Educational Consultant
Get Expert IEP Support & Special Education Help for Your Child.
Finally understand your child’s IEP and make sure they get the services and support they actually need.
Get Expert IEP Support & Special Education Help for Your Child.
Finally understand your child’s IEP and make sure they get the services and support they actually need.
Sped Advocacy is owned by Julie Benoff, a certified special educator and educational consultant. Julie, a mother to special needs children, has firsthand experience navigating the education system. She fought the school system for all three of her children and emerged victorious. This personal connection allows her to empathize deeply with her clients, as she lives the challenges they face every day.
Julie is well-versed in a wide variety of educational testing tools and uses her knowledge and experience to thoroughly analyze test scores and compose comprehensive, detailed reports.
Julie provides personalized guidance for families navigating education, life planning, and advocacy for individuals with disabilities.
Focus on educational placement, helping families find schools (K-12, college, boarding) or programs that fit a child's learning style, academic level, and social/emotional needs, especially for learning differences and neurodiversity.
Help families understand and secure their child's rights to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), develop/review IEPs (Individualized Education Programs) and 504 Plans, and navigate school systems
Deep dives into a child's academic, social, and emotional profile.
Recommending appropriate schools, colleges, or vocational programs with strong support services.
Attending meetings, helping draft IEPs/504s, and ensuring compliance with disability laws.
Connecting families with therapies, assistive technology, and community resources.
Setting up trusts, ABLE accounts, and planning for lifelong support.
Teaching parents to be effective advocates for their child.
Independent of school districts, offering objective advice.
More time than school counselors to understand unique needs.
Deep understanding of complex educational systems and disability support.
Simplifies overwhelming processes for families.