Westside Children's Therapy

"Westside Autism Therapy has been the most considerate and accommodating facility for our daughter since August 2021. Beginning with intake, the staff were extremely thorough with their initial screening with our 2 year-old at the time. Every aspect of our daughter’s therapy needs were considered, to include Feeding, OT, PT, ST and most importantly, ABA. Before diving into the experiences we’ve had and progress we’ve seen. We would first like to commend, Alicia and Ibrahim for always welcoming us at drop off every morning with nothing but great words of our daughter’s progress. Additionally, Alicia truly showed the upmost diligence in servitude and resourcefulness in handling insurance issues that eventually arose which was finally handled by the upper echelons of the company. This was an astounding result for us as we came to a point of almost complete despair in continuing our daughter’s much needed therapy sessions. Since, August of 2021, our daughter has excelled and surpassed expectations of the lead ABA therapist of the facility. Our daughter went from having ZERO eye contact to actively engaging the therapists with little to no prompting. Her communication, although remains non-verbal, has drastically increased with more than subtle hand cues which has made communication more effective on our receiving end. Our daughter has become more physically active and excited to partake in park play and running, thanks to OT and PT. What blew us away, thanks to ST, was our daughter’s ability to now use a picture diagrams (PECS) to communicate her needs. At now 3 years old, she is able to point out common objects and colors after verbal cues. She responds to her name, especially when she’s up to mischief, lol. Functional training at Westside, through all therapies has helped her in developing both fine and gross motor skills. One thing that completely took our breath away was our daughter’s ability to interact with other children, being that this a trait that is extremely lacking with many Autistic children. Her BCBA Therapist (Dean) keeps us updated on weekly basis on our daughter’s progress while educating us as parents in the aspects of Behavioral Analysis, making it easy to understand her behavioral trends and progress. We certainly couldn't have wished for any one more passionate about their career and our daughters' care. Lately, our daughter has been trying to get verbal words out. We know that she is steadily getting a day closer to that every day. She’s become more independent, every day, and she expresses her love to us more with hugs and snuggles. Thank you to all the staff of Westside Autism Therapy Services of Willowbrook. Your hard work and efforts will not go unnoticed. Your staff are the epitome of holistic therapy in Autistic children and you all have proven to be the model facility of excellent therapy services. Big shout out to Mary (Feeding Therapy) Ali (Occupational Therapy) Nicole (Physical Therapy) Dean (BCBA) Peter (Speech) Maddie (RBT) Shay (RBT) Alanna (RBT) Jess (RBT) Thank you all!"

"My son is attending Willowbrook location since December 2021. There were times we were skeptical about his progress but staff were amazing to guide through all hurdles. There were times we have to cancel therapy at last minute due to health concerns or transport issues, front desk helped with all situations. ABA therapist Ashley was very patience with our son and she regularly communicated strategies she used at clinic and what worked for my son. Therapist Aids are amazing. Specially Dainika ( sorry if misspelled ). She always greets my son with big smiles and shows excitement to have him. Another therapist aids kristin also understands my son a lot. She shares all fun moments he had in the therapy. My son has improved significantly his attention, participation in activities and certain behaviors. We are very happy with location. Good luck to anyone who is reading this review."

"Two words. Miracle worker. My son is a very picky eater and after everything we tried failed to work, we looked into feeding therapy. The noticeable change in how my son approaches new foods is something I thought I would never see. Ms. Alyssa waved her magic wand after the first visit and helped my son FINALLY realize that there are other delicious foods than nuggets and fries. I am forever grateful."

"We worked with many staff at the Willowbrook location (scheduling, billing, therapists) during our baby’s 7 months of therapy, and all were amazing in her care and our assistance. Their big hearts were appreciated when we felt scared and overwhelmed during an unfamiliar journey. With their help, our torticollis baby graduated today!"

"Shorewood location was just amazing. I was there for an evaluation for my child. I seen a child giving staff kind of a difficult time. No yelling just not wanting to do what was asked. The child seemed to have found something he liked and wanted to look at it. The staff was curious to know what caught his attention. I was just amazed how the staff handled the situation. I know special needs kids is challenging and can take a toll on anyone and parents. But I was really happy seeing everyone working together with the kids."