I have a 5 year old foster daughter whom is autistic. These folks at Forever Learning are the most…read morecaring and wonderful people I could ever place my faith in. They are very patient, understand and take the necessary time to work with her. The staff here make you feel like you are the only client they have. They do really care about their students and parents. Helping us lay people understand how to deal. I highly recommend 'FOREVER LEARNING ABA' if you yourself need help or a loved one. They do work or home calls for adults and in house school for children. Go see them, you'll be glad you did. Randall Robbins

I just want to start out saying that I have a degree in political science, while studying at OU in…read morepursuit of a second degree in sociology with a niche in criminology. My child attends this place and has been going on two years, give or take. I have had several instances of occurrences with this company regarding communication and covert discrimination. My child's mom and I have a 50/50 custody arrangement through the district court, and he attends on days that I do not have him in my care/custody. To balance this, I requested that I receive updates regarding treatment and his behavioral progress, with emphasis on any negative or new behaviors. I have been in direct contact with the director of this place regarding these issues/concerns of mine and have been lulled in to thinking we were on the same page. Just recently (last week), I heard about him urinating on one of their walls of the facility. How did I find this out? Through my son (9 with developmental disabilities) and my daughter (7). I didn't receive any calls messages from their mother, but more importantly I didn't receive any kind of calls or messages from the facility. I called today and asked to speak with the director, asking questions about what transpired and why I wasn't reached. She told me she didn't have the full details and that that's not how they do things at that facility. This contrasts the communication between us previously which she explicitly let it be known that Forever Learning would be transparent with me about my sons treatment regarding any negative or new behavioral occurrences while he attends treatment. My child's mother whipped my son, whom is diagnosed with 3 types of neurodivergent disabilities (autism, adhd, and moderate intellectual disability), for the urination incident he had while attending there. I let it be known that the way he is and has been disciplined by his mother is causing outbursts of benign behavior and overstimulation, and I was interrupted by the director telling me to take that up with his mother. This was also the first time I was told that he has been having behavioral issues daily. After being told by the director "that's not the way we do things here", regarding regular updates on my sons treatment while there, she subsequently followed up with that if I didn't agree with the way things were that I could "take him out the program". Again, this contrasts what we have discussed through email and over the phone regarding his treatment. When I mentioned the previous communication, I was met with a dismissive discourse, a lack of understanding ethics policy as defined by the BACB, and accountability. I told them I would be reporting the hostility to the BACB, and here on google. This is not the first occurrence as it is the final one of several, including a hostile email I received from their receptionist regarding attendance. I have been extremely flexible with them because it is a small black owned business, but that has only led to an increase in hostility towards my inquiries, a lack of respect, and a diminished sense of trust. The smiles and gentle disposition quickly faded when I started asking questions, then I was told I could speak with their lawyer about it. So that's what I intend on doing after filing with the BACB and any other behavioral business association I can find to hold them accountable. PS: If you value accountability and transparency, I would highly recommend you find somewhere with a little more history underneath their belt as a facility treating children with various types of neurodivergence. I know finding a reasonable place is challenging but there are some out there.This is not about grown adults, it's about the well being of our children and I take that very seriously. Shertaurus, I am deeply disappointed in the stance you took with me on the phone today and hope you don't come across a person with the resources to legally hold you to account. I'm sure you don't treat everyone that way, more importantly the mothers that trust you and your staff to uphold the values and ethics that come with the position you signed up for and are contractually obligated to. I truly believe you undermine my presence because I'm an educated African american male and you favor my son's mother because she isn't as inquisitive. We've had some really decent conversations as two educated parents of children with developmental disabilities, and as a father, I am truly disappointed this is what it had to lead too.

PARENTS, you need to be heavy-handed when securing care for your child. My family has lost 2.5…read moreyears of life-changing early intervention (EI) for autism. Getting a DIAGNOSIS is the best thing that you can do for your child who has delays/autism. Applied behavioral analysis (ABA) is like the gold standard for treating most of the problems that autistic children have but it's only accessible with a diagnosis. "The 2001 National Research Council (NRC) report Educating Children with Autism recommended children with ASD receive a minimum of 25 hours of intervention per week, 12 months a year. Available research suggests children with ASD require a certain intensity of services to ensure their continued development and progress."https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/autism/case-modules/early-intervention/03-closer-look.html PARENTS, be very wary of any doctor or specialist who advocates a wait and see passive approach to your child's delays. Time is not your friend. Behaviors become entrenched will require 4x more therapy at $120/hour than if dealt with earlier. I've done hundreds of hours of research to get my daughter the appropriate help. The research is extremely clear that EI is a child's LIFELINE when it comes to developmental delays. "Wait and see," "wait and reevaluate in a few years," etc are useless recommendations that create broken families, dysfunctional homes, severely delayed children, and divorced couples. Waiting and seeing is not advocated by the AAP or CDC. "I can't stress strongly enough the importance of diving into action immediately. Every expert in the field agrees that early intervention is essential and critical. The "wait and see" approach is detrimental to your child. Children with autism tend to avoid things that are difficult, and communication is difficult for them, so they avoid situations where they might be expected to communicate. As a result, they become more isolated and withdrawn. So it's critical that you get a program started right away" (Overcoming Autism, Lynn Kern Koegel PhD). PARENTS, who you take your kids to matters a lot. Dr. Henley of the Healthy Children's Clinic and The Griffin Promise Autism Clinic accomplished more for my daughter in 2 MONTHS than Pediatric Specialists of Tulsa and OSU did in 3.5 YEARS. If left to the devices of these first 2 places, let's just say my daughter would have no hope of ever being mainstreamed, my husband and I would be divorced, etc. OSU cost us almost (another) a year of EI. We went in expecting an ADOS. The report says ADOS was not done. They butchered my child's evaluation. I learned that thanks to my daughter's amazing occupational therapist, Brooke Nelson, and the founder of Building All Children, Kendra Morgan. Watching a kid interact with a dad or mom instead of doing an ADOS will not yield the same results as watching them interact with an examiner or child. Brooke explained, "...if they would have talked to her themselves they would have gotten to see a very different Mikayla," and "we were all (her therapists) expecting it to come back with an official autism diagnosis." PARENTS, I am uploading the results and feedback session from my daughters evaluation at OSU in the hopes that this will help another family not suffer the way that we have. There's an audio and a few videos. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qorpyt77eqmcax9/AABLBl5gtVUl_oLVaj7If86ua?dl=0 I cringed when replaying it and hearing, "I think we could reevaluate her in a couple of years" A COUPLE YEARS??? In the audio at 4:20 you'll hear that kids with autism don't EVER develop social skills. This is NOT true. This is the whole point of therapy - to address deficits, delays, and symptoms. I informed Dr. Rich that I made many errors on the parent questionnaire and she lied & said that would not change anything. PARENTS, EI through the state covers birth to age 3. If some provider just wants to "wait and see" until the child is 3, 4, 5, etc years old, then that window has closed on your child. OSU, you need to do better. You should not be offering psychological evaluations for children when you aren't going to give them the help that they need.

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