Send families who need payer help and home-based ABA
A family may have a Health First Colorado card and still not know what to do next. They may have a diagnosis report in one portal, a school team asking about outside ABA, and a parent who has already called three places. Send the basics to Budding Futures and we can make the next call less messy.
What to include
Write the guardian phone or email, the child's city, diagnosis status, what payer card the family has, and why you are sending them today. If the report is not finished, say that. If the parent is already waiting somewhere else, say that too.
What Budding Futures does next
We call the family and ask about home routines, school mornings, safety, communication, records, and timing. Rachel Blackburn, BCBA, helps review fit when the case moves forward. We do not promise approval or hours before review.
Why referrers use this page
Some families are not looking for a clinic seat. They are trying to get through meals, bedtime, unsafe running, or communication breakdowns at home. Budding Futures can ask whether those routines point toward in-home ABA and parent coaching.
State reference
Colorado's HCPF ABA provider list is useful when your office wants a public reference, but families still need a plain conversation about records, city, payer, and fit.
When this comes up in real life
A Denver pediatric office might send a family after the diagnosis visit because the parent asks, now what? A school counselor might send a family after an IEP meeting when home routines are still falling apart. A care coordinator might send a family because nobody has explained the next payer step in normal language. Those are normal moments to send the family to Budding Futures.
The first call is not a contract
It is a sorting call. We ask where the child lives, who has legal authority to talk with us, what card is in the parent's wallet, and what the parent wants to change first. Sometimes the answer is a full ABA path. Sometimes the answer is, get this record first and then call us back.
What your office can say
You can tell the parent that Budding Futures will ask questions and explain next steps. You do not need to promise that the case is accepted. You do not need to explain every payer rule. The useful handoff is much simpler: here is a team that can call you and sort out whether home-based ABA is worth discussing.
What parents hear
Parents hear that they are allowed to start with what they have. A missing report, a confusing card, or a half-finished evaluation does not have to stop the first call.