Sacramento Autistic Spectrum and Special Needs Alliance

SASSNA was very helpful with my daughters IEP. Dave attended the meeting personally and answered all my questions and concerns. SASSNA also hosted social meetings and projects for all different levels of abilities. Dave, is also very knowledgeable in many areas to help the special needs community.

Should you need an advocate — look NO FURTHER!
Mr. Gaines is NOT ONLY thoroughly knowledgeable, but he’s an EDUCATED advocate, who holds himself to the highest standards. with extensive backgrounds working professionally with special needs students.
Here’s a (SHORT) list of what SASSNA provided/​assisted with for my child…
My son’s school records, special education records, assessments, and evaluations were thoroughly reviewed.
* Inform us of our child’s educational rights.
* Provide us with expert guidance and direction through the IEP
process.
* Reviewed IEP goals to formulate appropriate goals,
accommodations, modifications, behavior plans, and related
services such as SLT & OT.
* Prepared for the IEP meeting by reviewing documents, solidifying
our meeting objectives, and answering important questions.
* Reviewed all IEP docs before signing.
Ultimately, despite Dave’s expertise to give educational options and advice, he respected that the final decision about my child’s education belongs to me. (For this reason, I am truly grateful and indebted to him)
I’ve highly recommended SASSNA to all of my family & friends…