05/24/2026
Long Island families: summer IEE spots are open.
School’s almost out — and if you’ve spent this year feeling like something was missed in your child’s evaluation, you’re not alone. And you’re probably not wrong.
I’m Christina Beta, a speech-language pathologist with over 20 years of special education experience on Long Island. I specialize in Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs) for social communication and pragmatic language — the areas school evaluations most commonly miss.
Because school evaluations often don’t capture:
✦ Your child may look fine at school — but you see what happens after. When she holds it together all day and falls apart at home, that’s exhaustion, not misbehavior. Evaluations rarely account for that.
✦ Passing a speech and language test doesn’t mean communication is easy. Schools test language in a quiet room, one on one — not in the cafeteria, a group project, or a friendship that’s quietly falling apart.
✦ A great test score can still mean something is being missed. When conditions are calm and controlled, many children do just fine. But school (life) isn’t calm or controlled.
✦ You’ve been told your child is fine. You know something isn’t adding up. Trust that feeling.
If your child has been told they don’t qualify, tested out of services, or is being called a “model student” while struggling at home — an IEE can give your family the full picture the school’s report didn’t.
Summer is the perfect time. Results in your hands before September — so the new school year starts differently.
📬 Ready to take the next step?
Email me at [email protected] to schedule a free consultation or call (631) 320-8662 to learn more.
I serve families across Suffolk and Nassau Counties, ages 5–18.
Link in bio: www.collaborativemindsconsulting.com/iees
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