CST Academy

I am not surprised that CST Academy is one of the top therapeutic preschool-style and kindergarten programs in Chicago. CST Academy exhibits the vital tools and resources needed to help your child reach their greatest potential. I was happy to see the hands-on environment the therapists utilize in a classroom environment. The progress many of the students have made since attending CST Academy is incredible as this program has proven to benefit everyone who walks in the doors. Overall CST Academy is composed of the best therapists that will fit all the needs of your child.

My sons teacher Ms Olivia. I cannot be more thankful no words can describe the patience dedication love caring she gave my child. Goes far and beyond to ensure my son received the best education needs during and outside the classroom. My child has made a great progress of improvement in his speech. Shes left an incredible footprint in our lives I know my son will miss her now that he is heading to kindergarten we both will. The entire staff and administration at Chicago Speech Therapy Academy are just incredibly awesome

Every parent leaves CST Academy with a smile on their face - every single one. Its hard not to when your child is given such a warm caring and enthusiastic welcome by each staff person they encounter. CST Academy is also incredibly flexible and genuinely wants to help your child succeed. The teachers and staff are kind patient and engaging - exactly what one would want for an early preschool experience. Our daughter blossomed so much socially and emotionally in a span of just a few short months - she is a different little girl now and I know the teachers at CST Academy have helped make that happen. We are forever grateful.

CST Academy is simply the best. Our child had the most amazing experience with Ms. Olivia and Ms. Julie for pre-k. Our child progressed above and beyond anything we could imagine and that was do to the great care therapy and teaching skills of Ms. Olivia Ms. Julie and their assistants. Ms. Olivia Ms. Julie and all at CST Academy were always in constant communication with us always kept us up to date on all the goals and milestones our child had and accomplished . We would strongly recommend CST Academy to all

We had a wonderful experience with CST and our SLP Emily. The team has great communication and responsiveness and Emily built a wonderful relationship with our son. Highly recommend.

Erin Bylina was my sons kindergarten teacher for the full year until he aged out and she was amazing My son is considered severely autistic and he is nonspeaking and Erin was wonderful with him and made sure to always implement his AAC into the daily learning. They even programmed songs that they sung in class into his AAC so that he could sing with the class. She has great patience great respect for our neurodiverse kids. She even came to his IEP re-evaluation as his advocate and I couldnt be more thanful I liked how we had updates from her on his progress and things she was working on. I came in to read a book twice to my sons class and its great being invited in and being able to be part of his academic achievements and environment. Thank you so much Erin we are so thankful for you in our sons progress this year.

Thank you to one of my colleagues who recommended this therapeutic school. My son has been attending for about a year now and is now enrolled in pre-school with Ms. Stephanie as his teacher whom hes in love with My son has made tremendous growth and continues to be a rockstar with the help of ALL the staff here. So to his AMAZING BCBA Cassie who is always on top of his caretx plan and is a great communicator role model We also love miss Ms. Sara and Ms. Cara

After almost 2 years our sons time at CST Academy has come to an end. The preschool program has done wonders for him. Ms Jaclyn is such a warm kind and patient teacher. She and my sons OT Ms. Nikki and ST Ms. Erika worked together to ensure he was meeting all of his goals. The level of collaboration between all therapies shows how dedicated they are to helping your child reach their full potential. They have all made such an impact on him its amazing to see the changes since he started there. He has blossomed into a strong confident boy who is more than prepared to start his new school in a few weeks. We will always fondly remember our time at CST Academy. Cant recommend them enough

After spending 2.5 years at CSTA our daughter previously nonverbal and diagnosed with autism at 3 has graduated and started with mainstream kindergarten at CPS with an IEP We owe SO much of this progress to the truly incredible teachers therapists staff and administration at CSTA. I felt like we were losing a limb when she graduated because the team has walked us through every stage of her life since we began. From managing tantrums to regulating her emotions to TALKING UP A STORM theyve been there every step of the way to provide guidance and support. Not only for her but for our whole family. I found this magical place at the height of the pandemic when you couldnt step foot inside any school. I had to just go off a gut feeling and after interviewing several schools I talked with the staff at CSTA and was immediately sold. They have been the most devoted patient and positive team we could have ever asked for and we consider them all basically family at this point especially our phenomenal BCBA Carolyn therapists Paige Ashley Megan Amanda Elyssa Jess and teachers Miss Julie and Miss Raechell. We drove an hour each way to get her to this school for 2.5 years and wed do it again in a heartbeat because of how much it shaped her life. I feel so lucky we found CSTA

My son was diagnosed with autism at age 2.I was so happy to be referred to CSTA.The progress Ive seen is amazing.The therapists are kind and...

CST Academy is WONDERFUL I was blown away by this company. I can truly attest to the hard work and dedication the therapists and staff put into every child. And to see first hand the progress and milestones of each child was the most rewarding gift. Each staff member is genuinely invested in making sure every child succeeded to the best of their abilities. Ive never seen a pediatric clinic so friendly kind-hearted and professional all at the same time I highly recommend them to any parent who feels their child will benefit from this school

We were so lucky to find CST Academy. When our doctor suggested our son be evaluated for Early Intervention our minds were spinning and we werent sure...

Mandy was my daughters speech therapist for just over a year at CST Academy. She is a great speech therapist and teacher. My daughter quickly became...