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Every parent of a child with autism has had that moment — you’re standing in the middle of a meltdown, exhausted, unsure what triggered it, and wondering if there’s something more you could be doing. The honest answer is: you’re probably doing more than you think. But there are also concrete, research-backed strategies that can…

When a child is diagnosed with autism, the service recommendations that follow can feel like a lot to sort through. ABA therapy. Speech therapy. Sometimes both, sometimes one, sometimes with a long waitlist standing between the recommendation and actually getting started. Families are left piecing together what each service actually does, whether they overlap, and…

If your child has been diagnosed with autism or another developmental disability including Down syndrome or global developmental delay, and your family is enrolled in Colorado Medicaid — known as Health First Colorado — you may have more coverage than you realize. ABA therapy is a covered benefit under Medicaid for children, and for many…

If you’ve recently looked into ABA therapy for your child, or for yourself, you’ve probably already done some mental math about what it might cost. And if the numbers felt daunting, you’re not alone. ABA therapy is intensive, and it’s not cheap. The good news is that in Colorado, most insurance plans are required by…

The moment you hear the words “your child has autism,” everything shifts. You might feel relief — finally, an explanation. Or you might feel scared. Confused. Overwhelmed by a sudden awareness of how much you don’t know yet. Most parents feel all of these things at once, and none of those feelings are wrong. What…

When you’re looking into ABA therapy for someone you love, the acronyms come fast. BCBA. RBT. BCaBA. BCBA-D. It can feel like you need a decoder ring just to figure out who does what. Here’s the thing, though: once you understand the two main roles, everything else about how ABA therapy works starts to make…

You’ve heard the term. Maybe your child’s pediatrician mentioned it, or it came up in a school meeting, or you stumbled across it while researching autism support options at 11pm when you probably should have been sleeping. ABA therapy. Applied Behavior Analysis. Everyone seems to have an opinion about it, but fewer people actually explain…

When a behavior keeps happening despite everyone’s best efforts, there’s usually a reason nobody has found yet. That’s not a knock on parents, teachers, or support staff. Behavior is genuinely hard to read from the outside. Something that looks like defiance might actually be anxiety. Something that looks like attention-seeking might be a person communicating…

Every parent has moments of wondering whether what they’re seeing is “normal” or something worth looking into. Maybe your child melts down in ways that feel different from typical tantrums. Or, maybe communication has been slower to develop, and you’re not sure what to make of it. Maybe you’ve been told by a teacher or…

If you’ve been searching for answers, whether for your child, a loved one, or yourself, and you keep seeing the acronym “ABA,” you’re not alone in wondering what it actually means. The term gets thrown around a lot in clinical settings, school meetings, and insurance paperwork, but rarely does anyone stop to explain it in…