Awesome program. A must to check out. Kobi rocks!!! She is amazing with our kiddos young and old.read more

From the owner: Different Paths provides multiple types of support and education to individuals and families. Our…read morespecialty is working with kids, teens and families who are impacted by special needs, such as attention challenges, sensory issues, autism, and social or emotional challenges. You can learn more about our work on our website! We also run the Social Skillz Theatre School. Right now we are focused on our Summer Camp for kids and teens with special needs. Camp is an inclusive environment for neurodiverse children and teens going into 3rd - 12th grades, regardless of experience or special needs. Social skills are taught through the fun and confidence building magic of theatre. You can learn more or register for camp on our website. Different Paths provides the following types of instruction and support in the Tacoma Area: summer camp day camp theatre classes social skills group social skills classes life skills parenting classes behavior support behavior coaching special needs supports autism support sensory support attention support academic support specialized instruction curriculum modification IEP support

David is my daughters speech therapist. What an amazing year it's been to have a child who can't…read morecommunicate, to one that won't shut up ;) ( that is a great thing! ) The program is excellent. Always having events for the kids to attend at childrens museum etc. David has brought out the best and most important thing for our daughter. Her voice. We adore him and are so grateful for all the time he has spent helping us. I know he sees plenty of children every week, I just hope he realizes how big of an impact he's making on all those little lives.

From the owner: ASAPC is one of the region's most progressive organizations for children who have one or more…read moredevelopmental delays. We provide convenient, home-based therapy and educational services, including speech, physical and occupational therapies and special education. Our team of talented and tenacious professionals work with families as partners, advocates and a support system of care. Our pledge is to unlock the full potential in every child we see.

I have been going to Ma Ha Methods for about 8 years. I started out going to beautiful sound baths…read morewith Donna and Ron performing Tibetan bowls and Gong. A great way to meditate! I have become a Gong practitioner/teacher. And a Reiki Master teacher thru their classes. Donna and Ron also teach other healing classes. Donna is a beautiful person and a wonderful teacher. Ron is our "Bowl Guy" and the best bowl teacher around. They are a great team! And they have changed my life for the best. Namaste!

**Reiki & Tibetan Singing Bowls**…read more Donna is a powerful, intuitive and gentle practitioner. After taking Level 1 Reiki with her, my respect and understanding of energetic practitioners shifted dramatically. She embodies her teachings, and lives with such grace and integrity of character. Her classes are two days long, held in her lovely home, and are never more than four students. She serves organic, homemade meals at each class. The care she puts into each of her students is incredible. She keeps in touch with each of them. She organizes affordable retreats and a reiki circle every month. I am so grateful to have this amazing mentor in my life.

The last 2 years here for my son have been extremely helpful! The whole team here is so kind and…read moreunderstanding. My son started speech therapy when he was 3 with Maddie, Sydney, and Lisa! He always enjoyed his learning sessions! They incorporated everything to help my son with his speech delays and I can't thank them enough. He has the tools and knowledge now to be a spectacular kindergartner! We love you folx!

Fluens is THE best!…read more I have two kiddos receiving speech therapy, this is the 3rd place we have been to in the past 5 years and hands down I'm so thankful we found Fluens! They are all super friendly and compassionate. at the last place we went (MMG in Lakewood) it was not a great experience & after almost a year they ended up having issues with our insurance and would not take on my other kiddo due to being "too full" any who Fluens is great my kids have advance so much since we made the switch and best of all there is NOT a high turnover (like MMG) and my kiddos love their teachers! We have been at Fluens for almost 2 years.

I am considered an expert in the field of early childhood education with many years' experience as…read morea trainer, writer, consultant, administrator and teacher. Over the years, I have observed and conducted comprehensive, objective observations of over a hundred preschool classrooms. I am also the grandmother of a student who was enrolled in the Peer Inclusion Preschool class at Stanley Elementary School in Tacoma Washington. This school and this class is by far the worst program I have ever encountered. The teacher is unqualified to teach a Peer Inclusion Preschool Class. Certified elementary teachers are required to have Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education training to earn endorsements for their credentials to teach this class. It does not appear the district has provided training of any kind for her. Her teaching methods betray her lack of knowledge about child development, about how young children learn, or the standards for best practice. The way she teaches is a good example of the way preschoolers were taught in 1975. She does not implement the Tacoma School District designated curriculum for preschool. The children do not have access to the books and toys in the classroom. There is almost no communication from school to home. Parents are not allowed to observe in the classroom or to see the curriculum, which is illegal. The classroom is dirty. The children are sick way too often. On at least one occasion, (and presumably more), the children are not given the meal components on the posted menu. On that occasion they were given a single piece of pizza and water (no milk, no fruit, no veggies). The principal is aggressively rude, disrespectful, dishonest and unprofessional. The district was not helpful. Nothing changed. Nobody seemed to care.

I have been trying to get a hold of this place for months leaving multiple voicemails and no one…read moreever returns my call. This is a Google voice number they have listed and I am not even sure if they are still in business anymore. The one time I thought I reached them turns out I had the wrong number. That's really too bad because we live in the neighborhood and we really could've used their services. We will stop trying to contact this place now and will find another. If someone does finally return my call out of the blue and my rating of this business improves then I will update it.

Elyse is an amazing advocate and is in tune with children and parents of special needs children…read more Especially those who have learning differences and don't fit the mold of traditional special needs children. She taught me how to best advocate for my son and not just accept what was given to me by the school district. Without Elyse I would not be able to know how to ask the right questions and get the best accommodations for my son. She knows the system and she helps make sure the system works for the children she cares so much about. If you get to work with Elyse you get to work with the best!

Have been taking both my babies here for around a month. I love the staff, everyone is so friendly…read moreand attentive. My son has had a hard time adjusting to being away from me but they handle it with so much patience and grace. My daughter is very well taken care of and loves it here. I definitely recommend giving this place a shot.

I am a parent and my child has been here since 6 weeks old and is now 5 years old. I am someone…read morethat one of the ex employees has sent my child home with dirty diapers. I will forward this information to Alices Precious Jewels so she can forward this information to her lawyer. This is defamation of character Parent. This is a wonderful business and it's about employees who lie and don't want to do their job how they are supposed to.

Amazing Esthetics Experience with Kendall at Summit Academy!…read moreI had such an incredible experience with Kendall, a student in the Esthetics program at Summit Academy, and I truly can't say enough good things about the service, professionalism, and overall atmosphere. Kendall provided a full lineup of services for me including a facial, back treatment, and brow + lash tint, and everything was done with so much care, confidence, and knowledge. She took her time, explained what she was doing, and made sure I felt comfortable throughout the entire appointment. The experience was not only effective, but also so relaxing--it felt like a true spa day. A huge bonus was that I also had time with another student who is a stylist, and they were able to wash and style my hair before I left. It turned into an all-day self-care experience, and I walked out feeling refreshed, confident, and completely taken care of. What really stood out to me was the level of teacher support and guidance. You can tell the instructors and leadership at Summit Academy are deeply invested in helping their students succeed. The environment is professional, supportive, and focused on delivering excellent client care while teaching real-world skills. This was such a wonderful experience that I've already booked my next appointments for waxing services and microdermabrasion. If you're considering services here, I highly recommend scheduling with Kendall--she is talented, attentive, and absolutely going to be amazing in this industry. Great service, relaxing experience, and an amazing team behind the students. Highly recommend!

(SUMMIT STOP REMOVING MY REVIEW) I'm honestly devastated. I asked only for a trim of my dead ends,…read moreto keep my mid-length, keep my face-framing pieces, and add longer curtain bangs. When she started cutting, I even said she could take a little more of the dead hair off, but to still keep it mid-length. Instead, she kept cutting until my hair turned into a shaggy, choppy mullet -- uneven short layers on top of my head, choppy short bangs, and random pieces missing. I ended up losing around 12 inches of hair, which I never asked for or agreed to. Both women I worked with were very kind, and I truly appreciate that. But someone should have stepped in -- especially the supervisor. People working there were giving me looks like they could tell something was going wrong, and it made me feel sick. It felt like everyone around me could see the disaster unfolding, and no one stepped in to help or correct it. I'm also really bad at confrontation, and I know that's something I need to work on. But by the time I realized just how much she was cutting, it already felt too late to speak up. I don't know anything about hair, so I was really trying to trust the process because she seemed confident. And hair looks different wet vs dry, so I kept doubting myself. I wasn't trying to be difficult -- I truly didn't understand the severity until she finally turned me to the mirror, and by then it was already a choppy mullet/shag. What makes this even worse is that this happened the day after another stylist (who was also nice) left highlight foils in my hair for six hours, which absolutely fried my hair. The first image of my hair -- that's how it looked before all of this. I know now it was damaged, but it still felt silky, soft, and healthy enough that I could run my hands through it. The girl who did my highlights completely fried it, and then instead of repairing it, the next stylist kept cutting shorter and shorter like that was the only answer. I used inspiration photos that still had length, and I even said I wanted to keep mine longer than the inspo. The last photos show what I actually ended up with, and it's honestly horrible. Nothing I asked for -- trim dead ends, keep it mid-length, soft curtain bangs, face framing -- matches the choppy shag/mullet cut I was given. I feel like nothing I said was listened to. And what breaks me the most is that my hair won't grow back by March, which is my birthday and the military ball I'm supposed to attend. It also won't be grown out for my graduation and Engagement photos, which I was really looking forward to. I don't have $4,000 for extensions to fix this. I genuinely don't know what to do, and I'm just so sad. I've never felt this heartbroken over my hair in my life... This has ruined my self confidence badly. For some reason they keep deleting or taking my review down it keeps disappearing which is not okay. I've spent about six months growing it out now and it's so dead and fried that's barely grown. I've done everything in my power to reach out they got back to me but have been ignoring me completely now