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What service modalities does Ascend ABA offer?
Ascend ABA offers clinic-based and in-home services.
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Ascend Autism Group is a multi-state provider of evidence-based Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and related developmental disabilities. The organization operates six clinic locations across four states: New York (Hawthorne and Latham), Connecticut (Farmington and Westport), Pennsylvania (Newtown Square), and Tennessee (Nashville). The company specializes in center-based ABA therapy for young children, with programs designed for ages 18 months through school age. Services include full-day, half-day, and after-school therapy programs delivered in clinical settings. In addition to clinic-based care, Ascend Autism also offers in-home ABA services to extend treatment into family environments. All clinical services are directed and overseen by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) who supervise trained behavior technicians and therapists. The organization emphasizes evidence-based treatment protocols aligned with current autism intervention research and best practices in the field. Ascend Autism serves families seeking comprehensive, professionally supervised ABA treatment during critical developmental windows. The multi-location model allows the organization to serve diverse communities while maintaining consistent clinical standards and oversight across all service delivery sites.
Ascend ABA delivers individualized ABA therapy in a center and in the home, built around each child’s goals.
Programs are designed and supervised by board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs).
Caregivers are involved throughout, with parent coaching available to support skills at home.
Programs are built and supervised by a board-certified analyst. Caregiver coaching is part of the standard plan.
Senior BCBAs hold a clinical-leadership role at every location. Each name links to a BACB credential record where one is on file.
Network status comes from the clinic and is re-attested each quarter. Verify coverage directly before scheduling intake.
No published case studies yet. Claimed clinics can publish de-identified outcomes here.
Reviewers are verified as caregivers of an active or recent client before publication. Reviews cannot be edited or removed by the clinic.
Aggregate rating and the most recent public reviews from Google Maps. These are not part of the verified caregiver review program; they have not been authenticated by Ascend ABA or this directory.
If I could rate zero stars, I would. Attain Luzerne County is less than satisfactory. They cannot keep consistent staff, which is crucial for the services that they're supposed to be providing to our children. There is a severe lack of communication between agency directors/managers and clients. Trying to get in touch with anyone above my son's tech supervisor was like pulling teeth. If you are looking for services for your child(ren), do NOT bother wasting your time with this agency. Perhaps it's location dependent, but if you're anywhere near Luzerne County and surrounding areas, I highly recommend continuing your search because this is absolutely not a reliable resource.
Zero star. Attain ABA is a disgrace to IBHS as a company. No compassion for families no empathy and worst of all no remorse. They will not apologize for any inconvenience they will cause. They write up treatment plans as if your child is doing “so much better” to make themselves look good and send it off to insurance only to get hours reduced drastically. They refuse to help your case when you file a grievance. The insurance company was more willing to help than they were. I can go on and on. But moral of the story is I do not recommend this agency! EVER!!! Oh they also try to dehumanize you and belittle you when you advocate for your child. They will dismiss you as if you don’t know what you’re talking about as if you’re remedial and they are superior. They have horrible people in the higher up roles. And this is Attain ABA in Philadelphia PA that I am referring to.
Sadly, they can’t keep a Bcba or technicians for long. now I have one that keeps canceling sessions because of Personal issues my son has no help, Everyone knows about it and no one does a dam thing. At least have a back up for when these things happen but they don’t Also, if you’re looking for someone who cares about your child’s needs and feelings, find somewhere else cause here all they care about is putting their hours in even if they don’t show up and their paycheck i’m not gonna say all of them if you’re lucky, you might find one of the good ones which are 1 out of 50 that are very good people and they care but most of them don’t.
Extremely Concerning Experience — Retaliation & Loss of Services After Reporting Misconduct My twins—both severely autistic, nonverbal, and significantly developmentally delayed—have been receiving ABA services through Attain ABA for years. Their technicians have been consistent, dedicated, and truly wonderful with my children. Unfortunately, everything above the technician level has been a completely different experience. I recently reported serious misconduct by their supervising BCBA, including inappropriate comments about my older children and discussing my family and my twins’ services with unrelated third parties. Instead of handling this professionally or protecting my children’s continuity of care, Attain ABA has allowed my twins to go months without a supervising BCBA. Most concerning: I was just informed that because Attain ABA cannot find a replacement, my twins will either lose their long-standing technicians or be transferred to a different provider entirely—while the BCBA whose behavior I reported is apparently still employed. To make matters worse, one of my children’s technicians was contacted and told not to contact me because services were “on hold,” and I was never even notified. No written explanation. No transition plan. No clinical reasoning. Nothing. For children like mine, consistency is everything. Losing trusted technicians or having services abruptly put “on hold” is more than an inconvenience—it’s dangerous and causes regression. Families should be able to report legitimate concerns without having their medically-necessary services disrupted as a result. This has been an extremely distressing and unprofessional experience, and I hope Attain ABA takes immediate steps to correct these issues for every family depending on them.
My experience with Attain ABA Chicago has been very disappointing. Many companies claim to care about families raising children with autism, but that hasn’t been my experience here. There’s been a lot of miscommunication and very little consistency or progress. It often feels like the focus is more on billing insurance than truly helping the child or supporting the family. The BCBA’s involvement and communication were especially unhelpful, and I didn’t see any meaningful results from their oversight. Families deserve honesty, professionalism, and compassion none of which we found here.
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Ascend ABA offers clinic-based and in-home services.
Ascend ABA provides ABA therapy for early intervention (0-3), preschool (3-5), and school-age (6-12).
Ascend ABA is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
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