So grateful we found Meristem! Big D is thriving and learning so many new life, job and friendship…read moreskills. He said "they get me" and he's right. D is learning what he likes and what he doesn't like in terms of jobs and thinking about his independence in the future including living in the dorms.

Very difficult to work with. No idea why it takes nearly a month for one guy to contact someone…read moreelse regarding setting up a meeting, but seeing as the gentleman I had a meeting with was so delightful(Mocking the way I answered questions, not even bothering to keep eye contact and eating cereal, getting my name wrong at least twice, getting basic info wrong, to lazy to contact people) I can kinda see why 3.8 Stars is "generous" enough of a score.

This school is absolutely amazing!! 3 of my kids have attended,1 is still enrolled and 2 have sense…read moregraduated, 1 a year early. The faculty is incredibly knowledgeable and really care about the student's success. On top of typical curriculum, they teach them life skills, like how to stay within a budget at the grocery store. They also teach them music, art, and go on field trips monthly. Additionally, they do not give homework but encourage family reading time. And more importantly, during parent-teacher conferences they not only discuss areas of improvement but also what they plan to do to help your child succeed. I can't say enough about the school. I definitely recommend coming by to do a tour and see all of the amazing things they have to offer.

My son has been attending Almondale Academy for a little over a year. One of the first things we…read morenoticed about the campus is how spacious and serene it is. It has so much outdoor space for the kids to play and explore, and the fact that there are visiting peacocks and chickens wandering around just adds to the charm. My son loves bringing home little nature "souvenirs" like feathers and cool rocks and sticks he finds at school, and they've become prized possessions in his room. The atmosphere is really calm and peaceful, which makes it a wonderful learning environment. The small class sizes are another huge plus and allow the teachers to give each student the attention they need. The staff here genuinely care about the kids, both academically and emotionally. I've been amazed at how the teachers, staff and even the other students have really helped my son come out of his shell. Despite being previously enrolled in preschool, he was quite shy and introverted when he first started kindergarten. He's now really flourishing and every day I can see the positive impact everybody at Almondale is having on him. I can't say enough good things about the staff and teachers. They're kind, attentive, and genuinely care about each student. My son isn't just another kid in a classroom; the staff and teachers truly take the time to understand his strengths and challenges and work with him every day to help him thrive, which is something I really value. Almondale Academy has been a perfect fit for our son, and I'm so glad we made the choice to enroll him here. If you're looking for a nurturing, supportive, and academically solid school, I highly recommend checking it out.

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Great School, caring staff . love the incentives they give the kids.read more

I want to take a minute to both thank and congratulate, Dave Gaines. Dave and the staff of SASSNA…read moreare doing some fantastic work with our youth (and their parents). This organization provides social services and supplies necessary outreach to both educate and advocate in the defense of our youth. Being non-profit, they work on your pre-agreed upon donations. Basically, what you can afford. My daughter tells me the whole staff from social workers to clerical are professional, helpful people. Since their time here, I can see huge changes within our entire family. Thanks to SASSNA, my grandchildren will have a better life growing up with this disability than I did. Thank you, again! 01/25

My family and I have consulted with Dave regarding school based and early intervention services. He…read morehas always had factual, supporting and helpful information to assist in advocating for our child's best interests. I would and do refer Dave to anyone who needs help.

Wonderful school for children with disabilities. This is where you want your your child to go…read more Other districts in the greater Sacramento area don't come close!

We have been coming here for my son's myofunctional therapy for about a year now. Love everything…read moreabout this facility. Amazing therapists who are all so nice and friendly. They really know how to interact with the kids and are so engaging and kind. The space is amazing with so many toys and games and kid friendly areas. My son is so sad to be done with his therapy as he will miss his therapists and the games he likes to play. I can't recommend this place enough! If you need any kind of speech or myofunctional therapy, this IS the place to go!

If I could give FAST 10 stars I would!! They are all so amazing. This place was highly recommended…read more to us. They are very familiar with needs of Gestalt Language Processors and kids with Autism. They use proven play based strategies to support your child with speech. We have seen a big improvement with our child in such a short amount of time. He loves attending speech and always has a blast. Every kid in there is happy and learning. The play space is very large and there are lots of activities based on the interest of the child. Our therapist is Ms. Maggie, but it is nice that the other therapist know my son and welcome him in as well. It is just a really warm, caring environment. We love it!

Totally disrespected. Kathryn would not release a copy of the file, which is 100% necessary to…read moremove services. My grandson could not receive any services due to her.

Let this review be a cautionary tale for you, the parent who is reading this and probably thinking…read moreof enrolling their child in ABA services at SAS. I'll try to make this brief and give only the facts, so that you can decide for yourself if this is the kind of program and the type of business that you want your child to be part of. On 1/25/23, at approximately 6:00 pm, my wife was on her way to pick up our daughter from SAS. She called and informed them that she was running a little late, due to a traffic accident and would be there as soon as she could. SAS immediately contacted me to ask if I could pick up our daughter instead, as they were closing and could not wait any longer. I told them that I could not, as I was working and reminded them my wife had called and was already on her way. I was met initially with silence, then reception informed me sternly that we would need a parent training session with the director, Dr. Katherine Buchanan before we could even bring our daughter back in for her therapy. My wife picked up our daughter at SAS at 6:15 pm. The following morning, I called SAS to find out why we needed a parent training session due to ONE late pickup. This was the only instance of a late pickup we ever had. Reception had only one response: 'Dr. Kat (Katherine Buchanan) needs to have a parent training session with you.' 'Why?' I asked, I continued to get the same response. I even asked if I could simply speak to Dr. Kat over the phone to try and smooth things out and decipher why this drastic measure was imposed upon us. No luck. Reception informed us that our daughter's services would be paused for 2 weeks, due to this one minor instance of picking our daughter up 15 minutes late. We tried several times to speak to Dr. Kat in person over the phone, but access was blocked by reception every time we called. We then started communicating with Dr. Kat via email. We mentioned to her that without any phone communication from her, we lose trust. We've had phone conferences with her before and we were confused as to why we can't do this again. We asked if there was another reason beyond picking up our daughter 15 minutes late that we have to have a parent meeting. Nothing more was said other than we needed to have a parent training session. Sounds ridiculous, right? It gets better. Previous to this, we inquired via email about a parent training portal that we could have access to, in order to stay on track with our daughter's progress. We never got a response to that. We also asked for a policy and procedures list and that was also met with silence. We could have benefited with a treatment plan, being shared to manage everyone's expectations. The education system uses an IEP, Alta Regional, uses an IPP. Goals are stated and steps are listed out as to how the goals will be achieved. The family signs this document and it is distributed so that all parties are on the same page. We received none of this from SAS. Due to the complete lack of communication, lack of trust and unprofessionalism, we decided to pull our daughter out of the ABA program at SAS, after only attending there for 7 WEEKS. To sum it all up: We felt like we were being aggressively penalized for something that happened one single time, without any warning. A late pickup by 15 minutes. Reception blocks access to the director, thus resulting in the breakdown of communication. Things like a treatment plan, parent training portal, policy and procedures were NEVER given to us. Even after asking for them several times. The therapists actually here are super sweet, but management is deplorable. This was our experience.

We waited one month to see a speech therapist for my 2 year old son at TES. When we called we were…read moretold that we would get an appointment the next week, but a day before the scheduled appointment, we were told we had to wait for another month for the first appointment. We said fine and saw the speech therapist on 11/2. After ONE session, we were notified that the speech therapist was leaving TES so no more sessions for my son. Naturally I was not happy with them wasting all this precious time for my two year old. I urged them to notify my insurance as soon as possible that they had discharged my son so we can find him a new speech therapist that my insurance would pay for. Another month later, insurance company told me they heard no word from TES. Still no speech therapy for my two year old as of today. I called TES and obviously they are avoiding my phone calls (because my husband called from an anonymous number and they picked up right away). I'm sure many kids had a good experience with TES but you just never know if your experience would end up like mine if you choose them.

wish there was a 10 star option this comapny is EPIC and I…read moream a mom who looks for the BEST when it comes to my non verbal lil guy. Been doing ABA with him for 13 years and we have had a few agencies that were so unprofessional so anoying when it comes to issus no parent has the time for, like billing issues, waitng lists, green BI's non supportive team and lets not talk about the turn around of staff which means your child has to start all over again. i have seen it all BUT the good news is if you are reaing this that means you are possibly looking for a new company for your little... HERE !!!!!!!!!!! this is where you want to be. TES is as perfect as you will get, and i have done the leg work for you. I swear this place will work for you. WHY? becuae they care, they listen the value your input. I have seen so much growth in my son that I nevr thought possible. PLEASE give your child this opportunity to meet massive gains !!! choose TES for ABA . I was so sick of searchig and not knowing what I was looking when it came to ABA years ago I appled and went to work for a few companies to get a birds eye view and just as I suspected 9 out of 10 had only one end goal"" to milk your insurance"" with under trained staff who had no skills come to your home and waste your time and more importlty your childss window of learning. I have given so many hours and so much money to so many companies not knowing if they new what they were doing if it wouold beneit my son, my pride and joy and some small gains were made but too much time was lost along the way... so I emplore you as a parent who obvioulsy cares to take time to read this long revivew "" TRY TES" you will not be disapointed. Our BCBA Carey B is so compassionate about her role in our success as a family and our son as a person not a client. Our Behavior specialist Lindsay is my sons best friend, teacher and biggest supporter in his future. our teams superviswion staff Rachel she may be benind the scenes but I feel her suppoprt and presene 100% So there you have it a mom who wants the BESt for her child, searched and searched and finally found the BEST... I hope you find what works for your family too!!!!! we are a community of mama and papa bears who will not stop until we find the best for our cub and I pray your jouorney is gentle and easy.. speak up, be pickey, learn what you need to do to ensure you are doing all that you can for your child, bbe his/her voice and NEVER settole you have rights and a say in everything prseted to you regarding services, funding and programs BE assertive stay strong and feel free to ask qustions and demand answers it's your child.....

Ratings are on both ends. My son loved his teacher and learned a lot from her. She was organized,…read moreprofessional, and always on top of her game. She was amazing. As for the other staff- they were very unorganized, rang me through the ringer, sent me in every direction without any help. I even went to collections bc of an ordeal that could have been much avoided if done properly and on a timely manner and looked into properly. Very disappointed. Thank you.

I graduated in 05 my teacher was lonny gosette and he was amazing. my daughter is graduating in…read moreFebruary 2026. She is special needs and all of her needs are being met by her special education team.