Between ages 3 and 10 Child Psychologists had diagnosed my son with everything under the sun: High…read moreFunctioning Autism, ADD, OCD, Dyslexia and Tourette's Syndrome. He struggled academically, behaviorally and with attention and social issues. These challenges involved every system of his brain and body. So, we did all the typical medical therapies and educational interventions including ABA, OT, ST medications, Orton Gillingham, social skills classes, diet changes, etc. Yet, by age10 and the end of 4th grade, my son was 3 years behind in school and couldn't manage 1:1 instruction let alone navigate an overstimulating classroom learning environment. Everyday was a challenge to get him to participate. That's when I found Brain Balance and his life changed forever. I can't thank Brain Balance enough! After 4 months in the program, I had a whole different son. Brain Balance got the two sides of his brain to communicate and synchronize. From there, skills he couldn't do before quickly came on board. Teachers in 5th grade were amazed at his improvements in all areas of development and interactions. He moved from the lowest math and reading groups to working at grade level in the broad classroom. His mid-year NWEA testing for math and language arts showed he was at or above grade level in all subjects. He made friends easily and participated in after school activities and sports for the first time. The Brain Balance program is unique and comprehensive. It succeeds where single issue therapies fail because it addresses all systems of the brain and body simultaneously and focuses on improving the weak areas of the brain so they connect and synchronize with the strong areas of the brain and create true functional improvements. In this way, it truly gets to the root cause of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders. The Brain Balance program is not easy and it's not covered by medical insurance, just as other non-medical programs. But it works and is well worth the investment of time and money. It includes intensive sensory, motor, cognitive and academic activities and stresses clean eating diet and nutrition protocols and healthy lifestyle changes. An average commitment of 3-6 months can result in life-changing results for your child and your family. After spending 7 years in other therapies, the 4 months we spent at Brain Balance was well worth the effort and it's taught us healthier ways to live life going forward. Unfortunately, many doctors and educators don't believe in anything but medication and special education accommodations. These just address the symptoms of these problems, not the root cause. So, it's often up to parents to discover programs like Brain Balance on their own. I hope I've given you something to think about and the inspiration to check out Brain Balance yourself to see if it is right for your child.

My 10 year old daughter was diagnosed with a learning disability (Slow Learner) and Significant…read moreDevelopmental Delay. She started Brain Balance over the summer--when we had her IEP meeting after approx. 26 sessions, her teachers and therapists couldn't say enough good things about the changes they were seeing! They commented on how quietly she walked through the halls, sat in class and listened to everything, waited quietly while others spoke before speaking, and kindly helped a new student learn the routines. They talked about the huge increase in her reading comprehension, how quickly she was now picking up on multiplication tables and science concepts, and her improvements in her handwriting. They couldn't believe the growth over the summer! I was excited when I watched her meet a child her age--for the first time I listened to her ask socially appropriate questions and wait for the answers. The whole interaction went smoothly--I never had to intervene or explain her behavior. Her speech is now so clear that people who meet her for the first time can understand everything she says! When she talks--she makes comments that contribute to the conversation--not bring it to a grinding halt like she used to. She no longer wets the bed at night and I've seen a significant reduction in chewing on her clothing. She seems less anxious and more involved in what is going on around her. It is amazing to see how proud she is of herself--she knows that she is changing. I give credit where it belongs--Brain Balance of Woodbury! I know how hard they have worked with her and how much support they have given our whole family! I knew Brain Balance would help--but I never knew it would be so HUGE in such a short time! Everyone in the center wants the best for my daughter and want so much for her to succeed. I drive 3hours--one way--for sessions and I will continue for as long as necessary. They are worth the drive and more! This has been the best thing I could ever do for my daughter and for my whole family!

i wish i could give it 0 stars. i went here when i was…read moreyoung, i was treated so badly i had to switch schools. teachers treated me badly, when i was in kindergarten the teacher would yell at me for coloring outside of the lines!! the teachers would let the kids bully me and knew that i was bullied, even got punched in the face and nobody did anything about it, there were even witnesses! people told lies about me saying that i physically hurt them, i got in trouble but my mom told them to check the cameras, and of course they were lying, but when i came forward with being bullied even physically nobody did ANYTHING. i used to run out of class and hide because i was so scared of the teachers and students. the special education staff are AWFUL. i was having a breakdown, i am neurodivergent and my teacher at the time pulled out a damn ipad and started recording me. she threatened to send it to my mom if i didn't stop throwing a tantrum. they used to write lists of all the things i did. wrong in the day, including things like blurting, or talking too loud and would read it to me in-front of my parents at the end of the day. and the worst thing is it wasn't just me, every single neurodivergent person me and my family have met who also went to school there had similar experiences. i came home crying every day, i still experience PTSD from this school. please for the love of everything good do not send you're kids here if their disabled or neurodivergent!!!!!!!

When my son first started his cognitive training at LearningRx in February 2024, his speech and…read moreconversation reciprocity was very limited. Memory recall was an extreme challenge for him and his ability to reason and think things through were difficult tasks. Olivia, his trainer, is simply amazing! She was able to build a wonderful rapport with my son which is not easy given his challenges due to Autism. He has had many different therapists over the past 10 years and no one has been able to reach him and teach him like Olivia has done. He wants to work with her and her patience and calm demeanor is exactly what he needed to greatly improve his cognitive skills and ignite his love of learning!

It's a lot of money to pay! We wanted to give this a try for our junior high daughter with mild…read moreautism and ADHD. Woodcock Johnson test was very informative, before and after: slow processing speed stayed the same although logic/reasoning increased. She now loves math and scored her highest 93% on a recent test - but still struggles mightily with keeping up with homework.

My grandson started Bridge View in September of 2022. I am totally surprised by the life skills…read morethey are teaching him. He likes to get up and go to school, where previously we had to cajole, beg, and plead with him to get up. He has Down syndrome and is very stubborn. They go on field trips all the time and do the things a regular 9th grader would do, abet on a much different level. They had a Christmas program and I was blown away by all the work the teachers and aids put into this program for the children. i had tears in my eyes. So far, i am grateful Bridge View School exists and my grandson has a place to go where he is not looked down upon.

This school is a special needs School all 100% special needs children in grade K through 12. My son…read morehas been a student at the school now for the past five or so years. I have had to battle with the school about the issue of soy milk because they do not provide soy milk at all. My son is allergic to cow's milk and cannot drink lactose-free milk. This building also has the office of Valeria Silva the superintendent of all public st. Paul schools. I have emailed Valeria Silva I have called her I have sent her a dozen or more letters which none have been replied to none I've gotten zero response from her. Now my son is in 8th grade this year and has contracted bed bugs from the school he brought them home and now we have an infestation in our home. Not only is it going to cost me $1,800 from my landlord but my landlord is charging me for the extermination of these nasty bugs, and the extermination company is turning my whole house upside down. I have contacted the health department I spoke with 5 people with the health department I have spoken with Lisa the principle of Bridgeview School I've also spoken with Myblia who is the social worker at Bridgeview School, and I have spoken to the secretary, bernae. None of these three were able to answer any of the questions I had about the money that I now have to pay for the extermination of these nasty things and whether or not my son could get these nasty bed bugs again from school. I am now afraid to send my son back to school because I'm afraid he will bring them home again from this School. I don't know if there are other special needs schools in the district of st. Paul but I know this one unless you want your child to bring home bed bugs and if you cannot give your child cow's milk I would skip this school.

This investment far exceeded our expectations! Our adoptive daughter really struggled in school…read more She was reading 4 years below grade level, lacked the skills necessary to attack problems and the confidence that she could answer them. The LearningRX staff was knowledgeable, kind and persistent and showed her what was possible. By the time the program was over a switch had flipped. Now, rather than acting out at school, our daughter works hard and even gets her work done early. Reading has begun to "click" for her and her confidence level has soared. The change is incredible! We all are so thankful to have found LearningRX and are beyond grateful for all the staff there!

We are just getting started at LearningRX - Eden Prairie. Baird and the LearningRX team have been…read morevery personable, knowledgeable, and professional as we learned more about their program. We are a homeschool family and hope the training here can strengthen our upper elementary child's cognitive skills. Our first step was vision therapy ... and now hope LearningRX will provide more additional support and believe through hard work our child will improve. Thus far, we are very satisfied with everything LearningRX has done!

Lionsgate Academy is a great school for special needs children. My son is at Lynx, which is their…read moreLevel 4 programming. My son had a hard time adjusting to his new school setting. They were patient and continue working with him. He has been here 4 months now and is excelling. Grateful for the excellent staff!!!

Granted, COVID has brought challenges to us all. However, for a school that is supposedly working…read morewith students with special needs of all kinds, greater creativity and flexibility is expected. Lionsgate has chosen a distance-learning model only, at a time when districts have been given a choice to offer more. This excludes children like our son, who needs in-person services. We have had to pull him out of Lionsgate for this reason. Top Administration at Lionsgate are not willing to be collaborative with parents nor accept our advocacy. They are defensive and evasive, lacking flexibility.

My son is in his second year at NCH and we have been so happy with this program. The units are so…read moreinteresting; continents, ocean, space, dinosaurs, book authors - our son has blossomed through these learnings. The teachers have nurtured him and helped us with some constructive feedback to prepare our very shy son for kindergarten. We love sign language and music every weds! The teachers are big on parent involvement (but it's not required) and I have loved volunteering in the classroom, it is just so much fun! We just attended the holiday 'peace party' and our 4 year has been walking around our house all weekend singing, "I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. . . ". It's a heartwarming and loving place and I would highly recommend it to anyone!!

My husband and I looked at quite a few preschool programs to find one that would be a good fit for…read moreour son, and we are so fortunate to have found NCH! We chose this program because of the warm, welcoming atmosphere and the well-thought-out curriculum. Our son just finished his second year at NCH, and he has grown so much as a result of his experiences there. The director, Alison Hennen, draws on a variety of early educational philosophies (including Montessori) to create a curriculum that is both fun and educational, and the teachers are well-versed in child development. It's clear that they care a great deal about the children they teach, and they were always incredibly kind and patient with our son. We feel that NCH has given him the best possible preparation for kindergarten, and we can't wait for our daughter to attend the program when she reaches preschool age!

I don't normally leave reviews for anything, however, I needed to for this school. Mainly to warn…read morefuture parents against signing their children up for this camp/after school program. My 10 year old nephew attended summer camp here for the first time for 2 weeks of August. My husband and I were given a tour months before registration and as we can see from online photos, as well as in person, this place is visually impressive. They have beautiful art work everywhere, multiple rooms for activities such as culinary, bowling, an indoor basketball court, a theater area and dance rooms. We were told that our nephew would get to enjoy all of these rooms throughout the week and seemingly have a schedule full of activities to do. However, this wasn't the case at all. My first complaint about this camp is that you can NOT bring your own lunch. They definitely provide food, however ALL the children who go here hate it. I understand needing to account for allergies and as someone who works in hospitality simply telling parents what not to pack should be fine. I get that it's all wrapped into the price, but it should truly be an option, not a requirement. If you do want to bring in your own lunch, you will need a doctors note .... My next complaint is towards the lack of activities. He was basically doing the same thing everyday and the only fun activity that all the kids seem to actually like is called spike ball, which they can only play if everyone in there group is quite and non disruptive. If even one child acts up, no one can play at all and everyone must sit in silence for the remainder of the period. Another room that is considered hell to these children is called sensory. This room is filled with dirty toys and filthy plush die that the kids have to play with. My nephew told me that the other kids warned him about this room in particular, being gross with no actual activities set up for these kids to do, where they will end up spending the majority of their time during any given day. If your kid doesn't play basketball and they happen to have to spend some time at the indoor court, they can enjoy just sitting on the sideline for about an hour doing absolutely nothing else. In culinary, the only thing they do is assemble food that has basically already been prepared. No learning measurements or anything remotely cooking related at all, literally just assembling food. In the 2 weeks my nephew was there, he was able to bowl 1 time and out of 3 lanes only 2 were working. Sometimes the children would ask the consolers, "why do we have to spend most of our days in sensory?" or "can we do something else?" The answer to the first question would be an "I don't know" or "that's just how it is" and for the second question it's a "no". He definitely met a ton of kids who have been attending this camp for years who have all warned him of how shitty this place is and how much they hate it here. Either the parents don't know what their kids are actually doing here or they just don't care and are happy to pay $385 a week for their kids to sit in a pretty place with filthy toys for 5+ hours a days. This place was a complete waste of money and time. The counselors seemed overwhelmed at all times or just litlerly checked out. Seems like an administrative issue around rules and scheduling of activities. My nephew said for the most part the kids were nice and accepting and the counselors were okay but always seemed stressed out. This camp wasn't fun, wasn't engaging and wasn't clean. I hope this reviews will stop any new or existing parent from sending their kids here. Unless of course you have money to burn and you don't really care what your child is doing all day long. I'm almost positive that ANY good review on Google or Yelp for this place is paid for or from a parent with a toddler. If your kid is 8 years or older, this is NOT the camp for you. NEVER EVER AGAIN. I would like to give 5 stars to Ms. Ryan and the tall Black woman with braids for D2 (sorry I forgot your name) yall were amazing. The only good things about this place.

Not worth what is being charged each week. It's a sad environment, dirty facility, and money is not…read morewell spent.

The staff has been so welcoming and wonderful to work with! We chose this place because the results…read moreare designed to be long-lasting, and we feel confident we're making a great investment.

"Learning RX is an amazing program! It helped me a lot. I definitely would recommend taking it!"read more