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Autism Journey provides Applied Behavior Analysis therapy services for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder. Based in Seattle, WA, the organization employs Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians to deliver center-based, home-based, and school-based ABA therapy.
Autism Journey delivers individualized ABA therapy 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.
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Everything is so secretive here. I was told they don't take insurance. Well, that is a huge red flag because that means they can whatever they want. Recently had them comb through my daughter's medical records for marketing purposes. They should in no way be searching through charts to fill their seats. They also do not return calls. I got a few text messages asking if I was still interested in staying on the wait list and when I asked who they were referring to they never responded. This place needs to be shut down. They do not accept insurance so they can do whatever the hell they want. Providers need to stop referring to this gross clinic.
If I could give negative infinite stars, I would. After being dismissed for over 10 years, my son was finally seen and diagnosed today. We were promised complete care and case management over the phone and today we were told that Seattle Children’s Autism Center is not equipped to manage care for a child with autism unless he repeatedly harms himself and others and has a criminal record. So since this has been such a long battle only to find that we’ve been lied to AGAIN, I am using every media platform available to share my son’s experience, to share truth, to urge others to speak up because we can’t be the only ones in this position. Seattle Children’s Autism Center has proven to be a colossal waste of resources and time. They made it so my son couldn’t receive early intervention services and so that he is now too old for most services, and I am outraged. I DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY and I’ll stop at nothing until there is accountability for their negligence!
3 years of being on the waiting list (May of 2018)... I finally broke down and cried to them on the phone about how bad my child needs services back in June... they gave me an appointment right then and there for today.... then called me this morning to tell me that there was a mistake in scheduling on their end and had to cancel our appointment and that the next available appointment was in 2 months.. I am disgusted with this place. In addition if you look at the other reviews... there is one where the family was only on the waiting list for 13 months... back in 2019... why were they able to get in before us? Their waiting list is a joke and the company is a joke.
PARENTS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT, call and make sure you are on the cancellation list. We were expecting an appointment sometime in September 2019(got on wait list August 2018 but they have a 13 month waitlist), but because I was on the cancellation list, a spot opened up in early June 2019. Get your child a referral and into Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physical Therapy, Behavioral Therapy and whatever else they made need in the meantime. We waited a year for OT and ST as well. Be proactive and the wait really won't seem so bad in the long run.
My daughter has been a patient of several therapists and physicians at Seattle Children's Autism Center for over five years. One therapist diligently worked to help her walk which she does now independently. The wait to be seen seemed long initially, but call often and ask for cancellations. Once we were seen, regular appointments are easy to set. Our city needs more centers like this one to meet the wealth of needs in our community.
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