New Vista School has been life changing for my child and for our family. Before New Vista, my child…read morehad bounced around to five different schools by the 4th grade. Now he has found a home where he is understood, is learning, growing, and excelling socially, emotionally, and academically. I cannot say enough about the exceptional culture at the school. The staff, teachers, and administration go above and beyond to support every single student and their family to ensure success. This school is a gem and it has truly changed our lives! We are beyond thankful!

3 stars because our son is much better off than he would have been if we had kept him in public…read moreschool. His communication skills are fantastic as are his abilities to relate to people and make friends. What we've come away with, now that he has been out of the school for some time, is that the administration at New Vista teaches a lot of shame. Our son apologizes and feels shame for every little thing which we did not teach him at home. Stuff happens and yet, the administration makes the student write apologies for it all whether it's warranted or not. The person at the top will literally yell at you (the parent) if you don't comply with their wishes. If you send your child here, just know you'll have to stand up for yourself and your child at all times.

Dr. Ansari is both brilliant and and intuitive. Her team is spectacular (we are BEYOND impressed…read morewith therapist, Christina!). My daughter is actually EAGER to attend her educational therapy sessions to learn how to work with her learning disabilities. The extremely thorough testing is extremely multi-layered & comprehensive - and they are compassionate and willing to help find a way to make the pricing and payments work. Once the results are in, they are MORE than equipped to help their clients over come their issues. BEYOND impressed!

Very nice people to work with and excellent advice. Both my boys were having problems with…read morestandardized testing and I found out much more to help them academically from having them tested. One of my sons was very depressed and felt safe in their care to express how badly he was feeling. It sounds dramatic but this office saved his life. Looking back as a parent, sending my boys to this office was one of the best things I ever did.

Our son has been attending Pathway School for two years. He is on the Autism Spectrum and after 3rd…read moregrade we knew that we needed a change from public school. In public school he fell into the in between area where he was more advanced than the Autism/SAI programs, but also needed more than the support given in the general education classroom. He had no friends, and came home feeling overwhelmed from the number of kids in his class, and feeling like he was always behind in academics. He was so sad, and starting to lose all confidence in himself. The two years at Pathway school have been life changing for him. He is progressing in Academics and feeling confident while he learns because his curriculum is based on his needs. He is also making friends for the first time! It's been such a gift to watch him grown in friendships, academics, and in his faith. We are so grateful to Pathway School!

Finding Pathways has been such a blessing for our family. We knew our son was struggling with…read morelearning disabilities, but his masking skills was making a very difficult to get him the help he needed in public school. Pathways has built him a personalized education path. His confidence has skyrocketed and he has developed excellent work habits for his needs. The staff is incredibly loving, dedicated, patient and fun.

My daughter has been struggling her whole life in school and we finally get her into Mardan School…read moreand she's having an amazing time. She's finally getting the support she needs and the education she deserves thank you to her teachers Mr. John and Mr. Zack thank you so much erin! You are so kind and helpful. Thank you Bonnie for everything thing you do thank you so much

I can't say enough about how amazing Mardan is. This school and the staff forever changed my sons…read morelife. Prior to coming here , he hated school , had a ton of behavioral issues and was so unhappy and school was just awful for him. We have been here for 4 years now. He loves school , he's thriving and it's absolutely remarkable to see how much he's changed and grown. The staff is amazing and I'll forever be grateful to have found this school. They truly do care about our children and they go above and beyond every day to make this environment a positive one for my son. I highly recommend Mardan if you're needing an alternative to public school , especially for children with special needs.

I went here in the late 70's , great teachers & staff, from the Los alisos Jr high, wow memories,…read more anyone else went to Cresent bay in the summer

This school and the staff members here are so awesome. My son has been attending speech therapy…read morehere for the last year, and he LOVES going. He talks about his teachers all the time! The speech therapists here are SO kind and friendly and really work with him in a FUN way. He's improved his speech so much, that he met his yearly goal a few months early! Thank you so much Miss Robyn and Miss Heather and the other loving therapists that have been working with him. You guys are the best!

this day program thought me a lot about life skills the last 8 months I was her that's why I love…read morethis program.

Amazing place where families are welcomed. Loving staff who truly care for your loved ones.read more

I cannot recommend Karen Dubon from Autism Behavior Services highly enough! I am a special…read moreeducation advocate and had the pleasure of partnering with Karen to support with the IEP process for our shared clients' young child. As this child's BCBA, Karen's input and expertise were essential to securing the best educational placement and supports for this child. I was very impressed with Karen's collaborative and professional style. Her excellent communication skills, knowledge, warmth, and contributions highlighted that she truly cares about the children and families she supports. I would love the opportunity to partner with her again and plan on referring my clients to her, should they need ABA therapy for their children. Karen is amazing!

I am recommending Autism Behavior Services because the therapists here are awesome! They are good…read moreat what they do, and they have helped my daughter greatly. My daughter has become more independent now, and I am so glad the therapy worked. I do think their scheduling could be more flexible, that would make the program work out a lot better for parents and for therapists. Supervisors' passions are definitely seen through what they do, I just feel at times they were not listening and pushing too hard for certain things to happen. That's why it's difficult to lead, I wonder what would be the solution for this? Thank you for working patiently with my child, your help made a pivotal difference in our lives. And for that I am so thankful.

I really wanted to love this school, but our overall experience was very disappointing…read more In my opinion, the school maintains a narrow model of 'ideal' student behavior. From what I observed, they are quick to flag children who do not fit this specific mold, often suggesting professional assessments as the primary solution for behavioral differences. I also had concerns regarding supervision. I would receive incident reports that lacked any true insight into what actually happened--situations that likely could have been prevented with better oversight and supervision. For a full year, my child was miserable and would cry every morning, dreading school. After changing his school, the transformation was immediate. Seeing my child thrive in a new environment made me realize the issue was the school. Another major concern was how feedback was communicated. On multiple occasions, teachers raised negative comments about my child directly in front of him, which is entirely inappropriate and not how concerns should be addressed. These conversations should be handled privately with parents--not in a way that can embarrass or impact a child's confidence. What was even more troubling was hearing my son's peers repeat the same language to describe him--terms I had previously heard used by his teachers. That was very telling. It strongly suggests that the language modeled by staff was being picked up and repeated by other children. Therefore, I would have to agree with the shaming and scolding reviews left by others. On a practical note for parents: avoid sending your children in any nice clothing or shoes. In our experience, new items were constantly ruined by the dirt on the playground. Overall I would not recommend this school and I recommend not to be fooled by the pretty magical environment.

My twins have been at Willowbrook since preschool and will be entering 6th grade next fall. They've…read morethrived in every way here....academically, emotionally, physically, etc. The social emotional learning they've been introduced to has been phenomenal. The minute I set foot on this campus for a tour I fell in love. The campus embodies the natural Laguna Beach spirit, surrounded by animals, beautiful trees, a creek, quaint buildings, birds, and happy kids! We've grown close to several families throughout the years thanks to all the activities held on campus. The class sizes are small which was the main reason for choosing private over public. The meals are healthy and delicious. The staff is so wonderful. The commute is 15-20 minutes from Irvine.

I highly recommend Amanda Harpst and Aspire for Autism. Amanda has provided our 8 yr son with…read moreautism speech therapy for five+ years. Not only is Amanda professional, kind, and patient but she is extremely knowledgeable and well-versed in hyperlexia, autism and DIR Floortime. Amanda has helped guide our family to the best OT services, special needs camps and other valuable connections within the autism community. I feel very fortunate that we were able to find Amanda as she is a huge contributor to our son's speech success. We absolutely recommend Amanda Harpst.

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