Our ABA care model
ABA Therapy Services for Colorado Families
Budding Futures is not a clinic program squeezed into a home visit. Every child starts with a BCBA-led evaluation, and the plan is built around what families actually need: communication, safety, routines, independence, and parent support.
Direct sessions are delivered in your home by trained RBTs, with a BCBA writing and supervising the plan. Care can start at 18 months and continue at school when the school allows an outside provider. Every service on this page is available in the family home in every Colorado city we serve.
5.0 Google rating (17 reviews)In-home, BCBA-ledParent coaching includedVB-MAPP / ABLLS-R baselinesNo current assessment waitlist
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Core services
In-Home ABA TherapyTherapy in your home, where skills need to work.Early Intervention ABAPlay-based ABA from 18 months, built around the routines that are already hard at home.School-Based ABA SupportABA support alongside the classroom, when the school allows an outside provider.Parent TrainingCoaching so progress continues between sessions.Initial ABA EvaluationA BCBA measures your child's skills with VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R to build the plan. It is not an autism diagnosis.School & Daycare CollaborationCoordinating goals with your child's school team.BCBA SupervisionAround 20% of direct hours when clinically appropriate, well above the BACB minimum.Expert ConsultationsBCBA guidance for specific questions or transitions.
Skills, behavior, and hours
Skills ABA Therapy TeachesThe full map: communication, social skills, daily living, self-care and hygiene, and school skills, taught at home.Behavior SupportAggression, meltdowns, elopement, self-injury, and the other behaviors families ask about most.Hours & Intensity LevelsFocused, comprehensive, EIBI, and maintenance ABA, and how a BCBA actually picks your child's number.Early Intensive Behavioral InterventionHigher-hour ABA for young children, delivered at home, with hours set by clinical need.
ABA therapy by goal
ABA Potty TrainingToilet training help for autistic kids: accidents, refusal, withholding, and nonverbal toileting.Communication & Speech DelayFunctional communication at home: verbal behavior, PECS, sign and AAC, alongside speech therapy.Nonverbal & Minimally Verbal KidsA way to ask for what they need, through words, pictures, sign or a device.Social SkillsPlay, turn-taking and connecting with other kids, practiced at home and with siblings.Daily Living SkillsDressing, routines and chores broken into small steps inside your real day.Feeding & Picky EatingGradual, assent-based mealtime goals for extreme picky eating, at your own table.Sleep & BedtimeBehavioral plans for bedtime battles, night waking and routines that never settle.Self-Care & HygieneToothbrushing, bathing and haircuts taught with the sensory side taken seriously.
ABA therapy by behavior and condition
AggressionHitting, biting and kicking, reduced with a Functional Behavior Assessment and a new way to communicate.Tantrums & MeltdownsPlans that treat a tantrum and a meltdown differently, because they are different.Elopement & WanderingSafety plans for kids who bolt or wander, with parent coaching built in.Self-Injurious BehaviorFunction-based plans for head-banging, biting and other self-injury, led by a named BCBA.Refusing DirectionsWhy a demand fails, how to make it doable, and how to make it worth doing, without forced compliance.Throwing & Breaking ThingsFunction-based plans for destructive behavior at home.ADHD with AutismHow behavioral support helps with focus, what insurance covers, and the honest limits.Sensory ProcessingGradual desensitization and environment changes for sounds, textures and crowds.
ABA therapy by age
ABA by Age and StageToddlers through teens, and how ABA changes at each stage.Toddlers, from 18 MonthsPlay-based ABA for communication, play and daily routines, with parent coaching.PreschoolersCommunication, transitions, toileting, safety and getting ready for school.School-Age Kids, 6 to 12School routines, independence, peers and the after-school hours.TeenagersLife skills, independence, self-advocacy and planning for what comes after school.Starting SchoolKeeping ABA when school starts, and how families split the week.
ABA therapy by autism level
Autism Support LevelsWhat Level 1, 2, and 3 mean for the kind of help your child gets.Level 1 AutismSocial skills, flexibility and daily routines for kids who need some support.Level 2 AutismCommunication, routines and behavior for kids who need substantial support.Level 3 AutismCommunication, safety and daily living for kids who need very substantial support.
When and where sessions happen
Weekend & Evening SessionsIn-home therapy 8AM to 8PM with weekend availability, built around work and school schedules.Daycare-Based ABASessions inside your child's daycare or preschool, with the provider's cooperation, where the peers are.Community-Based ABAParks, stores, and playgrounds: skills practiced in the real places your family uses.After-School ABASessions after the school day, for homework battles, meltdowns, and evening routines.
Where we work, who we help, and how care is paid for
Colorado LocationsIn-home ABA in 16 Colorado cities, with the local school and county detail for each.Support by NeedCommunication, safety, sensory needs, social skills, and daily living.Medicaid & InsuranceHealth First Colorado, prior authorization, appeals, and every coverage page in one place.Insurance Plans We AcceptThe private plans we work with, how verification works, and billing questions to ask.ABA Therapy CostWhat ABA can cost in Colorado and how coverage changes it.Quality & CredentialsLicensing, background checks, BCBA supervision, and how we are held accountable.
Not sure which service to start with?
Most families begin with a BCBA-led evaluation. We will tell you honestly what your child needs first.
Talk through the right starting point
Call and we will explain evaluation, in-home sessions, and parent coaching.