Mandy, my advocate Angel,  truly has been a lifesaver with dealing with the school district and has been a staunch defender of my son's rights over getting the services and placement that is best for his needs.  She honestly cares about what is best for him and stuck by me and fought until we got him placed in the best possible school with the behavioral supports he needs.  She never made me feel judged and was always supportive.  We love you Mandy...even our birds and dogs love you...you are family :)

  They may be out of business.
Nobody picks up the phone or answers emails.
This is my 3rd day trying to reach someone.

  Mandy is very knowledgable of the IEP process.  She has extensive experience dealing with different school districts.  She does a great job prepping me before the meeting by setting my expectation, and explaining our game plan.  She was able to foresee which route the school may take such that we are better prepared and I was not hit by a nasty surprise.  

Mandy has very good manner during IEP meetings.  Unfortunately we had to deal with some very abrasive personnels.  Mandy handled the intimidation and bullying professionally and politely.  However, she did not let them muffled her by asking legitimate and important questions in various forms.  

She is understanding of the pressure and worry parents feel while dealing with the school district.   She would patiently let me know not to stress about it when I start to think too much.   She always responded assertively and confidently when the school came up with unnecessary suggestions or demands to cause stress or fears.

Mandy did a classroom observation for my son and identified lots of the area he needed support where he was not getting.  She had seen so many assessments and reports that she knew what is decent and what is not.

When school dragged out our IEE request, Mandy knew what to do to push the process along to get their approval sooner.

Even our SARC case manager commented that Mandy knew really well of what she was doing after attending one of our IEP meetings.

At the time of this writing, we are working with numerous professionals to get our IEE done.  It has been a long process.  I cannot imagine what kind of pressure I would be under, or how my son will end up if Mandy hasn't been there to help us this year.

  When we started out trying to get services for our daughter, I thought I didn't need an advocate. I thought I could do it all on my own because I am smart and well versed in much of the system. I thought since I only have limited amounts of money, why would I spend it on an advocate rather than on tutoring or something that directly helped my daughter?  I was so wrong. Nothing has helped my daughter more than hiring Ask Now!

I fought for several years to get the help my daughter needs from our school district, but I was getting nowhere until I finally decided I had to get some help, and Ask Now has been worth every penny!

Mandy, is amazing at what she does, and I have had several of the people who have been in the IEP meeting with us, ask me for Mandy's contact info because they were so impressed with how she handles the meetings. She asks the tough questions, she doesn't take "no" for an answer, and she is there to support you when you need help knowing what to do. When we finally got a diagnosis for my daughter's condition, Mandy was there to help me process that and know what to do next.

We have been using Ask Now now for almost a year, and now, I can't imagine having to do this without Mandy. She now works with us for both of our kids IEPs, and it has been the best investment we have made. Before I had her, I signed off on IEPs that were completely inadequate, but I didn't know poorly done they were because I had nothing to compare it to. Mandy has been doing this for years, and she knows what to look for and how to tell when something is done right.

To anyone who is thinking about hiring an advocate but not sure if they should spend the money, please do it for the sake of your child. I wish I had hired Mandy sooner! Ask Now truly is your child's biggest ally!

  They may be out of business.
Nobody picks up the phone or answers emails.
This is my 3rd day trying to reach someone.

  Mandy is very knowledgable of the IEP process.  She has extensive experience dealing with different school districts.  She does a great job prepping me before the meeting by setting my expectation, and explaining our game plan.  She was able to foresee which route the school may take such that we are better prepared and I was not hit by a nasty surprise.  

Mandy has very good manner during IEP meetings.  Unfortunately we had to deal with some very abrasive personnels.  Mandy handled the intimidation and bullying professionally and politely.  However, she did not let them muffled her by asking legitimate and important questions in various forms.  

She is understanding of the pressure and worry parents feel while dealing with the school district.   She would patiently let me know not to stress about it when I start to think too much.   She always responded assertively and confidently when the school came up with unnecessary suggestions or demands to cause stress or fears.

Mandy did a classroom observation for my son and identified lots of the area he needed support where he was not getting.  She had seen so many assessments and reports that she knew what is decent and what is not.

When school dragged out our IEE request, Mandy knew what to do to push the process along to get their approval sooner.

Even our SARC case manager commented that Mandy knew really well of what she was doing after attending one of our IEP meetings.

At the time of this writing, we are working with numerous professionals to get our IEE done.  It has been a long process.  I cannot imagine what kind of pressure I would be under, or how my son will end up if Mandy hasn't been there to help us this year.