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Tacoma Speech-Language Clinic

Tacoma Speech-Language Clinic

1.0(1 review)
1.8 mi

We had a horrible experience here. My 2 1/2 year old was seen here for 9 visits (2x a week for…read more30mins) and she never once did speech therapy with him. What she did do was watch from her chair (and talk to me about gardening, her children, and other patients) as he played with her toys. She said she was letting him warm up to her, but that never happened. He is shy, but not that shy. If you play with him, he will do almost anything for you. I suggested many different things but she ignored my requests. My background is actually in Speech Therapy so I feel like I know what my son needs (help making sounds and saying words) and what she did (possible vocabulary exposure?) is not even close to what he needs. We are switching providers. She also gossips about her clients. She talked to me about other parents and their poor parenting styles. My son has a limited amount of words that he can say, but he can point to (identify) almost everything when asked. One day she was alphabetizing cards while he played and I tried to get him involved..."Hey look as these cool cards" He was immediately interested. She said "What's this?" He just stared at her. (duh it isn't a word he can say) she does this repeatedly 5 more times, then tells him. "Well you just don't know anything do you? You are just like this boy I tested the other day, he didn't even know what a banana was. Can you imagine that? His mother has never even given him a banana to eat." Our last session, he was playing with a magnadoodle. He drew 2 suns and said "2 sun" which was a huge thing. I made a big deal about it. She said nothing. Then he went on to point to each sun and say "Mommy sun, Daddy sun" another big deal. She didn't even let me respond before she snatched the board from him, him screaming "No NO No", then she erases his hard work while he cries "daddy sun!" and she says "Now wait a minute, I want to show you something" she tries making a day/night scene and he tries to scribble it out. "You are just a hard headed boy, that's ok until it prevents you from learning" She then tried to tell me she was going to show him day and night. I was in shock as we left. We will never return.

ACES, Autism Comprehensive Educational Service

ACES, Autism Comprehensive Educational Service

2.3(3 reviews)
3.2 mi

Please do NOT take your children here. My sister and her husband brought my 9 year old niece here…read morefor a few months. I would also help out and bring my niece to some of her sessions. Sadly, ACES is run by lazy, incompetent staff and management. We would show up for our scheduled appointment and they would look at us like a deer in headlights. So many scheduling problems. It seems as though the staff is there only to collect a paycheck. They are not at all invested in the wellbeing of their clients. My niece was spoken to and treated like a pet dog and not a human being. Needless to say, my sister pulled her niece out of this program.

We have using ACES services on and off for the last four years. Our son is diagnosed ASD autism and…read morethis is why we seek ABA services through ACES. We have had both good and bad experiences with ACES. In general they are very much like other similar services that offer "behavioral" therapy services. It is tough to sum up our experience in a review of this nature but I will say that you may or not get a great therapist to work with your child. Every child is different and every therapist is different. I think the key to success is to find one that matches your child well and to not be afraid to voice your cares, concerns and opinions the supervisors and BCBAs. I feel that ABA consulting firms in generally realize that ASD and autism are popular, revenue generating disorders and that they have found a niche in providing services for families. Bottom line, ACES have been good for us, not great. I realize this is the fist review for this company, and as time goes on I will most likely update and revise my review. Take your time but not too much time. Your child's success is the most important thing, just remember that. If things are not working for you, seek out more in life and what people have to offer. Do not settle on a therapy services just because they are the only ones offered in your area.and if they are, don't be afraid to speak your mind and tell them what you are looking for, for your child.remember that they are working for you and not the other way around, you should never feel like you are privileged to have their services. They should feel privileged to be your client, and should treat you as such, always.

HopeSparks - c_and_mh - Updated October 2026

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