The Bay Area has extraordinary help — world-class hospitals, renowned dyslexia schools, and a famous UCSF dyslexia center — but it's spread across a huge region and costs add up fast. This is the Bay Area's own credential-vetted directory of the best evaluators, schools, therapists, and doctors, plus free and low-cost options. Then, if you want it, an expert reads your child's records and builds your plan.
We don't rank by star ratings — they're noisy and easy to game. Every group below earns its place by credentials: board certification, school accreditation, professional licensure, and standing in the field's real professional bodies. The honest bar, not the loudest reviews.
A board-certified clinical neuropsychologist (ABPP/ABCN — the field's highest credential), with offices in San Francisco, providing thorough child and adolescent evaluations for learning, attention, and developmental concerns.
A bilingual (English/Spanish) pediatric neuropsychologist (Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCSF/UCLA training) providing comprehensive assessments in both languages across the Bay Area.
The American Board of Professional Psychology's directory lists clinicians who passed board certification in clinical neuropsychology — the real credential to look for in a private evaluator.
A premier Belmont school for students with dyslexia and specific learning differences in reading, writing, or math (also dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD) — research-based instruction, a UCSF Dyslexia Center partner, drawing families from across the Bay.
A San Francisco school for students with learning differences — small classes and individualized instruction for bright students who learn differently.
The UCSF Dyslexia Center maintains a list of partner schools and a wealth of free, science-based dyslexia resources — a trusted way to find more vetted Bay Area options.
The Academy's directory lists accredited Orton-Gillingham practitioners — the gold-standard credential for a private dyslexia tutor near you.
A huge audiobook/highlighting library — free for students with a qualifying reading disability, so your child keeps up with grade-level books while they learn to decode.
A leading San Francisco pediatric clinic offering speech, occupational, and ABA therapy plus social-skills groups for autism, ADHD, anxiety, and sensory and developmental needs — all under one roof.
Medical care, ABA, speech, and occupational therapy under one roof for children with autism — a coordinated, whole-child model with Bay Area locations (incl. Marin).
For more options, the BHCOE directory lists every accredited ABA provider in the Bay Area — the real quality bar for choosing ABA.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's directory lists speech-language pathologists who hold the CCC-SLP — the national mark of a fully qualified clinician.
UCSF's board-certified developmental-behavioral team diagnoses and manages developmental delay, ADHD, and autism — a top academic option (campuses in SF and Oakland).
Lucile Packard / Stanford developmental-behavioral pediatricians (board-certified by the American Board of Pediatrics) — comprehensive diagnosis and care for autism, ADHD, and developmental concerns.
A nationally respected Berkeley-based disability-rights nonprofit offering free and low-cost special-education parent advocacy, training, and support — a powerful Bay Area ally.
For more options, the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates' directory lists active, vetted special-education advocates and attorneys serving California.
A renowned Bay Area nonprofit (Palo Alto/San Jose) providing assessments and therapy for learning, ADHD, and autism — with a sliding scale and financial aid so cost isn't a barrier.
SF State's training clinic offers low-cost speech and language evaluation and therapy supervised by licensed clinicians — quality care at a fraction of private rates.
Federally funded and free — they help California families understand their rights, the IEP/504 process, evaluations, and meetings. A great first call.
California's protection & advocacy agency — free legal-rights information and help if your child's rights are being denied.
A short message — your child, your the San Francisco Bay Area district, and what you're facing. We set up a secure way to share the IEP.
We review the records against your rights and match your child to the right the San Francisco Bay Area providers from the vetted directory above.
A clear written plan, plus a vetted the San Francisco Bay Area advocate, found and recommended for you, for the in-person help.
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