Budding Futures provides in-home ABA therapy for children with autism across Fort Collins, from 18 months through 18 years.
Applied behavior analysis builds communication, daily living skills, and social skills through play your child already enjoys, right in your own home.
Medicaid covered ABA therapy in Fort Collins: we accept Health First Colorado, most families pay $0, we file the prior authorization, and there’s no waitlist right now. Aetna, Cigna, Anthem BCBS and most major plans too.
There's no waitlist right now, and most families start within a few weeks.
A licensed BCBA writes your child's plan and reviews the data every week.
Our therapists drive to families in Fort Collins and across Larimer County, from Old Town and Midtown to Fossil Creek, Rigden Farm, the Harmony Corridor and the CSU area.
Fort Collins ZIP codes we serve
Nearby towns we also serve: Timnath, Windsor, Loveland, Wellington, Berthoud and Laporte.
Sessions run on weekdays, after school, evenings until 8 PM and weekends. See part-time ABA therapy and after-school ABA.
In-home ABA therapy in Fort Collins with Health First Colorado (Medicaid), no waitlist right now. Most families pay $0, and we file the prior authorization (PAR) with the state for you; each approval lasts up to six months. Your child does not need an autism diagnosis first: the state covers behavioral therapy for eligible children when a doctor says it is medically necessary.
Larimer County is served by Northeast Health Partners, the Region 2 Regional Accountable Entity for Health First Colorado. The state’s provider list names 23 ABA providers for Fort Collins or Larimer County, 22 of which come to the home (our count, October 18, 2026). Early intervention for children under three runs through Foothills Gateway.
How approval works, what it costs, and what to do if a request is denied: Medicaid covered ABA therapy in Colorado.
Most Budding Futures families choose in-home ABA therapy, with sessions in your own Fort Collins home instead of a clinic. Skills like potty training, mealtime routines, and safer transitions get taught right where your child uses them, and parent coaching is built into every plan.
served in your own home, from young toddlers through teens
of hours in an evidence-based ABA plan go to parent and caregiver coaching
average length of an ABA course across 1,468 children (Linstead et al., 2017)
Budding Futures offers three kinds of ABA therapy for Fort Collins families. A Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) writes the plan for each one.
One-on-one sessions in your home, built around your child's real routines. Most families start here. You are on this page.
Play-based ABA for toddlers from 18 months, with parent coaching built in.
Support at school when the school allows an outside provider. We reach out to the school for you.
Looking for a different city? See every Colorado ABA therapy location.
Budding Futures ABA sends a trained behavior therapist to your home or school anywhere in Fort Collins, with a BCBA supervising about 20% of therapy hours, four times the BACB minimum.
Families choose us for our 5.0 Google rating, Medicaid and major insurance coverage, and no assessment waitlist, so effective ABA therapy can start within days.
Everything starts with an assessment in your home, not a clinic intake.
Budding Futures ABA starts early intervention at 18 months, helping children with autism build skills when evidence-based, play-based therapy does its best work. Early intervention ABA in Fort Collins →
A BCBA comes to your Fort Collins home, watches how your child plays and communicates, and builds the treatment plan from VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R baselines.
Trained behavior technicians work through real routines like mealtime, play, and getting ready, so new skills stick where your child actually uses them.
You learn the same strategies we use, and progress keeps going after the session ends.
When your child needs support at school, we reach out to Poudre School District and work to line up therapy goals with the classroom.
Real Google reviews from the Colorado families we work with.
"My son loves his RBT Dani, she is a super star. As well as Mark and Rachel always keeping in check and checking in."
BadBry 48, verified Google review"Wonderful in-home therapy provider in Denver. Thank you so much!"
Ariel Becker, verified Google review"Budding Futures ABA gives amazing in-home ABA therapy in Colorado. Would definitely recommend for anyone with children with autism."
Mindee Meyer, verified Google review"The support they bring to the families is insane. You'll feel so supported and valued. They truly do care for these kids and I couldn't feel better anywhere else."
Bella Calvillo, verified Google review"This is a company that truly supports their clients, clients' families, and staff members in a way I've never seen."
KyRa Lee, verified Google review"Mark and the team at Budding Futures are truly the type of team I want to work with my child. Compassionate, driven, and they strive for excellence."
David Brody, verified Google review
She writes and reviews every treatment plan, and supervises the therapists who work in your home.
Read Rachel's profile
He founded Budding Futures and runs the day to day, from a family's first phone call onward.
Read Mark's profileMost families with Health First Colorado pay $0, because Medicaid covers ABA in full for eligible kids under 21.
Commercial plans usually land somewhere between $0 and $500 out of pocket, depending on your deductible.
Private pay runs about $120 to $150 per hour. See the full Colorado cost breakdown.
Budding Futures is enrolled with Health First Colorado under Provider Types 83 and 84, and also works with the plans below.
Not sure your plan covers ABA? We verify your exact benefits for free before the first session, and we never balance-bill.
Our therapists drive to homes all over Fort Collins and northern Colorado, from Old Town to the Harmony Corridor.
Don’t see your neighborhood? Call us, we probably cover it. We also serve families in Denver, Aurora, Lakewood, Arvada, Littleton, and across Colorado.
Our therapists also come to homes in the towns around Fort Collins. Each page covers that town's school district, county programs and how to start.
If you already know the problem you need help with, start here. These pages explain how Budding Futures handles common home and school goals inside the same BCBA-led care model.
The verified list of local practices that diagnose autism, with ages, payment and published waits.
Parent support groups, sensory-friendly places, Child Find and IEP contacts, and waiver and funding help for Fort Collins families.
For accidents, bathroom refusal, toileting routines, and parent coaching at home.
1:1 support in class, behavior plans, IEP and teacher collaboration, and how outside-provider access works in Fort Collins schools.
For hitting, biting, head banging, unsafe outbursts, triggers, and safety planning.
About 28% of autistic children also meet the criteria for ADHD (Simonoff et al., 2008). We work on focus, impulsivity, waiting, and daily routines.
In one study, 65% of kids with autism who eloped had close calls with traffic. We build safety and prevention plans at home.
For screaming, drop-to-the-floor moments, and hard switches between activities, taught step by step.
Turn taking, joining play, and making friends, practiced in real settings instead of a clinic room.
Just got the diagnosis? Start with our next steps for Fort Collins families.
1. Call (720) 613-8837 or send the short form.
2. We verify your Medicaid or insurance benefits, free.
3. A BCBA assesses your child at home, and sessions begin.
You shouldn’t have to drive to Denver for good ABA. We come to you.
Prefer to listen? Our parent podcast covers in-home ABA therapy in Fort Collins and five other Colorado cities in about four minutes.
Looking beyond therapy? See our guide to autism resources in Fort Collins for local support groups, school and Child Find help, Medicaid guidance, and parent communities.
