Keystone Achievements

They will send your kid home because of " behaviors" it a ABA place. No help Just send home

They will send your kid home because of " behaviors" it a ABA place. No help Just send home

My son loved Keystone Achievements! Loved it! He developed so much and had so much fun there. The entire team is amazing! My family will be forever grateful! We highly recommend Keystone Achievements!!

My son loved Keystone Achievements! Loved it! He developed so much and had so much fun there. The entire team is amazing! My family will be forever grateful! We highly recommend Keystone Achievements!!

When Kaiden started at Keystone, he struggled with impulse control constantly. Keystone coached Kaiden to recognize his emotions and pause to process his options and emotional responses. This empowered Kaiden to take control of his behaviors and use his words. Kaiden has been very successful in Kindergarten thanks to the patient guidance of Keystone's team and unique program. I am able to take Kaiden in public without fear of meltdowns and maladaptive behaviors. Keystone regularly provided opportunities for educating and training parents in 'best practices' and positive reinforcement strategies both at home and in the center. I am beyond grateful to the Keystone team for equipping our family to successfully work through the challenging journey of Autism and ADD.

When Kaiden started at Keystone, he struggled with impulse control constantly. Keystone coached Kaiden to recognize his emotions and pause to process his options and emotional responses. This empowered Kaiden to take control of his behaviors and use his words. Kaiden has been very successful in Kindergarten thanks to the patient guidance of Keystone's team and unique program. I am able to take Kaiden in public without fear of meltdowns and maladaptive behaviors. Keystone regularly provided opportunities for educating and training parents in 'best practices' and positive reinforcement strategies both at home and in the center. I am beyond grateful to the Keystone team for equipping our family to successfully work through the challenging journey of Autism and ADD.

1. What changes did you see in your child from attending ABA? Our son’s ability to communicate his needs and understand expectations soared. With that our son’s behavior improved and his true, fun loving personality evolved. ABA is as much about helping the whole family as helping the child who struggles with behavior and life’s requirements and expectations. 2. How did your household change with behavior improvements? Our entire family felt a reduction in stress and anxiety when we witnessed and experienced our son’s improvement as a result of ABA. When we saw the difference ABA was making in our son we felt and knew we were on the right track-- it changed our family dynamic. We only wanted what all parents want… to see our children enjoy life and succeed in day-to-day experiences the same as all family members. 3. Was your child able to become a successful student at school? Yes! Our ABA team worked with the school staff to provide continuity and strategies for progress and success for our son in all environments, but especially at school. 4. Did family and friends recognize the positive behavior changes? Yes! When different friends, family and acquaintances witnessed our son’s ability to negotiate new experiences, especially if they had not seen him for a while, they often remarked about how far he has come or how well he was doing. They were as excited as we were in seeing how well our son was doing and the progress he made (and continues to make). 5. Are you able to go places in public that you avoided prior to ABA? Absolutely. We now know how to approach different environments that we might otherwise have avoided prior to our ABA experience. It is as much about working with our son to prepare him for new environments as anything else. Each child/person who needs ABA has different needs…ABA has taught us how to approach those needs for growth and success. 6. What was your experience like with your ABA team? We truly felt our ABA team was a part of our extended family. Their efforts to truly get to know our son so that they could address his needs was crucial to our son’s improvement. He loved going to his sessions and connecting with both his team members and his “friends” (peers). ABA sessions were something my son truly looked forward to. And we felt peace and optimism in his participation. 7. What would you say to the naysayers of ABA? Don’t potentially rule out the wonderful benefits of ABA before you give it a chance. If we had listened to others (even other therapists), we might never have pursued ABA. Often, people who assume they know ABA but aren’t knowledge or experienced have erroneous, preconceived notions. ABA has been a god send to our son and our family. It saved our family and truly opened up a world of possibilities for our son.

1. What changes did you see in your child from attending ABA? Our son’s ability to communicate his needs and understand expectations soared. With that our son’s behavior improved and his true, fun loving personality evolved. ABA is as much about helping the whole family as helping the child who struggles with behavior and life’s requirements and expectations. 2. How did your household change with behavior improvements? Our entire family felt a reduction in stress and anxiety when we witnessed and experienced our son’s improvement as a result of ABA. When we saw the difference ABA was making in our son we felt and knew we were on the right track-- it changed our family dynamic. We only wanted what all parents want… to see our children enjoy life and succeed in day-to-day experiences the same as all family members. 3. Was your child able to become a successful student at school? Yes! Our ABA team worked with the school staff to provide continuity and strategies for progress and success for our son in all environments, but especially at school. 4. Did family and friends recognize the positive behavior changes? Yes! When different friends, family and acquaintances witnessed our son’s ability to negotiate new experiences, especially if they had not seen him for a while, they often remarked about how far he has come or how well he was doing. They were as excited as we were in seeing how well our son was doing and the progress he made (and continues to make). 5. Are you able to go places in public that you avoided prior to ABA? Absolutely. We now know how to approach different environments that we might otherwise have avoided prior to our ABA experience. It is as much about working with our son to prepare him for new environments as anything else. Each child/person who needs ABA has different needs…ABA has taught us how to approach those needs for growth and success. 6. What was your experience like with your ABA team? We truly felt our ABA team was a part of our extended family. Their efforts to truly get to know our son so that they could address his needs was crucial to our son’s improvement. He loved going to his sessions and connecting with both his team members and his “friends” (peers). ABA sessions were something my son truly looked forward to. And we felt peace and optimism in his participation. 7. What would you say to the naysayers of ABA? Don’t potentially rule out the wonderful benefits of ABA before you give it a chance. If we had listened to others (even other therapists), we might never have pursued ABA. Often, people who assume they know ABA but aren’t knowledge or experienced have erroneous, preconceived notions. ABA has been a god send to our son and our family. It saved our family and truly opened up a world of possibilities for our son.

We started our ABA services with Keystone Achievements shortly after our son, Cooper, developed more agitated behaviors when entering puberty after the pandemic. We pulled Cooper from school after the pandemic to homeschool him during this difficult time. Even though Cooper had been enrolled in ABA therapy in years previously, our experience with Keystone was completely different from the get-go...after an in-depth evaluation with Todd McClane and one of Keystone's BCBAs, Cooper began individualized ABA therapy several times per week at Keystone's Academy location addressing some of Cooper's agitation and maladaptive behaviors. Within a few months, we saw Cooper start adopting safer mechanisms for handling stress that he learned at Keystone, such as verbally asking for a break, doing wall-push ups or deep squats while taking deep breaths. These adaptations allowed us to reintroduce Cooper back into general education during his middle school years, where he is still thriving. With the support of BTs at Keystone Achievements and BCBAs that understood, supported and encouraged Cooper, Coop developed a few friendships while at ABA therapy and participated in functional ADL learning activities such as shopping for groceries. As a family, we were able to go out to eat regularly and travel again. Monthly meetings with Cooper's BCBA helped our family address new behaviors and goals for Cooper as he matured and his emotional intelligence and/or social needs changed. We are deeply grateful for the compassionate care that Keystone Achievements provided our son, Cooper, and by extension, our family. Chance, Deb and Cooper Henderson

We started our ABA services with Keystone Achievements shortly after our son, Cooper, developed more agitated behaviors when entering puberty after the pandemic. We pulled Cooper from school after the pandemic to homeschool him during this difficult time. Even though Cooper had been enrolled in ABA therapy in years previously, our experience with Keystone was completely different from the get-go...after an in-depth evaluation with Todd McClane and one of Keystone's BCBAs, Cooper began individualized ABA therapy several times per week at Keystone's Academy location addressing some of Cooper's agitation and maladaptive behaviors. Within a few months, we saw Cooper start adopting safer mechanisms for handling stress that he learned at Keystone, such as verbally asking for a break, doing wall-push ups or deep squats while taking deep breaths. These adaptations allowed us to reintroduce Cooper back into general education during his middle school years, where he is still thriving. With the support of BTs at Keystone Achievements and BCBAs that understood, supported and encouraged Cooper, Coop developed a few friendships while at ABA therapy and participated in functional ADL learning activities such as shopping for groceries. As a family, we were able to go out to eat regularly and travel again. Monthly meetings with Cooper's BCBA helped our family address new behaviors and goals for Cooper as he matured and his emotional intelligence and/or social needs changed. We are deeply grateful for the compassionate care that Keystone Achievements provided our son, Cooper, and by extension, our family. Chance, Deb and Cooper Henderson