For starters...turnover is EXTREMELY high. This should always raise red flags whether you patron a…read morebusiness or you're looking to work for one. Ally Behavior Centers is filled with good people that have good intentions but they fail by design. They are not equipped to service the number of kids they do and unfortunately despite being short-staffed will continue to add clients. This is clearly about money and unfortunately since ABA is a high-need field this is likely to not change. Employees are overworked, underpaid and denied their PTO even when sick. They're also forced to work in extremely uncomfortable conditions. AC in the clinic might be broken, yet business runs as usual. It should not be 80 degrees inside an establishment where kids are. Why not close for a day or two to have it fixed? Mind you, this was during the peak of summer. This "clinic" has its staff clean the center daily. Not to mention you have about 5 minutes to do so because even if you stay past 5:15pm, management will adjust your timesheet and you will NOT get any overtime. They do have cleaning staff as well but makes you wonder how effective anything is disinfected when a majority of it is left to its employees. In a 6 month period, watched at least 10 people leave. This should NOT be normalized. The company does not do any sensitivity/cultural awareness training which is a huge missed opportunity ESPECIALLY working in "health care". It is hard to call this a clinic for the lack of PPE, lack of safety measures/protocols. For example: management staff inconsistently takes kids' temperatures which of course leads to inaccurate temperature readings. PLEASE train staff on WHERE temperatures should be taken depending on the instrument used and how old the child is. Lastly, communication is key, no matter how uncomfortable. Parents and caregivers deserve to know the truth. AC broken? Tell them. Overstaffed? Carefully let them know. The kids deserve 1:1 therapy as promised to them and they also deserve to have techs with them that are familiar to their protocol and not sick, anxious and/or overwhelmed. The place has potential to be great and hope they find a way to adjust soon so they can maintain a positive reputation. If you ask around, you're likely to get mixed reviews. I hope some parents have been pleased with the services offer here but please know there's a lot happening beneath the surface. Hope this helps.

Amazing program, amazing staff! My daughter started in…read moremid-August with little to no language, and now she's reading, full of great behaviors, and overflowing with confidence. As a first-time mom, I'm typically full of worry when my child is away from me, given her situation. But with Ally Behavior, they truly go above and beyond -- you can feel the care that extends beyond center hours. The Dean is just amazing ! my family and I absolutely love Sarah I can't thank you enough for all the help and advice you've given. Thank you for creating a safe space for our little ones. You are the difference!

Been trying for a month to get them to send me my medical records so I can submit to my insurance…read morefor reimbursement for my hearing aids. When I bought hearing aids this year, I signed to pay $2,000, but when I got to the desk, the woman insisted they were $2,200 and tried to scare me into paying an extra $200, until I showed her the paperwork. And when I had my hearing exam, the audiologist kept tugging my ears in a way that hurt. I asked her to stop several times, but she wouldn't. I figured this is simply something you have to put up with there to get hearing aids. But I wouldn't suggest leaving a child or vulnerable elderly person alone with them. Particularly not a vulnerable elderly person with a credit card. Unfortunately my mom is also a patient, so I'm going to have to take off work to sit with her when she goes in because I do not trust these people. Right now, I'd just like to get my medical records. I've been asking for them for a month now.

Wonderful staff, fantastic facility. I have changed whether i get my hearing tested. Extremely…read moreknowledgeable snd helpful.

We brought our 2.5 year old to see Mandy and were with her for approximately 1.5 years. Mandy…read moreprovided just the right advice as well as engagement for our child (and as new parents, her experienced guidance and suggestions throughout also gave us peace of mind). Our toddler at the time was very shy, so her approach of play-based speech therapy was the ideal fit for a shy kiddo. He looked forward to sessions and didn't realize it was "work", but instead saw it as a fun activity where he was able to play with a variety of toys with an energetic playmate. I don't see how Mandy has the energy to play with the little ones all day, but she does--and really seems to enjoy it. The play/session environment is comfortable, welcoming, clean, and has a toy store's worth of different toys (and Mandy is always trying out new ones for the repertoire). Mandy immediately identified a structural issue that a previous formal evaluation from another speech therapist missed. Our child progressed wonderfully and is now outgoing, able to express himself clearly and with a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, and is doing advanced language and verbal work at school. We are very satisfied and highly recommend Bethesda Speech for Kids and Mandy.

Mandy has made an enormous difference in the life of my 9yo. My son has been in and out of various…read morespeech pathologist's offices since he was 4, and I could never hear or see a measurable difference in his speech until we found Mandy. The difference in a year with her is greater by far than the difference in 5 years with everyone else combined. I cannot say enough good things about our experience with her. She is incredibly effective as a speech pathologist, and the results are really clear. Even more than that, she is flexible, patient, adaptive and works with my son rather than at him. Her humor shines through steadily, and she is very kind, and my son can sense that and relaxes with her. She has specific, targeted exercises and games she goes through with him - he has only begun to figure out that the games are work - and gives us home practice in such a way that he knows what he needs to be doing and how to do it. My son can be a handful - so she works in movement breaks and tunes the games to his interests and approaches it with humor that makes him feel welcome. She gives prizes after so many stickers earned - set at a reasonable, attainable pace - and I noticed that, having figured out my son liked puzzles and stuffed animals, that the prizes being offered have quietly become things he enjoys. He vibrates for the opportunity to win them. Even the games have become quietly tuned to his needs and preferences; I've never seen so many games of Memory played. My son invented his own version of Go Fish with the articulation cards, and she went so far as to write down the rules so they could play it again. Seriously, she is *amazing*. As a note: my son went from throwing tantrums at the very idea of speech to cheerfully practicing at home and happily showing up to his speech therapy. Because she praises him for his effort and his progress and specifically what he is doing right, he can aim for that specific thing again and *believes her* when she tells him he's working and she can tell. I cannot tell you what a difference that has made. Most importantly, my son went, in less than a year, from being unintelligible unless someone had known him for years, to being a confident, talkative, outgoing kid with a lot to say. A few months in with Mandy, I stopped having to 'translate' for him. Months ago, he suddenly started talking non stop, because he could be understood and heard and participate. Before that, he only spoke that much with me, and he chose the most efficient script to short hand what he wanted to communicate, as speaking was tedious and hard work and he might have to repeat himself five times. Now, he is speaking happily and with assurance with his friends and with his teachers, and does not hesitate to step up and speak when called upon to do so. Mandy has made SUCH a difference in his life, and I am forever grateful. She is worth every penny and moment of time. I highly recommend her; you won't find a better speech pathologist.

I recently went to the UMD Hearing and Speech Clinic for an audiological evaluation. I have a…read moreserious hearing loss, so I wanted to receive a complete and thorough workup. The staff at UMD Hearing and Speech Clinic are professional, helpful, and friendly. You meet with an audiologist plus students who are studying audiology and speech pathology. The services there are covered by many medical plans, and they offer several brands of hearing aids. They are also one of the centers that provides information on and scheduling for a cochlear implant. They have very reasonable prices for hearing aids. I highly recommend their services.