Yen Tourte
2022-10-05
Seeing our daughter excited about Third grade and even making friends in school reminds us how Ascend services have been life-changing to our family! Our daughter was 3 when she came in for OT and SLP with Ms. Cecelia and Ms. Chris, and Ms. Sheryl. We came once a week for both services and everything we learned from a year and a half at Ascend has helped us get to where we are today. They are so knowledgeable on individual differences and are such a pleasure to work with, every session was a joy and working through problem areas was just a matter of time. There was no task that was too big, and I have not seen better therapy for our daughter anywhere else. Time here was so well spent, thank you so much!!
Elizabeth F
2022-06-02
I really struggled with doing this review for a few months now. I wanted to give credit where warranted but on the other hand the office staff was a completely different experience.
This review is for the therapist that helped my child and not for the customer service I received from the office staff at Ascend. (Ilea saved you from a bad review!)
Ileanexcis was my child's Speech therapist. She is fluent in Spanish and knows sign language. Which was a tremendous help because my child knew a few words in English, Spanish and Sign language. My sitter only speaks Spanish and my home is 90% English and I had started teaching my child Sign language early on. I was worried that the therapist he would be paired with would not know all 3.
My child loved his visits with Ilea and would always look forward to them. He went in (roughly 2.5 years old) knowing 20 words and aged out (3 years old) knowing his colors, counting to 10 and naming body parts. I am so grateful to have been paired up with such an amazing therapist who loves her job and shows!!!
My son built a rapport with her so well that when Ilea went on vacation and someone else filled in. He did not want anything to do with the sub therapist.
I am so sad that they no longer have sessions together. My son misses her and will ask about her. She is such a great asset to have. I hope that Ascend realizes how amazing she is!!
THANK YOU ILEA FOR ALL THAT YOU DO WITH THE KIDS!! 💗💗
Dharu Krish
2022-05-16
So glad I found this center. OT and speech services are top notch. I love the therapists here and they genuinely try to work with the child
Lia Barajas
2022-04-27
Our family is beyond grateful to have found Ascend, my daughter has received OT and Speech with their amazing specialists for the past four years. During this time we have seen tremendous improvements. Ms. Ilea my daughters Speech Therapist has done an amazing job with expanding her communication while providing parent training. The staff is professional and extremely helpful especially when we converted to private pay. They make our lives a little less stressful. Thank you so much Ms. Illea and the Ascend Team! We hope to continue with you for years to come.
Nereida Pena
2022-04-27
I have been taking my son to Ascend Rehab Services in Union City for about 9 months now. I have seen vast improvements when it comes to his communication and expressive language. Our therapist,
Ileanexcis has always been great with my son. She is very patient and kind. She seems to sincerely care about my sons progress.
Ileanexcis also given us a lot of great suggestions of ways I can practice with my son at home. I highly recommend
Ileanexcis from Ascend Rehab services.
Mauricio Martinez Paz
2022-03-22
My son just recently started going to little miracles and I have seen an improvement immediately! I am so grateful for the staff and also for Mary Lou who is so patient and loving with the kids through play therapy! I can’t wait to see how much more progress my son makes!
Reha Rajendran
2022-03-08
They have a wonderful team and been working with them for more than 3 years. Their staffs are well trained and qualified to handle their clients. I would recommend this place for OT and ST services.
Thanh W
2021-12-16
This review is LONG overdue. My daughter attended their Little Miracles program and also received speech(Ilea & Sophia) and occupational therapy(Robin) through Ascend. Each and every single one of the staff members we came across were amazing. The staff, from therapists and admins, are passionate about what they do and treat the kids so well. They all nurtured and taught my daughter so much, even through virtual learning during the early stages of COVID! She was always happy to go to school and therapy to play/learn. It’s been almost a year now since she stopped going to Ascend; she still talks about Ms Ilea and Julienne randomly when we talk about teachers. She is all caught up and thriving now. We wouldn’t be here without Ascends help. Thanks so much guys!
Tri Pham
2021-06-09
My son has had feeding/sensory issues ever since he we started solids at around 6 months. He was almost 2 ½ years old and couldn’t chew or swallow properly so it was very frustrating during every mealtime. He would literally pocket anything we give him unless it was some sort of puree or yogurt, and even then he would gag and sometimes throw up. This limited the variety of foods that we could offer him. Needless to say, his food intake was not ideal since we would probably only be able to have him finish 1 chicken nugget in an hour feeding session. We were at our wits end and the moral in our household was at an all time low.
I found Ascend Rehab through yelp and took a chance on feeding therapy because we were at our wits end. Everyone on site was very nice and courteous and we felt at home every time we were there.
My review is specifically for Ileanexcis whom we were truly blessed to have her as my son's feeding therapist. I cannot express the gratitude I have for Miss Ilea and the dedication she put into the feeding therapy sessions for my son. She is very passionate about helping the kiddos and you can see it. You are lucky if you’re able to work with Ilea, because she cares so much!
In the short time that my son was going to therapy (3 months), he has improved dramatically. He has made great strides with eating and now he actually can finish a full meal within an appropriate amount of time and enjoy all sorts of foods with different textures!
We are eternally grateful for Ilea! Thank you so much!
