Our daughter has been a client with McRory for nearly 5 years. She was in their highly regarded Jump Start program for a year and a half. After turning 3, she began in-home ABA and resumed private OT, PT and speech services. We LOVE this place for many reasons, and I will do my best to break it down for you here.
Speech: We have nothing but praise for McRory's speech department. Over the last 5 years, our daughter has worked closely with three different speech pathologists. All were highly qualified, and each brought their unique perspectives and approaches to our daughter's sessions. No cookie cutter approach here - her current speech pathologist, Kerri, understands that our daughter has a very unique way of thinking and learning (as do all children!). Kerri has been amazing at combining her experience and knowledge from years working in this field with innovative ideas and approaches that are custom tailored for our daughter. The improvements we see in her language each passing month are incredible. We literally credit McRory speech department for giving her a voice. Our daughter also worked briefly with two other speech therapists. These two, though wonderful and also very highly qualified, were simply not the right fit for our daughter. McRory staff was quick to respond to our concerns and made a switch in therapists in a timely manner. Any time our daughter has had to transition to a new therapist, the transition has been smooth, because the therapists all collaborate and communicate well with each other.
OT: If you think our review of the speech department was glowing, get a load of this! It is hard to wrap our heads around the growth our daughter has made under the care and treatment of McRory's OT department. Our daughter spent the first 18 months of her life in a Chinese orphanage, where she was severely neglected, practically starved, and incredibly deprived of nearly all sensory input. She had severe oral motor issues, and was not able to eat anything (only drank a thick liquid from a bottle). She also had extreme sensory processing issues (she would not touch ANYTHING). This kid now eats! Lasagna and enchiladas are her favorite! She eats pears, bananas, peanut butter, pizza, potatoes, carrots,...the list goes on! It wasn't easy to get to this point- it's taken years of building oral motor skills and trust. Her therapists Erin (who has worked with our daughter for nearly her entire 5 years at McRory) and Anna (who was the original OT to assess our daughter and is a recent and amazing addition to her therapy team) are incredible. They have fantastic credentials, a lot of experience, and they collaborate beautifully. And, like the speech dept, they have put a huge amount of thought and care in making sure their approach to our daughter's case is customized. There was a lot of fear and anxiety tied into our daughter's feeding and sensory issues, but she feels completely safe in her OT sessions. AND, she has fun. We are so grateful for this department!
ABA: We have had a positive experience with the ABA department. Our daughter has been receiving in-home ABA from McRory for over two years now. As mentioned above, she has a unique background (spent 18 months in a Chinese orphanage), so many of her issues stem from trauma. Her ABA supervisor was quick to educate herself on children with this type of background. She has tailored our daughter's therapies to bring forth a huge level of growth. We have had the pleasure of having some incredible ABA therapists with our daughter. Another reviewer mentioned a high turn around in therapists. It is true that in this department, there is a high turn around. Most ABA therapists are in the process of further education and have goals to move up to higher positions, so yes, it is true that we've sadly had to say goodbye to a handful of ABA therapists. This is because they were amazing and were promoted! Our experience with supervisors has been all positive, but we did experience some issues with staffing (after both her ABA therapists were promoted simultaneously). There was a lapse in services while McRory tried to find the best replacements, and we were very disappointed during this time. The higher-ups were attentive to us, and McRory's owner took the time to sit down with us so we could voice our frustrations. In the end, we were heard, and the two new therapists on her case are experienced and a great fit for our daughter.
PT: I'm nearly out of space, but I will briefly discuss the wonderful PTs! Our daughter worked with the same PT since she started, and we adored her. Not only was she incredibly knowledgable, but also the kindest and most caring person. When she left McRory a few months ago, the transition to Dawn was very smooth! Dawn is wonderful, and our daughter always looks forward to her PT sessions. McRory has been a monumental part of our lives. They have cared for us and our daughter like family, and we are indebted to them! read more