GUIDES FOR COLORADO FAMILIES
ABA therapy guides for Colorado.
How Medicaid covers ABA, where to get an evaluation, what Colorado’s new laws mean and how to choose a provider in your city. Each guide links to its sources and to the providers in our directory.
- InsuranceHow Health First Colorado Covers ABA TherapyHow Health First Colorado covers ABA for kids 20 and under: prior authorization, what providers submit, what to do after a denial and the CES waiver.
- Getting startedGetting an Autism Evaluation in Colorado: Where to Start by AgeEarly Intervention for babies and toddlers, Child Find for preschoolers and medical diagnosis: who to call in Colorado, county by county.
- Colorado newsColorado’s New ABA Licensing Law: What HB26-1425 Means for FamiliesColorado now requires ABA providers to apply for licensure. What HB26-1425 changes, what the 2026 federal audit found and what to ask providers.
- Choosing careIn-Home or Center-Based ABA in Colorado: How to ChooseHow in-home, center-based and telehealth ABA differ for Colorado families, with questions to ask and live counts of providers offering each.
- Local guidesFinding ABA Therapy in Colorado Springs: A Local Guide for FamiliesColorado Springs ABA guide: El Paso County Early Intervention, school Child Find, Medicaid and TRICARE options and nearby Fountain and Monument.