With over 35 years of experience, Mo is a practiced professional in the field of special education providing services and support to those with disabilities and their families. She managed autism programs and services for over 6,000 students as Director of Autism and Intellectual Disabilities at Chicago Public Schools. Mo’s additional experience also includes special education teacher, autism itinerant and special education administrator. She is now the owner of AiepA: Advocate and Instructional Expert for People with Autism. Mo Buti has served as an expert witness in dozens of due process cases advocating for both the school districts and parents allowing her to provide expert witness testimony if required. To improve education results and functional outcomes for students with disabilities, Mo participated in the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) monitoring process. Through this work she gained the skillset to ensure IEP compliance, provide IEP training to school district staff and spearheaded the redesign of multiple school district’s IEP systems.
