School-Based ABA Therapy in Aurora, CO
School-based ABA therapy in Aurora, CO puts a trained therapist in your child’s classroom, with the school’s approval. It adds to the IEP or 504 plan and works with the teacher.
- Who it’s forSchool-age children with an IEP or 504
- InsuranceMedicaid and major plans
- WhereAurora and nearby
- Wait timeNo waitlist
What school-based ABA therapy is
School-based ABA places a BCBA-supervised therapist next to your child during the school day. The therapist helps with joining lessons, moving between activities and getting along with classmates. It adds to the special education services in an IEP and does not replace them. The goal is for what works at home to work in class as well.
Inside a school-based ABA therapy session
Teacher check-in
The therapist learns about the day’s schedule and anything that changed since yesterday.
Help during lessons
The therapist supports your child through instruction, centers and transitions, giving less help over time.
Recess, lunch and specials
Unstructured times are often hardest, so the therapist works on joining games, waiting and coping with noise.
Meetings and updates
If you invite them, your BCBA can attend IEP meetings with data and ideas. You get a short update and something to repeat at home.
Why families choose ABA Therapy Aurora for School-Based ABA Therapy
No waitlist
Your child does not join a waitlist. Most families begin within 2 weeks of insurance approval.
Medicaid and all major plans
Health First Colorado (Medicaid) and all major plans are accepted, and we look up your benefits at no cost before therapy starts.
Certified BCBAs and RBTs
A Board Certified Behavior Analyst writes every plan. Registered Behavior Technicians are certified, background-checked and CPR-trained.
A BCBA who stays involved
Your child’s BCBA oversees sessions, reads the data and changes the plan when progress slows down.
Parent coaching built in
Each treatment plan includes caregiver coaching, so you know what to do between sessions.
Flexible hours
Sessions after school, in the evening and on weekends, to fit around school and work.
Four settings
Home, clinic, school and community sessions let your child practice where skills are needed. Many children mix settings.
Toddlers to age 21
Our clients range from toddlers to young adults up to age 21.
Help with a diagnosis
No diagnosis yet? We help you find an evaluation referral and talk through your options while you wait.
Learning through play
Therapists build lessons from games and your child’s interests, and you help pick the goals.
- Real reviews from local families
- 5 years of working with Aurora families
- Locally owned, not part of a national chain
Who benefits from school-based ABA therapy
- Children with an IEP or 504 who need extra help taking part
- Children whose hardest moments happen at school
- Families adding school support to a home or clinic program
- Children working on transitions, recess or group lessons
What we work on at school
- Following class routines
- Finishing work and switching activities
- Joining games and talking with classmates
- Raising a hand and asking an adult for help
Steps for School-Based ABA Therapy with us
- 1
Talk with the school
We help you ask the district for access, then agree on schedules and goals with the school team.
- 2
Watch a school day
The BCBA sits in your child’s class to see the routines, the demands and the help already in place.
- 3
Support in class
An RBT helps your child join lessons, move between activities and interact with classmates.
- 4
Share what we see
We take data every session. With your permission, we pass along results to teachers and the IEP team.
Colorado law requires each school district to have a policy on treatment at school. It must cover how a private provider can observe a student, work with school staff and treat the student, and how parents can appeal a decision.
School-Based ABA Therapy in Aurora: local things to know
Every district needs a written policy
HB22-1260 requires each Colorado school district to adopt a policy on how a student with a prescription can get medically necessary treatment at school, such as ABA from an outside provider. The policy must also explain how to appeal.
Aurora Public Schools
APS lists its policy, JLCDC, among its district policies. In policies of this kind, the student’s IEP or 504 team decides whether treatment must happen at school, and parents are told how to appeal if the answer is no. Ask your special education team for the current request steps.
Cherry Creek School District
Cherry Creek follows the same state law. Ask your child’s special education team for the district’s written policy and request steps before you plan around sessions at school.
27J Schools (Commerce City and Brighton)
27J uses a review team to decide whether a student needs treatment at school. If it says no, parents can ask for a hearing. The district then has 30 days from the hearing to give a written decision with its reasons.
Source: 27J Schools, Policy JLCDC
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School-Based ABA Therapy FAQs
Can an ABA therapist work with my child at school?
Yes, if the school agrees. We work with you and the school team on schedules, access and goals.
Can an RBT sit in my child’s classroom?
Only with the district’s approval. Colorado law requires every district to publish a policy on how a private provider can observe a student, work with staff and give treatment at school, and how parents can appeal. Districts decide case by case.
How do I ask for permission?
Request the district’s policy and request form. Send in your BCBA’s written recommendation or your child’s prescription, ask when the IEP or 504 team will meet about it, and ask for the answer and the reasons in writing.
Can our BCBA come to IEP meetings?
Yes, if you invite them. Federal special education rules let parents bring people with knowledge or special expertise about their child. Tell the school who is coming before the meeting.
Does school-based ABA replace the IEP?
No. It sits next to the services in your child’s IEP or 504 plan.
Will insurance pay for ABA at school?
That varies by plan. Health First Colorado (Medicaid) covers medically necessary ABA given in a school, and the request often needs school documents such as the IEP. We check your benefits and tell you what is covered before we start.
Where can I get school-based ABA therapy around Aurora?
We offer school-based ABA therapy in Aurora, Centennial, Parker, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, Commerce City, Brighton and Englewood.
Is there a waitlist for school-based ABA therapy?
No. School-Based ABA Therapy has no waitlist in the Aurora area. Most families begin within 2 weeks of insurance approval.
How do we get started?
Send the short request form. We look up your insurance benefits at no cost, book your child’s assessment and write the plan with you. If your child has no diagnosis yet, we help you find a referral for an evaluation.
Do you offer evening or weekend sessions?
Yes. Sessions are available after school, in the evening and on weekends, so therapy can fit around school and work.
What insurance do you accept?
We work with Medicaid and all major insurance plans, including Health First Colorado (Medicaid), Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente, TRICARE, Rocky Mountain Health Plans. Health First Colorado (Medicaid) pays for medically necessary ABA for members under 21, and state-regulated private plans in Colorado must cover it too. We look up your benefits before therapy starts.
Is school-based ABA therapy right for your child?
A good match if
- Classroom routines, transitions or finishing tasks are the hard part.
- You want your child to join group lessons and play with classmates.
- You want teachers and therapists using the same strategies.
Keep in mind
- The district has to approve any outside provider, and each district sets its own steps.
- Insurance rules for ABA given at school differ by plan.
- Sessions follow the school calendar, so breaks and holidays are off.
Want to start ABA in Aurora?
Tell us about your child. Our intake team will look up your insurance and explain what happens next.