Author: Crystal Sanford

Crystal Y. Sanford, M.Ed., M. A. CCC-SLP is the owner of Sanford Autism Consulting, an Autism Consultant, Certified IEP Coach, Speech-Language Pathologist, Special Needs Parent & Ally, and a published author Crystal has 20 years of experience supporting families, children and young adults with unique needs. She has provided services to individuals with a variety of needs, including ADHD, Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Learning Differences. However, for the past 10 years, Autism has been her passion. In addition, she has gained hands-on experience while parenting her own daughter with High-Functioning Autism. Crystal holds an M.A. in Communicative Disorders from California State University, Northridge and an M.A. in Education from San Diego State University. When she is not supporting families of Autism or speaking life into the hearts of children and young adults, Crystal enjoys gardening, reading, and spending “non-technology” time with her husband and two daughters in San Diego, CA.