Love this place and the people! They are here to help you. Nice atmosphere. Kids have fun here all…read morewhile training their brains to strengthen the skills they need for school and life. My kid has built self esteem and an understanding of things she reads or hears. I don't have to repeat or reword sentences so she can understand. Can't wait to see what she's able to do independently when she completes her training.

My children have been attending SWA for several years now. My son started when he turned 3 after…read morehaving therapies with Mrs Calley the founder. He is now 8 and is still attending SWA and is in 3rd grade and thriving. I was supported by the staff and therapists and taught ways to deal with my son when he was newly diagnosed as being autistic. I would volunteer in his class some days and then my daughter loved it so much that she started attending around age 3 also. She was neurotypical until she was diagnosed with brain cancer. SWA was there for our entire family as we went through the unthinkable and made sure our son was loved and cared for. Now after finishing treatment our daughter is back at school and loving every moment. Her teachers have been fantastic since day 1! Her classmates are accepting and caring for her and so is all of the staff there. We have had major struggles with the public school system and getting her IEP corrected and the staff at SWA have been there to help and advise me when needed. Previous posts may say there is high turn over of staff which happens at most businesses. This school has grown so much in the 5 years we have been part of the SWA family and we are so proud to see the growth and be part of it. Also, most of the fundraisers have PTO involvement too which the people running that are doing a great job supporting the school.

This school contains wonderful staff and teachers who care about their students! They have very…read moresuitable classrooms for the students and nice areas for kids to play.

I mean they a little strict on the dress code other than that seems like pretty chill ppl and the…read moreeducation is good and the kids there are chill and cool and nice add me on fortnite btw - capt augg

RBCS seemed like a quality school - their admissions…read moredepartment made me feel welcome and made the school seem excellent academically. However, I had three problems: 1. The talent development program (presented as special education) is not special education. The instructors don't need to have education degrees and get on-the job training and seminars on specific general education topics. The only difference I saw is smaller class size (yay) and slower speed: they use the same material as other schools but go slower. The students didn't seem to get other resources including no sustained reading specialist intervention (it's only a short term intervention if staff feels it'll help). 2. Responsiveness to concerns: several administrators dismissed our educational concerns, asking us to trust their process. But their process involved much less actual educational teaching than other area schools. 3. Discipline: admissions stressed that their discipline system hasn't changed in 50 years. It showed. The system in elementary school involves a dozen or so red-letter items (in the blood of Jesus) and a similar number of black-letter (sinful) items. The discipline system is absolutely equated with moral/ Christ-like behavior. Children are frequently admonished about their "red" or "black" behavior. Lots of kids show anxiety about this. A lot of parents stated concern. My kid had daily issues over this to the point of needing medical intervention. The problems resolved when we switched schools. This was one experience - it may fit well for others. But I recommend asking lots of very specific questions before choosing RBCS.

Julie Cowan has been an inspiring and transformative tutor for our son. She has such a great…read morerapport with him, is very professional, competent and kind. Julie has worked with him over the past year and a half, and he thoroughly enjoys his time with her. He feels capable and positive about himself as a result of their work together. Julie is always very responsive to us. She goes above and beyond, making herself available if he ever needs help in a pinch outside of their tutoring sessions. She works on the areas of greatest need with him, helping him learn new tools to tackle his most challenging subjects with greater confidence. Julie also helps us reinforce any areas in which we may want him to get extra practice. Our son is much more receptive when "Ms. Julie" asks him to do it! We greatly appreciate her and give her our highest recommendation.

My son loves going to Miss Julie's. He has become more interested in learning. He always look…read moreforward to his next session, and I am amazed by how good he is doing since starting with Miss Julie. I really appreciate having found somebody professional that knows what they are doing.

Would give 0 stars if possible!!! Please save your children the trauma by not sending them here!…read moreThey have a seclusion room parents are NOT aware of and will lock you child in there WITHOUT your consent! Not to mention they are silencing the families by deleting reviews!

Provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy and ABA-based education services. Also provides…read moreon-site speech and occupational therapy. There is simply no comparison. There's no other non-profit center within hundreds of miles of Okaloosa County that provides such a wide variety of high quality therapy and education services for children with autism. The Emerald Coast Autism Center (ECAC) is absolutely outstanding. They opened with just a small staff in 2009, and in less than four years have grown to become the largest private provider of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy and ABA-based education in the State of Florida. Over 20 percent of the families who've enrolled their children in ECAC's full-time program moved here from outside the state of Florida, specifically for that purpose. Two of those families moved to the Niceville area from outside the United States, and are living here on Visas, to ensure their child gets the therapy services they need. ECAC accepts children with the most difficult autism-related behaviors. And seven of their full-time students have already graduated out of the Center's full time program and are now attending other schools around the country, being educated in classrooms of "typically developing" students. I know a number of parents who made other choices and ended up moving their child to ECAC after becoming frustrated with their previous ABA provider. Experts in the field say that early intervention and intensive ABA therapy gives a newly diagnosed child the best chance of being able to live as "normal" a life as is possible. Because every month lost with a with a "marginal" ABA provider reduces a child's chances for success it's critical to make your first decision a the correct decision, when selecting an ABA provider. I do not have a child with autism. But I know a number of parents who do. If I had a child on the spectrum I wouldn't even speak to another provider until I've visited the Emerald Coast Autism Center, and spoke to their director.