September fun!

Hello September!

With cooler breezes on the horizon and fall fun filling the calendar, it’s the perfect time to get out and enjoy everything our communities have to offer. From colorful hot-air balloons lighting up the sky to hands-on adventures for little ones, this month is packed with events the whole family will love. Mark your calendars, grab your crew, and get ready to make some unforgettable memories all September long

Messtival @ AT&T Discovery District, Dallas

Lots of music, magic, and messy fun for kiddos ages 1-15 await at the “most exciting family friendly festival” around. Messtival is a huge outdoor festival – plus three indoor arenas – that promise to transform downtown Dallas into a community-first wonderland with non-stop stage performances featuring amazing artists and local talented children from across DFW, interactive zones, immersive art experiences, hands-on activities, and other surprises. Saturday September 28 and Sunday, September 29 from 11am-7pm daily. Fully fenced and secured. Tickets are required.  LEARN MORE.

Plano Balloon Festival @ Oak Point Park

Enjoy the all the colors of the rainbow at the 46th annual Plano Balloon Festival, launching Thursday, September 18 at the Red Tail Pavilion at Oak Point Park. There will be entertainment on the main stage, special kids activities under a large tent, sky divers, an enormous variety of food to tempt your tastebuds, merchandise and handmade products for shoppers, and even tethered balloon rides. Be sure to bring your chairs and blankets and make an evening of it. September 18-21. Tethered rides available when the balloons are in the park at 7pm (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) and 7am on Sunday. LEARN MORE

Safety Saturdays @ Frisco Fire Safety Town

Don’t miss this free event from the Frisco Fire Department and help your kiddo understand the importance of safety and how to be safe. Families can tour the educational facility and safety house, explore a fire engine, and practice pedestrian safety while strolling through a miniature village. Jeep and bike rides will also be available for kiddos who reserve a time slot and meet the height requirements. Bicycles, kid-sized jeeps, and safety gear are provided. September 6 from 9:30am to noon. LEARN MORE

39th Annual GrapeFest in Grapevine

Drink in all the family fun at this highly anticipated Texas wine experience in the heart of Grapevine. In addition to all things wine, families and kiddos can enjoy games and rides along the carnival midway and a KidZone with hours of activities, including arts and crafts, Build-a-Bear, Legoland, climbing walls, and more. You can also hop abroad Grapevine’s vintage train for a ride, stop by the live stage for music and entertainment, have a bite to eat, and tour an observation tower. And when you need a break, head to the The Post, a family rest station to rest and recharge. September 11-14. LEARN MORE

Sensory Saturday @ Explorium Denton Children’s Museum

Give your kiddo the freedom and fun of exploring hands-on learning experiences, from slides and climbing to playful musical instruments and make & think arts and crafts activities. Every area at the Explorium is designed for kiddos 10 and under, plus there’s a special area just for infants and toddlers. Sensory Saturdays give children with sensory needs early access to the fun before the museum opens, so they can explore without the noise and disruption of crowds. Noise cancelling headphones and fidget toys are available upon request. Be sure to make reservations at least one week in advance. September 13 from 9am-10am. LEARN MORE

Pumpkins After Hours: A Sensory Friendly Evening @ Dallas Aboretum

Be a part of the Aboretum’s first Fall Sensory Evening, a specially designed sensory-inclusive experience for kiddos with sensory sensitivities and their families. You’ll enjoy the smaller crowds, the quiet zones, and all the hands-on fall-themed activities, including pumpkin exploration, leaf rubbings, and nature crafts. Your family will also have exclusive access to the Aboretum’s beloved Pumpkin Village with over 100,000 pumpkins, gords, and squash – all in a calm, sensory-friendly environment. September 30 from 5:30pm-8pm. LEARN MORE

From festivals and family outings to sensory-friendly experiences, September is full of opportunities for kiddos to explore, learn, and grow. In the same way, ABA therapy offers children with autism supportive environments to practice new skills, discover their strengths, and build confidence—helping them enjoy moments like these even more.

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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.