Elizabeth Essner has experience and success advocating for students with a variety of disabilities. Her clients have ranged in age from 3 years old to eighteen years old. Areas of expertise include:

• Aspergers Syndrome,
• Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD),
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD),
• Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD),
• Dysgraphia,
• Emotional disturbance, including bi-polar disorder and depression,
• Specific learning disabilities (SLD), and
• Tourettes Syndrome.

She has also dealt extensively with discipline issues.

Elizabeth has helped ensure clients receive a variety of appropriate related services including speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, social skills training, and counseling. She has helped families obtain independent educational evaluations at no expense to them.

Elizabeth has helped secure the rights of many students with special education needs through the IEP process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and others under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.