Is My Baby or Toddler Delayed? Tips for Navigating Early Intervention Services, with Crystal Sanford

What is early intervention… and why is it important? On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet spoke with Crystal Sanford, M.Ed., M.A., CCC-SLP, a pediatric speech-language pathologist, parent educator, advocate, mother of a child with special needs, and owner of Sanford Autism Consulting. Her work focuses on providing a place where other Autism and special needs moms can find clarity, support, and hope for their IEP journey.  We’ll discuss: * Crystal’s personal and professional background, and how she came to do the work she’s doing today* The three biggest myths Crystal sees from parents and caregivers about when or how to get early intervention services (assessment and/or intervention)* What is the purpose of early intervention, what should parents expect, and what happens when a child “ages out” of these services?* Crystal’s top 3 tips and resources for parents and caregivers who want to be the best advocates for their child Resources Mentioned in This Episode: parentcenterhub.org Autism Inclusivity group on Facebook Therapist Neurodiversity Collective group on Facebook https://autisminternetmodules.org/ Crystal Clear IEP: Ensure Your Child Has the Learning Resources They Need Crystal Clear IEP Conference (Monthly live webinar) Free IEP Rights handout Connect With Us: Crystal: Website / Instagram / Facebook  Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest Before we get started today, I’d like to just acknowledge that although this episode is not exclusively about working with children who ultimately may receive an Autism diagnosis, we definitely touched upon it. And one resource for families who have young children who are Autistic that we failed to mention later on in the episode, is the voices of Autistic adults themselves. This is an integral part of understanding neurodiversity and the supports we can put into place to help all family members grow and thrive. I’m including some of my favorite resources in the show notes of this episode! Text Transcript of This Episode: Ayelet: All right,