10 Awesome Reasons to Choose Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange

10 Awesome Reasons to Choose Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange

Spring break is already upon us, and that can only mean one thing: Summer isn’t far behind! For a head start on your summer planning, here are 10 awesome reasons why so many families choose Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange for their kiddo with autism.

  1. It makes summer planning easy for busy parents.
    Summer has a way of sneaking up on busy parents, leaving them scrambling to make plans for their kiddo with autism. Enroll now in Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange and save yourself the trouble of last minute choices. Instead, you can sit back and relax because you’ve secured a perfect summer program for your child that will provide a fun and beneficial experience they’ll love.
  1. It’s a ready-made summer routine for kids with autism.
    Many children look forward to the summer break from school. No more getting up early. No more homework. No more routines. For children with autism, it can be a different story. Kids on the spectrum depend on routines, because routines offer predictability and a sense of security of knowing what’s going to happen throughout the day. Summer changes all that and can cause children stress and anxiety. Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange makes the transition to summer easier for children with autism, because it’s a daily routine similar to what they experience when school’s in session – just a lot more fun.
  1. It helps prevent the loss of skills children have already learned.
    Children with autism need consistent support and care to achieve their goals. Once they learn a new skill in ABA therapy, for example, they need to practice it over and over and learn to apply it in a different situations (called generalization). If children take a break from ABA therapy in the summer, they can loose skills they’ve learned and will have to relearn them when therapy is restarted in the fall. Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange helps children with autism stay on course and moving towards their unique goals.




  1. Its fun, low pressure environment is ideal for learning social skills.
    Social interactions can be difficult for children with autism which impacts their ability to start and hold conversations, play with other children, and make friends. Social skills are particularly important for success in school. Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange provides opportunities for preschoolers and school-aged kiddos to develop communication and social skills, learn social cues and facial expressions, and more as they engage in age-appropriate play that is expertly guided by certified therapists.
  1. Its weekly summer themes add to the fun of it all.
    Children learn best when they’re having fun. That’s why our ABA therapy services are based in play and natural situations that are engaging and relevant to each child. For Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange, we’ve created special summer-themed activities that add to the fun every week for clients and staff.
  1. All of our ABA therapy services are available during the summer.
    Whether your child needs to develop foundational skills, prepare for starting school, or learn how to make friends at school, Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange can help your child work toward their individual goals through services like One-on-One Therapy, the Behavior Exchange Early Start program (B.E.E.S.), and Social Skills Groups. We’ll assess your child during our enrollment process to set goals and develop a treatment plan based on their unique needs.


  1. Our three hives are super cool places to spend the summer.
    Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange is available at all three of our beautiful hives in Plano, Frisco, and Prosper. Full of color, light, and imaginative spaces, our hives bring learning to life and make you feel welcome as soon as you step through the front door. Ask us for a tour. We love showing them off.
  1. It’s covered by insurance.
    Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange is covered by most major health insurance providers because it’s about providing ABA therapy to children with autism. By law, Texas requires insurance providers doing business in the state to cover ABA therapy services like ours. We’ll help you navigate your insurance benefits, advocate on your behalf with your provider, and make sure your child receives all the therapy hours they medically need.
  1. It’s a great introduction to The Behavior Exchange.
    We know how difficult it can be to shop for an ABA therapy provider. Our 10-week Summer Camp is a great way to experience the level of care and expertise we provide children and their families, and see if we’re a good fit for your needs.
  1. You enjoy peace of mind, knowing your kiddo is being cared for at a Behavioral Health Center of Excellence®.
    We’re proud to be the first-ever ABA therapy provider in all of North Texas to achieve the highest accreditation possible – and we’ve earned reaccreditation at the highest level ever since!

All these reasons mean Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange fills up quickly. If you’re interested in enrolling your kiddo, don’t wait. Contact us now to save a spot. We’d love to spend the summer with you!

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Ashvina attended University of Bombay and graduated with a Bachelors of Commerce. She got her Montessori Diploma in 1985 and taught ever since. Ashvina came to TBE in January of 2016 as Admin Assistant. During the years she got the opportunity to learn and work in different departments such as HR, Finance, Office Manager and Executive Assistant. Last summer TBE bought billing in house and her current focus area is Revenue Cycle Management. She is detail oriented and enjoys working with people. Ashvina volunteers to deliver meals to seniors and local shelters on the weekend. She loves to spend time with her family and grandkids. Ashvina loves her job because she enjoys hearing different points of view, and she feels her contributions help fuel the direction of our company.

Working with children comes naturally to Angela. Her mom was a special education teacher for 30 years and often had Angela join her for Take Your Child to Work Day. And in high school, Angela spent every summer as the nanny for a little boy with an autism spectrum disorder. It was this experience where her passion for working with children with autism started to blossom.

From there, she went on to graduate from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences. She learned about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in a non-normative development class and from that moment knew that ABA would be her life’s work.

Angela moved to the DFW area shortly after and began working at The Behavior Exchange as a therapist. She worked on her Master’s in Behavior Analysis at the same time. A year after graduating, she earned certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Now, as a Clinical Director at The Behavior Exchange, she brings a life-long passion to her work, holding a special place in her heart for children with limited language skills and working closely with families to develop healthy sleep habits.

Danielle’s passion for working with families is deeply personal and from the heart. Her younger brother has an autism spectrum disorder, and through their journey as a family, she found her purpose in life as an advocate for individuals with special needs.

After graduating from the University of North Texas with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies, Danielle began volunteering at The Behavior Exchange. She saw passionate therapists, meaningful change for clients, and families with hope for the future. After a summer of volunteering, she officially joined the team as Director of Admissions and found her home with The Behavior Exchange family.

With her extensive experience working as a client advocate with insurance providers, Danielle perseveres to help individuals of all ages and abilities receive the services they need to reach their full potential. She feels truly honored by each and every family who entrusts The Behavior Exchange to be part of their journey and is committed to the organization’s core values, mission, and goal of being a beacon of hope for the community.

Adam has always had a passion for helping individuals of all ages thrive and reach their full potential. He’s also an enthusiastic musician, songwriter, leader, and devoted family man, who has been helping children and team members grow with The Behavior Exchange since 2010.

Prior to joining the team at The Behavior Exchange, Adam was a mortgage loan consultant and grad student, pursuing his master’s degree in Education at the University of North Texas. He graduated in 2013 and also earned a graduate academic certificate in Autism Intervention. The following year, after years as a Behavior Therapist and seeing first-hand the power of ABA and the meaningful impact it can have on children and their families, Adam became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. He then commenced from the Stagen Leadership Academy after completing the Integral Leadership Program (ILP), a 52-week practice-based program designed to develop executives serious about transforming themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

Adam is truly grateful to be a part of a dynamic, inspiring and compassionate team, and he’s dedicated to bettering the lives of all children and their families through the delivery of the highest quality of ABA services, while supporting the amazing team at The Behavior Exchange.

Soraya is from South Africa and moved to Texas in 1996. She graduated from The University of Texas and pursued a career, at that time, in Education. Soraya taught at a Montessori school for a few years and then took on a leadership role.

During her time in the education system, Soraya realized her passion was to assist children with special needs. So she joined The Behavior Exchange as a therapist, transitioned into a supervisory role in 2017, and a year and a half later, was promoted to Clinical Operations Manager.

She quickly learned the ins and outs of ABA operations and scheduling and successfully collaborates across departments to ensure The Behavior Exchange continues to provide quality services to clients and their families. She’s thankful to be part of such an amazing organization and excited to see what the future holds.

You could say Walter’s career started when he spent hours as a young child drawing superheroes and coloring maps. This passion, along with extraordinary swimming skills, landed him a full swimming scholarship at Texas Christian University, where he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Graphics.

During the next 13 years, his design and art direction skills, conceptual-thinking abilities, and marketing-savvy know-how were honed at a few prestigious advertising and marketing agencies around the Dallas area. In the mid 2000s, he helped his wife Tammy Cline-Soza (founder and CEO of The Behavior Exchange) create a unique and concise brand for her new business. From logos and websites to uniforms, brand voice and visuals, Walter has been the main creative force for all things The Behavior Exchange.

Aside from giving birth to The Behavior Exchange brand, Walter is helping Tammy raise two amazing, beautiful children, River and Sierra. In his spare time (the two minutes he’s got per week), you can find Walter illustrating iconic landmarks of Dallas and Texas or looking around for this next open-water swim. Once he gets back in shape.

After 20 years of building The Behavior Exchange, literally from the ground up,
Tammy couldn’t be more proud of the team, culture, and organization that it has become.

As a family helping families, The Behavior Exchanges looks for opportunities that will make the biggest impact and produce life-changing outcomes – for clients, families, and even for team members. Tammy believes that if a team, a family, a community takes care of each other, the possibilities are endless and the relationships built along the way can make life more enriching and challenges easier to navigate. You could say her goal has been to build a kind of utopia full of support, love, and expertise that brings the best services possible to the community and ensures more families have access to those services.

Tammy and her family have dedicated their lives to the mission of The Behavior Exchange and continue to grow, learn, cultivate, challenge, support, and create better models for success. To that end, she is committed to her own leadership development and actively participates in advanced training, mentoring, and deep self-exploration on how to live out her purpose to love and support her family and help others reach their full potential. She takes her position very seriously and tries to serve as a channel for what the universe wants to come to fruition.

She also loves travel, gardening, being creative, MUSIC!, tennis, yoga, meditation, journaling, reading, being in nature, adventures, and more than anything, spending time with her husband Walter and their two beautiful children, River and Sierra.