Hudson Valley Behavioral Solutions

Our family has been benefiting from Dr. Js practice for several years now. In many ways they gave us back our children that at the hardest points felt like we had lost to the dark confusing labyrinth of autism. The staff is caring and does a great job of engaging the kids with their interests. We highly recommend them.

Being able to have our son work with the HVBS team has been one of the biggest blessings our family has ever had. He began his work with them non-verbal non-responsive completely uninterested in anything but iPad and acting out aggressively and sometimes down right violent to us and his siblings. The screams of pain from our oldest still haunt me. We were at our wits end I cried every time I looked at him MCSD tried their best but no program or amount of therapy could reach him. One day after tirelessly searching online for ANY answer I found HVBS and called. Maureen spoke to me and it was like an instant relief to know there was hope on the horizon. The intake with Dr. Jodlowski and tour of the facility solidified my belief this was THE place for him. They managed everything from scheduling to insurance to his program everything advice on transitioning him etc. It was a relief to finally be guided by someone who knew the completely lost feeling our family was suffering and could give us the direction we needed.Since February 2020 Thomas has been here and is THRIVING Everyone told me not to get my hopes up too high but my hopes arent even close to the progress he has made in such an incredibly short time. He is vocalizing like crazy The other day he looked me directly in the eye and said get up in Tommy-speak of course but it was perfectly clear what he said I was dumbfounded. He calls momma with intent of looking for me now He even tries to say I love you. He responds to his name follows simple instructions and hasnt hurt us or been aggressive like he was in months. The tantruming is normal now for his age in fact hes easier going now than the other 3 kids He is signing too and actively looks to learn more He asked for more to drink perfectly I couldnt believe my eyes I mean He looked me straight in my eyes and signed more drink Parent training is provided weekly and it has changed our entire approach and appreciation for Tommy as we had absolutely no idea how to parentunderstandmanage an autistic child.Anyone in our position can truly appreciate the magnitude of these things. For the first time since his diagnosis we have hope and are optimistic about the future.There simply arent enough positive things I can say about this program while I am learning the techniques and growing with Tommy my heart is overwhelmed with the opportunities HVBS has helped us to realize our babys life has. Whereas before the diagnosis felt like a bomb it now feels like something we can learn from and grow closer together through love and understanding. Sorry to be so emotional but the team has given our family hope which Im sad to say we nearly lost and there is absolutely no way to quantify or express our deep gratitude in words.