registered behavior technician

autism support professional

instructor

behavior technician

board certified behavior analyst

Spectrum Autism Services, LLC.

In the beginning of my career here at Spectrum Autism Services, LLC it was really nice and welcoming. I worked with some amazing kiddos and had a wonderful management team behind me. Soon I had opportunities to advance laterally by getting some extra certifications and things which I was very excited for. Then I was given an amazing opportunity to move from an RBT position to the admin office. Once in the admin office things on that side started to change some perspective of how happy and kind everyone really was. I too had become part of the problem simply by listening to the negative talk about other employees. Those in upper management can not be trusted as what you say in confidentiality will be used against you later on. I had taken some time off for Maturity leave and had soon after put in my resignation. My resignation was countered with a stay at home position which was so kind! But with severe PPD&PPA I had chosen to resign from that as well but was met with “we will just put you on a leave of absence”. I didn’t have the energy to argue that I really didn’t want to still be employed so I agreed. Well as I tried to log back in 4 months later to put in my resignation AGAIN via email and ask when an appropriate time would be to drop off my ID and keys I come to find out my passwords have been changed. Am I an employee on a leave of absence or not? I’m not sure at this point. The CEO has a good heart but needs to remember that this is her business not a family. She employs these people not raises them. To be treated fairly as adults. To not play favorites and to continue to have “Targets” to hate on or talk badly about. If you choose to apply and become employed here please keep everything you do at work work related and leave the rest of the personal at home. No matter how kind they seem it’s their job and your job is to simply focus on the kiddos you work with. Keep it that way. That’s what best suited me when I first started. I truly regret going into that admin office as that’s what ruined this company for me.

Working at Spectrum at first was fun and exciting. Expanding my knowledge of Autism related disorders and ABA was my goal. The kids were amazing and wonderful in ever way possible. A year into working there, things began to change. I am not the type of person to leave a negative review but I felt inclined to in this situation. I will say that there are some supervisors who taught me so much and provided emotional support. A specific supervisor is known throughout all the tech's to be the meanest and the one that no one truly feels comfortable around. Many technicians have said that they contemplate leaving due to this supervisor. This information has been brought to the CEO's attention yet nothing changes. If anything, this supervisor was given a higher title. Those who signed a contract to receive supervision hours also complain about the CEO, office manager, and specific supervisors but are too afraid in speak up due to them being stuck in a contract. I personally would not recommend or refer anyone I know to apply here. I truly wanted to stay at this company and make this my forever job, but the administrative personnel and CEO made me feel unwanted and unimportant. I felt belittled by the administrative personnel and CEO along with some supervisors. It is all about having power, they enjoy making technicians feel bad about themselves. Spectrum truly was a great place to work in the beginning, but it has drastically changed and it now seems to be all money driven. The CEO has also been quoted saying that she enjoys having RBT's being scared of her/ fearing her due to her position. Let's not forget how the CEO will also talk bad about certain clients' families, this is what made me realize that Spectrum was no longer the environment I wanted to be around.


Please take the time to read this review if you are seriously considering working for this company. The work environment and culture is extremely unsettling and made going into work dreadful. The BCBAs at SAS are notorious for shifting the blame to everyone other than themselves when something goes wrong. Programs/procedures were hardly ever explained correctly but still the RBTs were blamed for any and everything. I got into this field to help and working with the kids was so much fun, but the management made me really anxious and unhappy. Unless you're one of the favorites, you will be degraded and unappreciated. I heard the other RBTs talk about how the BCBAs are always quitting and the CEO has it out for everyone. Now I kind of understand what they meant. The rate of people quitting is astounding here. At first I didn't understand it but it only took a few months for me to see what was really going on- lots of catty drama, narcissism from management, and overall unclear expectations. I definitely felt unappreciated for the work that I was doing, which was pretty tiring. I asked another employee what I could do about the unfair treatment from one of the youngest BCBAs but unfortunately the "HR department" is just ran by the CEO... no separate person holding them accountable. 

Do not trust the colorful and welcoming social media posts this company puts so much effort into. The reality is that Spectrum Autism Services is comprised of greedy, demoralizing and condescending management that ruins all possibility of a positive work environment. I was so excited to work for this company only to find out that the leaders within this company condemn those with new ideas (using assessments OTHER than the ESDM, for example), publicly mock presenters during all staff meetings, and talk badly behind everyone's back. The three BCBA's up top are extremely rigid and always find a way to criticize someone else's hard work. What's sad is that Spectrum has the chance of being a very positive place; the constant scrutiny on the team members putting in the hard work derails that possibility. A word of advice for those "running the show" at Spectrum... take ownership of the things that aren't going well within your company instead of blaming everyone other than yourself. 

I came to Spectrum with some admin experience, but as soon as I started here, I learned so much right off the bat. I was a little intimidated to be handling employee needs at first, but  there was planned one-on-one training for the first couple weeks and daily/weekly check-ins from my director until I felt 100% comfortable with my responsibilities. During my training and even when I started doing things more on my own, I got so much feedback about how I was doing, and even the CEO took the time out of her busy schedule to give me positive feedback! Anytimr I've had a question, I've felt so comfortable going to my director. If I make a mistake, I get constructive feedback immediately to help fix the problem, learn from it, and apply the correct strategy on my own immediately. I'm telling you, my skills have grown like crazy since I started! Thankful to be at a place where I can continue to learn a LOT, and gain some cool digital and people skills. Best part is that I know what I'm doing is helping our employees provide the best ABA therapy ever! What a rewarding position to be in!!!

It is hard to capture my experience with Spectrum in so few words! If I had to think of one word to describe them as it would be supportive. 

When I was hired at spectrum I was completely new to the field. I was transitioning from being a receptionist to an RBT (working with a 2-year-old) and to say I struggled with the transition is an understatement! My trainers, however, never doubted me and even spent extra time with me to help me learn all their ABA magic tricks! Once I was "RBT'd" the support did not fade and I had my program supervisor by my side! The site director even sat down with me to check in on how I was feeling( both in work and personally) several times!

If you are looking for a fun and rewarding career where those you work with truly care about you and the clients, this is the place for you. 

I came across Spectrum Autism Services, LLC. during a significant life change and after a lot of trials and errors with my career. Over the last few years, I have discovered who I want to be and what I want to do through the experience I've gained at Spectrum. The leaders of this organization have supported me along the way with job training, individualized support, and the opportunity to grow from RBT to BCBA. Unlike other places that I've worked, my skills are highly respected and my concerns are listened to. Any time I've had concerns, I've been able to meet with my own supervisors to brainstorm solutions. Spectrum has maintained family values from the beginning - both with the clients we serve and for employees, as well. The field of ABA requires flexibility, mutual respect, and the ability to listen to feedback and grow from it, and Spectrum provides all of these things and more!

Coming in I thought this was such a good opportunity! Kids and family are amazing. The job itself is easy minus the constant emails you have to send, you get in trouble if you ask a question they will refer you to your employee handout, technical emails that don't answer the question, you can't take time off everything revolves around the clients which is reasonable but failure to realize that life events happen or care about certain employees. Not a diverse environment but supervisors are super sweet and kind! Just make sure to be on your toes about everything that you do, otherwise you will get in trouble, and you may or may not be fine. I wouldn't refer this company to others or at least the location. In order to keep amazing employees, you have to care and treat them like individuals check in, make sure they understand everything instead of disregarding them. 

This is the third company I have worked at since becoming a BCBA and it is the first one that:

-Provides me with programming for clients
-Compensates me fairly when/if I elect to increase the size of my caseload
-Allows me to be the one determining if I am ready to increase the size of my caseload
-Provides me with client hours that are almost all (95%+) between the hours of 8:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday
-Provides me with sufficient time to do non-billable work
-Provides a treatment plan template that includes insurance carrier specific guidance
-Holds monthly meetings for supervisors

I highly recommend Spectrum for all BCBAs!!!!!



Having recently graduated from college, I was nervous about going into the workforce and working in a field where the work is so important. Spectrum went above and beyond to help make me feel both comfortable and knowledgable in this profession. The management has been extremely receptive to any suggestions I have proposed, with them often taking the time to ask me about ways they could improve the work place environment. I have also been extremely impressed by the whole companies commitment to providing the best possible treatment to the kids we work with. In all, I could not be more happy with my job and I hope to continue working closely with spectrum for many more years! 

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