BloomKidz

It's been 12 months away from this place. We were warned by the owners he would regress. He didn't. He's progressed. He's healing. And we found therapy that works and that is the reason I write this today. We had nothing to compare their therapies to before but now we have OT and PT and food therapy with an SLP that has shown us what therapy SHOULD be for our kids. I have little to say about their ABA program as for most of it we had Jane as our BCBA. She's the one star that I can give this place and without her I would wish I could give it 0 stars. I experienced 3 other BCBA's and they were awful. Haley C canceled more meetings than she kept with us. Jenna L never responded to my requests to meet with her after she took over my child's case. And one bcba in the beginning never put the BIP in place that we had signed with Jane. I don't blame their program though for the trauma my child faced because that lays on their PT and OT (they are supposed to communicate with ABA). My child has hypotonia. This is common with children with autism and the therapists that should be experts at supporting these kids are not at this clinic. My son had the same goals, like balancing on one foot for 20 months. He still can't do it and he's nearly 6. This goal was written when he was 3. PT and OT should have been discussing support options. They instead brushed it off. His current therapists were horrified that we had never had orthotics or compression vests brought up through our entire time there. This meant my son continued to have falls and ABA had no communication that this was anything outside of normal. PT and OT should have discussed the potty training program with us to let us know what to expect with a child with hypotonia. Our current ones have explained how the muscles that let a child know they need to use the bathroom are not active and strengthening the core with the help of a compression vest can help. But since the therapists at BK are not the experts they claim to be on autistic children, ABA had no way of knowing this and the program made my child feel like a failure for not initiating to use the bathroom even though he couldn't feel it until it was too late. This is not in the scope of practice of a bcba but it is in the scope of an OT and PT to know. Speech was always a year behind his language and were working on prepositions, that had been mastered across several technicians over a year before. When emailed to meet with the therapist and go over his goals, there was never a single response. I never had one conversation with this therapist. Food therapy was done by their OT and all they worked on was the sensory component. With hypotonia there are additional needs and the OT refused to acknowledge this. She did admit he was stalled in progress for the last 6 months. She also emailed and lied to his pediatrician, but thankfully we have a very long and good relationship and instead of believing the OT, she recommended we go to a feeding specialty group. That led to his current food therapist that has been able to help him recover most of the foods he lost while at BK. She also works on his eating skills and has helped us to understand how the hypotonia has affected him and strategies her other hypotonia patients have used. We wasted 20 months and traumatized our child when we could have simply started with the outside therapies of speech, PT, OT, and eventually food therapy and this would be a completely different story. It was soon after we started food therapy with an outside therapist that we were kicked out. No meetings leading up. Just an email from one of the owners out of the blue asking that we meet with them to go over our son's plan of care. Strange since they were not medically licensed in any way and the one bcba added to the meeting was administrative and had never met our son or us. All of what I have written can be proven with the many emails back and forth with the owners and therapists.

They’ve got an amazing group of people here. Amazing with kids

Good people here — mission driven support of kids in need

Amazing staff! So welcoming and helpful!

Honestly such a nice experience from the moment you walk through the door. The staff is always so nice and willing to help to make sure we understood everything. 10/10

I toured BloomKidz in August of 2022 while the building was still under construction and the official grand opening happened shortly after. As soon as I walked in, I knew this was the place for my son he was 2 at the time. My husband said "let's tour other clinics" but I said there was no need. I just knew and felt that this was the place for our family. The staff here has been family to us they have celebrated, cared, & loved my son. Even on the hard days they showed patience and understanding to him. He is 5 about to be 6 and his last day was yesterday. It was a bittersweet day, and we decided on that to allow him to have a fun summer off before going into full time school. The staff celebrated him all the way to the car. I felt the love and I saw how some of them got tears from happiness. He made so much progress in the almost 3 years receiving services at BloomKidz. BloomKidz changed our life, so many firsts happened there. He tried new foods, he learned how to jump, he started speaking sentences, he learned how to not elope, and he learned safety. I can go on and on about how much he did there. His team encouraged us to start school, and they believed in him and sure enough he just graduated from PreK and is headed to a general education Kindergarten classroom. My son has prayed and thanked god for BloomKidz and there was never a day he didn't want to go in. Forever grateful for this place and all the good work they are doing.

Finding the right ABA therapy provider for your child can feel incredibly overwhelming, but discovering BloomKidz was a true relief! From the moment we first contacted them, the staff has been exceptionally welcoming and accommodating. It's clear they genuinely listen to parents and always act in our son's best interest. We've seen significant developmental progress in him since he started his therapy here. The dedication and expertise of the therapists are truly remarkable. They've created a supportive and engaging environment that has made a real difference. I wholeheartedly recommend BloomKidz to any fellow parent of an autistic child who is searching for a provider that truly cares and delivers results.

My ten year old Autistic son has been attending Bloomkidz Academy for seven months and has recently begun ABA and Occupational Therapy as well. I could not be more thankful for how caring, communicative and supportive the entire staff at Bloomkidz has been. My son was in complete burnout at the end of last school year when he attended a public school in a self contained classroom. We knew we had to make a serious change for his wellbeing. He was depressed, anxious and refusing school. I could tell from my very first meeting with Katie, one of the owners, that they understood what we were going through and that they truly wanted to help. My son is eager every morning to go to Bloomkidz and is not dysregulated at the end of the day. The Academy Instructors and Therapists truly know my son. They even make personalized worksheets that highlight his special interests to make learning more fun and engaging. He works in small groups and 1to1 and this model is truly what he needs. The difference in my son is night and day. His academics are soaring and most importantly he's a much happier person. Our life at home has improved as well because our stress level has gone down so significantly. We are so happy that we made the decision to switch to Bloomkidz and so thankful for all the wonderful people that work there.