with Autism. It's for ages 5-18, and…read morethey have a transition program for ages 18-22. They help students with difficulties learn in the classroom, as well as helping them with behaviors.

If you are reading this, you are probably on #teamnosleep and it's midnight, you just ate dinner…read moreand sat down for the first time since 5 a.m... Right? Hello autism moms and dads this review is for you. I get it, I was where you are, in October we celebrated 2 years at Stein and never looked back. My son was in a "resource room" at his prior school which was a converted closet and alone most of the time. Autism is hard and public schools cannot serve your child. Guess what? Stein is your saving grace. My son jumped 3 grade levels in math and 2 in reading, but more than that, he is celebrated. He is loved. He is ACCEPTED. Chayo Chavez is the director of Stein and she is the most amazing woman I have ever met. She has dedicated her life to helping our special kids. Go tour Stein a.s.a.p!

Our daughter has been working with Clare for nearly a year and has made leaps and bounds. Clare…read moremakes speech therapy sessions fun and highly interactive! After each session I am always provided with an update and homework to practice. So happy we are here!

Everything was exceptional! Nicole Goldfarb is a fantastic clinician who goes through her…read moreassessment in great detail and truly cares about her patients. Her expertise in myofunctional therapy is second to none and the community in San Diego is lucky to have her. The person I spoke with initially to set up the appointment was very pleasant as well. I highly recommend Nicole and her team!

Without Layered Education I would not be the educator I am today. Glynis is an incredible coach and…read morethought-partner who has pushed my co-teacher and I to levels of success I initially thought were not possible. Our special education students have not only grown in their reading/writing skills but thrive in the classroom environment Glynis has helped us create. I cannot recommend working with Layered Education enough!!

I have worked with Layered Education over the past 4.5 years. Glynis' PD and coaching has been the…read moremost effective I have experienced in my 9 years as a special education teacher. She has helped to develop programs at my school site, coach a variety of teachers and school staff members, and pushed for the creation of a reading program for students with Dyslexia and other language-based disabilities. This program has seen students grow up to 3 years in reading proficiency in 1 school year alone. I love working with Glynis because she always keeps students at the center of our work. I would highly recommend working with Layered Education!

My son was attending Mission Valley Academy ( middle school) and the teachers were awesome very…read more professionals and caring but as soon as my son started to attend Cook Center (high school) it was a nightmare his teacher was not patient at all and the principal didn't support the needs of my son, they didn't do anything to help him in his transition from middle school to HS. They never tried to have a meeting with us to try to find a solution for his needs, the principal just said that he cannot assist to Cook Center anymore.

I was also a former student, and I'm telling you: please do not send your child here!…read more The students at this school are not treated as individuals with their own gifts and their own ability to contribute meaningfully to our world. They are instead stripped of their identity, belittled and forced to comply with the demands of the staff by sheer aggression and violence. And every other aspect of the student's lives is negatively affected by the school's agenda as well, oftentimes by unfair and restrictive legal documentation that follows them for the rest of their lives and is very difficult to annul. Their practices also often result in students not graduating on time, (if at all,) which can cause irrevocable damage to their professional standing. I was lucky to leave and I never looked back, but some of the damage they inflicted stays with me, and I may not rectify it for a long time yet.

Karla has been a lifesaver for our family. The school district repeatedly refused to identify our…read moreson's dyslexia. They insisted he was "fine". But he couldn't read, write or do math (all those word problems require a lot of reading). Worse, he was beginning to think he was stupid. The IEP process is complicated. You absolutely need someone with experience to guide you and advocate for your child. Our son is now reading above grade level due to an appropriate school placement and related services. Karla literally saved our son's future.

If she has a waiting list wait for her. For me, the key to a great advocate is someone who will…read morelisten to my child's story, his experiences, his challenges, and his strengths and combine them with the knowledge of how an IEP works to create a plan that actually moves my child forward. IEP San Diego gives you that, as a parent she makes me feel fully heard in my concerns, most importantly she knows how to express those concerns in a way that carries my child's education forward with meaningful goals in a setting that allows him growth, safety, learning, and friendships. I admire the depth of analysis she gives to each one of the assessments, protocols, and many documents that make up the file. She is really interested in understanding what has been done and how in order to create an IEP that is appropriate for the child.

Kellie was a complete god sent to our family and my son. My…read moreson had An IEP at a previous school, when we moved to a different district, he was having a very difficult time transitioning, after explaining my concerns and fears to Kellie she took us under her wing, explaining the IEP process to us and advocating for us the whole way. These meetings can feel very foreign and nerve racking however having Kellie there was wonderful, I highly recommend her services. I just adore her

I volunteered here with work, and it was great. We helped bag apples and other snacks so that kids…read morecould have healthy food after school. They do good work. Highly recommend spending some time giving back here.

It was very organize. Nice touch with video. Well explained. The place to volunteer for a good causeread more