Can a 15 year old get ABA therapy?

Yes, a 15 year old can get ABA therapy. ABA isn’t only for young children, and in Colorado the main question is how it gets paid for.

Health First Colorado covers medically necessary behavioral therapy for members 20 and younger, with prior authorization. HCPF says an autism diagnosis isn’t required today, though a draft rule would change that. Colorado’s autism mandate for state-regulated private plans covers “a child,” so ask your carrier in writing which ages it covers. If autism was never diagnosed, Children’s Hospital Colorado evaluates children through adolescence. We work with children and young adults up to age 21, and we offer after-school, evening and weekend sessions, which helps a teen who is in class all day.