Achieving True Self, Inc.

Achieving True Self, Inc. Services and supports in MD, PA, VA, & WV for individuals w/ autism, intellectual disabilities, &/or behavioral health needs.

Determined to change the world by instilling hope and helping each person whose life we touch achieve their truest self. Achieving True Self serves individuals, families, schools, and their surrounding communities impacted by autism, behavioral health diagnoses, and intellectual disabilities. ATS provides support, treatment, training, and consultation (including Applied Behavior Analysis) across many regions in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. We will change the world by instilling hope and helping each person whose life we touch achieve their truest self.

12/22/2025

Learning never stops, especially when you are growing into your best self.
Every day brings new skills, new wins, and new possibilities.

Santa is SO busy this time of year, but he made time to visit kids at our three centers in Abingdon, Hagerstown, and Irw...
12/20/2025

Santa is SO busy this time of year, but he made time to visit kids at our three centers in Abingdon, Hagerstown, and Irwin! 🎅 Even better, he came back to visit our young adults who know how to jingle and mingle! 🎉Guests at each event enjoyed photos with Santa, snacks, crafts, and more. Truly, the best part of the season is being together. And ... pun FULLY intended ... that's a wrap 🎁 on our family parties!

We do have ONE more holiday event at SpectroDolce this weekend if you're out shopping and looking for something to do. Join the Spectro Squad on Sunday from 1pm-3pm in Monroeville for hot cocoa with this season's resident meanie, The Grinch! 💚 And don't forget to grab some last minute stocking stuffers, gift boxes, or party trays to support autism employment initiatives!

12/19/2025

Play is powerful. It is where imagination sparks, confidence grows, and learning begins. We love creating moments that help kids thrive.

A meaningful career starts here. If you are a BCBA ready to make an impact, ATS is waiting for you.We cannot wait to mee...
12/18/2025

A meaningful career starts here. If you are a BCBA ready to make an impact, ATS is waiting for you.
We cannot wait to meet you.

Apply today at www.achievingtrueself.com/employment

Thank you again, WashCo Needs, for recognizing the work we do for the Washington County community in MD! We were also pr...
12/17/2025

Thank you again, WashCo Needs, for recognizing the work we do for the Washington County community in MD!

We were also proud to sponsor three children to brighten their holiday season with some special gifts. 🎄🎅☃️

Pictured L to R: Suzy Shumaker, Intake and Referral Supervisor; Sarah (Bendekovitz) Bendell, Clinical Director of ABA Services

We appreciate everyone at Achieving True Self, Inc. for all they do.

We dropped off their 2025 WashCo Needs Inclusion Award and picked up the gifts they purchased for several families on our Angel Tree!

12/17/2025

Every child deserves a space where they feel supported, seen, and celebrated.
At ATS, we walk beside them every step of the way.

Because support makes all the difference 💛At ATS, we’re dedicated to helping individuals and families thrive.
12/16/2025

Because support makes all the difference 💛
At ATS, we’re dedicated to helping individuals and families thrive.

✨ Happy Hanukkah from the ATS community to yours ... ✨As we light the candles this season, we’re reminded that even a sm...
12/16/2025

✨ Happy Hanukkah from the ATS community to yours ... ✨

As we light the candles this season, we’re reminded that even a small flame can bring great hope.

At Achieving True Self, SpectroDolce, and The Center for Learning and Belonging, we’re grateful to stand together—celebrating resilience, inclusion, and the light that shines when community comes together.

May your Hanukkah be filled with warmth, joy, and meaningful moments with those you love. 🕯️💙

At Achieving True Self, we’re more than a workplace, we’re a community built on compassion, growth, and purpose. 💛      ...
12/15/2025

At Achieving True Self, we’re more than a workplace, we’re a community built on compassion, growth, and purpose. 💛

SpectroDolce in Monroeville is hosting a Santa🎅🏻 event today!
12/14/2025

SpectroDolce in Monroeville is hosting a Santa🎅🏻 event today!

It's a beautiful snowy ☃ Sunday, and it's quite chilly ❄️ ... but inside of our Monroeville store, it's warm and toasty! 🔥

Join us today from 1pm-3pm for an ice cream bar 🍨 (with all kinds of festive 🎄toppings), a craft, AND a photo 📸with Santa 🎅 all for only 💲5️⃣!

Kids, bring your lists with you -- only 1️⃣1️⃣ days until Christmas! 🎁

This   at    , meet someone who is, literally, a "happy camper!" ⛺️Meet the newest member of the scheduling department, ...
12/12/2025

This at , meet someone who is, literally, a "happy camper!" ⛺️Meet the newest member of the scheduling department, Melissa Barner, Adult Services Scheduling Specialist! 🥲

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Melissa came to us in the summer of 2025 to join the scheduling team. She comes with a very diverse background consisting of experiences in behavioral and mental health, home health and hospice, customer service, scheduling (10 years), and nursing (she was a CNA for over 20 years!). Melissa and her family are from Westmoreland County.

Fun Fact(s) About Melissa: She says that her family is the most important thing in her life which includes her German Shepherd, Diesel. She loves camping with them! Melissa never takes life for granted, and commits to living each day happy.

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1015 Pennsylvania Avenue
Irwin, PA
15642

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What is Achieving True Self?

Achieving True Self is passionately cultivating and inspiring growth through the delivery of evidence-based treatment to assist individuals, families, organizations and their surrounding communities to achieve their self-defined goals. Through a supportive organizational culture focused on developing and retaining team members, we are determined to change the world by instilling hope and helping each person whose life we touch achieve their truest self.

We will emerge as an organization that promotes honest and transparent communication, provides physical and emotional safety, offers inclusive opportunities, demonstrates apparent diversity, and engages its valued team members in consistent and state of the art professional development. Providing a multitude of tools that promote ultimate success will result in providing optimal care for the individuals, families, organizations and surrounding communities that Achieving True Self is fortunate to serve.


  • We empower each individual whose life we touch.