Therapy: ABA Consultants

Evidence-based, solution-focused services in educational services to schools and families. They offer academic tutoring, specialized reading programs, summer social skills groups, speech and occupational therapy and psychotherapy. They also offer ADOS autism assessment testing for children ages 7 and up.

They work with students that are pre-school until 12th grade. Their psychotherapists can work with adults as well.

A+ Solutions is a Jon Peterson and Autism Scholarship provider, and accepts private pay.

Rick Schindelheim is on the staff at A+ and counsels tweens and teens.
Other team members that can see patients with autism are Sima Brochie Weinberg, LPCC; Oren Meyers, PhD; Heather Baker, LPPC-S; Lauren Ehrenreich, MSSA LISW-S; Courtney Evenchik MA NCSP; and Jenny Wolinetz, LSW.

Areas of specialty include speech and language development, social skill programming, fine motor development, sensory integration, Applied Behavior Analysis, music therapy, and independent education evaluations. After school social groups are available for help with social skills.

Therapists have extensive experience of working with schools and individual families.

Social Summer Camp registration opens in April of each year. Campers attend a 3 hour session daily for 2 weeks in June. Call or email for more information and a camp packet will be sent to you.

Consultants create programming based on each child’s specific social, communication, academic, and self-help needs. Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) forms the backbone of their therapy with other approaches encompassed within it.  Services for children 2-20 years of age, including several social skills groups.

The social groups are held at a space in Independence Square Plaza: 6537 Brecksville Rd., in Independence

Visit the ABA Outreach website for current social skills class schedule and rates.

Accepted Insurance: Anthem, United/Optum, Etna, CareSource. No waivers. Accept private payment. Scholarships: Autism scholarship, JP, NEON, family resource fund, private grants.

ABA Therapy Solutions provides services for children and young adolescents with autism and other developmental disabilities. Services include individualized programming and development, verbal behavior therapy, assessments, behavior intervention plans, social skills training, functional communication training, school consulting, IEP development, and BCBA/BCaBA supervision.

They serve the Greater Cleveland/Akron area. Services are covered by insurance and private pay.

Provides intervention services to children with a variety of needs as well as provide trainings and resources for families and schools.

They offer homeschool and center-based curriculum. Goals are created based on the needs of each individual child in the areas of social & emotional functioning, academic skills, language development, daily living, and fine & gross motored skills.

They also offer home intervention services, school support, academic tutoring, and social skills groups, early childhood preschool, social groups

Does not accept insurance, but they do accept the Jon Peterson Scholarship and the Ohio Autism Scholarship.

Behavioral and Educational Consulting across all settings
– BCBA Independent Supervision
– Individual consulting across settings (for those outside of Cuyahoga County or when not eligible for CCBDD Services)
– ADA Programming and positive supports for businesses

Helping others achieve life outcomes.

Services are not covered by insurance, however they will begin accepting CareSource as of December 27, 2017.

Alison offers parent consultations and home-based behavioral intervention for children ages 2-12.

This program is designed for children with autism from diagnosis to 6 years old. Available services include:

Intensive Applied Behavioral Analysis intervention
Functional behavior assessments
Behavioral therapy and consultations
Speech and language services

Blue Sprig is on a mission to change the world for children with autism. They are committed to providing the very best and most compassionate ABA therapy services to the children and families they serve.

There is no waiting list in any of their clinics. To get started, contact them to schedule a tour and complimentary consultation. Blue Sprig accepts most major insurances and their administrative team will verify your ABA benefits and work with you to help you understand them.

Formerly known as Behavior Consulting Services, LLC., Breakthrough Therapy Services works with families in Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, and Lorain Counties.

Offers ABA, Academic tutoring (with intervention specialist), parent training and consultation, school staff training and in-services and a year-round social skills group for students through age 14.

Servicing children of all ages with BCBA’s, ABA therapists, Registered Behavior Technicians using ABA/Verbal behavior therapy for in-home programs, school consulting, parent education, early intervention, and social skills groups. Accepts children ages 18 months through 20 years.

They are in-network with most insurance companies and are Autism scholarship and SELF Waiver Medicaid providers.

Additional location at 38530 Chester Road in Avon, Ohio.

Offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary care focusing on evidence based treatment, education, research and advocacy for children with the diagnosis of an ASD, from first diagnosis through age 22.

Services include:
Intensive Behavioral Intervention (ABA)
Behavioral Consultation
School Support Services
Asperger’s Counseling Services
Asperger’s Social Skills Groups
Parent Training

In addition there are therapy, diagnosis and counseling services available through other hospital departments.

Accepts all commercial insurance, waivers, Autism Scholarship, private pay, Medicaid and Medicare insurance.

CCA was formed with the sole purpose of improving the outcome for children with autism spectrum disorder and their families. They are committed to offering a variety of programs which address the communication, educational, social and behavioral needs of children with ASD, to assure that they are able to achieve happy, fulfilling lives.

They offer speech, occupational, physical and music therapy, as well as 1:1 ABA therapy. Social skills, academic intervention, and sibling groups are also available.

In addition, the CCA School Program incorporates ABA into their school programming. All programs are offered to students ages 3-21

The Clinic Center encompasses a variety of services for individuals with autism in their state-of-the-art autism facility. It is dedicated to treatment, education, and research for children, adolescents, young adults and families dealing with autism spectrum disorders and is uniquely integrated within the healthcare system and housed in the Debra Ann November Wing at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation Campus.

Outreach and consultation services are available for children as young as 3 for initial diagnosis or second-opinion autism evaluations.

Functional behavioral assessments are offered for families to increase a child’s functioning and independence to the fullest extent possible.

The Outpatient Center in Rocky River includes a variety of therapies available on an outpatient basis.

Offers a diagnositic clinic, functional behavior assessments and outreach/consultation. Speech/language assessments are also available.

The Lerner School for Autism serves students from preschool to age 22.

Social SPIES Programs for children with high-functioning Autism/Asperger’s Disorder offers a social skills program in conjunction with a parent training group.

The Center for Autism – Rocky River is a newly configured 20,000-square-foot center with several individual rooms for behavior, occupational, and speech and language therapy, plus waiting and conference areas. Families have free access to the Don Umerley Civic Center during and after patient therapy sessions.

Parent training is available and considered a key component to successful intervention. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluations and functional behavioral assessment are available as well.

Accepts patients from age 18 months through 7 years for outpatient therapies.

Accepts all insurance, Jon Peterson and Autism scholarships, private pay. No waivers.

Services children 2-18 years of age with a wide range of services, including: psychological assessment, applied behavioral analysis(ABA), speech and language therapy, social skills classes, and school services.

Year-round programs are available, either at home, school-based, or center-based. Call office to inquire insurance coverage.

Their Lorain County satellite office is located near I-90 and Route 611 in the Avon Health and Wellness Building at
38530 Chester Road, Avon, Ohio 44011

Accepts most insurance, including CareSource, and private pay. They do not accept state Medicaid.

Cara Marker Daily is a pediatric psychologist specializing in children with autism.

Dr. Heather Dukes-Murray, PhD specializes in assessing, diagnosing, and treating Autism Spectrum Disorders, learning disorders, ADHD, and mental health diagnoses. Also works with children and adolescents with mood and anxiety disorders, behavior issues, and mental health difficulties associated with trauma exposure.

Offers ABA services, One-on-One tutoring, Home- and School-based consultation and support services, school-based consultations, and occupational and speech therapies.

They accept the following health insurance: Aetna, Altcare, Anthem, CareSource, Humana, Medical Mutual. They are also autism scholarship providers, they are a “Help Me Grow” Systems of Payment Provider and accept TRICARE Echo.

Epicenter uses a unique, collaborative, individualized approach specializing in Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy (ABA) to help individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and other neurological disorders, thrive in their environments.

Epicenter provides Applied Behavior Analysis services in the client’s home, school, community, and vocational environments to teach and encourage independence and to assure collaboration with parents and other professionals from whom your child is learning.

Dedicated to providing the highest quality service, they provide ongoing training for their staff ensuring up to date, evidenced-based behavioral interventions. Featuring the PEAK Relational Training System, they provide a comprehensive assessment across a wider range of language abilities and higher-order language and cognition abilities, while promoting generalization. Epicenter also uses the PEAK assessment to demonstrate relationship to IQ, challenging behavior, expressive/receptive language, and benchmarking compared to neurotypical peers.

*Accepts private pay, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medical Mutual, Optum/United Health Care, Caresource, and Aetna.

Offers behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults and their families. Their services include applied behavioral analysis (ABA), adult behavioral health, children’s behavioral health, autism services and early childhood services.

Additionally, clinicians travel to homes, schools, foster homes, residential programs, child care programs, adult health settings and shelter programs.

The Ohio office also offers BCBA training and development opportunities.

They have 30 additional office locations throughout Pennsylvania.

Functional Behavioral Assessments help determine why an individual engages in challenging behaviors and how the behavior relates to the environment. The Functional Behavioral Assessment can provide information to identify when the individual is most likely to demonstrate the behavior and when the behavior is least likely to occur. Following the assessment, intervention recommendations will be provided.

Bellfaire does not provide medical diagnoses, only behavioral assessments.

Insurance: for counseling, private insurance (Medical Mutual and Medicaid); for residential, public funding or school placement. Accept private pay.

A variety of schools, ABA services, and summer camps for children, teens and young adults ages 3 – 22 with ASD. Schools are broken up based on age and academic needs, and are offered in a traditional school setting or in a home-based program. Transition services are also available, as well as consultation and tutoring services. Summer camps are either Extended School Year-based or more traditional summer camp formats.

Haughland offers a range of counseling outpatient services as well, including group and individual counseling for peer support, social skills, life skills and management, behavior disorders, and successful mainstreaming.

Haugland Therapy Services is able to access county funding, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Autism and Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarships, as well as private pay options.

Additional locations in Athens, Sandusky, Lancaster and Pedro/Ironton Ohio.

Hearts For ABA provides quality services for children ages 3-12 with autism and other developmental disabilities.

Services include:
Full Day ABA Center Based Programming
Half Day ABA Center Based Programming
IEP Goal Development / IEP Attendance
Parent Training
Speech and Language Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Behavior Consultation

Beginning late 2018/early 2019 KidsLink will be launching their KidsLink Connect Division. KidsLink Connect will offer intensive, insurance-based
Behavioral, Educational, Academic, and Social Language Programming for
children. Families will be able establish a center-based or home program (up to 35 hours/week) for a child with autism and/or other neurobehavioral disorders.

Programming will be led by a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and will include assessment, program development, parent training, and consultation. The BCBA will be responsible for all aspects of programming including behavior planning, communication and language development, social programming, and improvement of adaptive behavior. Programming will be delivered by a skilled Registered Behavior Therapist (RBT). Therapy programs can be up to 25-40 hours weekly.

KidsLink Connect will be an Ohio Scholarship Provider, including the Autism Scholarship and Jon Peterson scholarships, so that families can access programming for both behavior as well as academic instruction.

Offers many services for children and young adults (ages 18 months – 22 yrs.) with a multitude of neurological and psychological diagnoses, including treatment services and intervention with an emphasis on prevention, behavior management and positive behavioral supports.

New programs include an autism diagnostic clinic (with a guarantee of 4-week scheduled appointments) ;
A new adult services division called Link Up offering a day program, which will accept the medicaid waivers;
KidsLink Connect — an insurance-based intensive ABA home and/or center programming

All professionals are experts in behavioral intervention.

These therapists have experience working with children and adolescents with autism: Michele DePolo; Richard Cowan

The center offers ABA Services, social skills groups, and parent support sessions. There are also treatment consultations, which can help promote treatment progress and generalization of skills. They will work starting with children 1 yr old through age 22.

Knapp Center accepts Caresource Medicaid for evaluations/assessments only.

Mercy Autism Services can provide services to children from birth through the age of 8 in the Toledo area. The program emphasizes evidence-based autism intervention, and will customize a program following an initial consultation and evaluation based on a child’s needs, incorporating communication, sensory needs, academic skills, play skills, socialization, and developmentally appropriate skill acquisition as needed.

Other services include:
Parent training
Functional Behavioral Assessment
School Consultation Services

Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans accepted. Children who do not qualify for the scholarship and do not have insurance coverage for autism services may privately pay for services or may apply for grants to cover the cost of services.

An applied behavior therapy practice that services clients living in Cuyahoga and surrounding counties. New Heights ABA provides behavioral, verbal language, and social assessment and treatment to children ages 1 to 12 years of age who have been diagnosed with Autism. They provide services to children who have communication, behavioral, and socialization challenges utilizing principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
A Day Academy structure is available for children who qualify.

Their focus is a mild to moderate autism diagnosis focusing on building functional skills as well as addressing behavior and social skills.

They currently accept Anthem, and will soon accept Medical Mutual, United Behavioral Health and Aetna. They will participate in single case agreements for CareSource on small percentages of cases.

Jennifer provides individual mental health therapy, behavioral consultation for families, schools, and community organizations, parent training, parenting groups, and behavioral analysis.

She is private pay only.

Classes are focused on teaching social skills to a variety of ages (2 — 22) in varying situations. children, adolescents and young adults can learn skills to help them in a variety of situations, starting with making friends and progressing to more complex subjects such as negotiation, sarcasm, and online etiquette. Oh, Hi! also offers programs that help with mastering study skills and executive functioning.

Oh, Hi! incorporates a variety of evidence-based practices including video modeling, role-play, and social scripts. These methods help learners identify both verbal and non-verbal cues to use as a guide with peers. Classes are grouped by age, skill level, and individual interests.

Camps are available for ages 3-15. There is a kindergarten readiness camp, teen tech camps, and social skills camp for school age children ages pre-K through 1st grade.

In addition, they offer conduct behavioral assessments, school consultations and behavior intervention services. They do not have diagnostic services.

Accepts CareSource insurance.

Patterns offers consultation and 1:1 direct intervention therapy with a focus in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services. They work in home settings, school settings, and community settings. They also provide both consultation and 1:1 therapy at their clinic.
Furthermore, they provide training about ABA, autism, and behavior to schools, families, and organizations who work with children diagnosed with autism. Examples of target behaviors include social skills, self-care and daily living skills, school readiness skills, self-regulation, aggression, flexibility and tolerance training, and many other areas.

Most of Patterns’ clients are 2-18 years of age with an autism diagnosis.

They are currently approved by several insurance companies, including Medical Mutual, Cigna, Magellan, Aetna, and Anthem. Applications are being review for Medicaid and Optum health insurance. The main office for Patterns is in Brea, California. There are satellite offices for Patterns in Cleveland as well as North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Michigan.

They also accept private pay and work with families who have waivers or need assistance to obtain additional funding through the county.

Peak Potential Therapy provides speech therapy, ABA therapy, educational tutoring services, dance/movement classes and a variety of day camps to children with special needs or disabilities in Northeast Ohio. They believe in a family-focused approach and support your child through fun and meaningful activities.

Additionally, they offer a resource and toy lending library and academic tutoring.

Children of all ages are able to participate in several therapeutic and recreational camp options. These camps provide a safe, comfortable setting for your child to practice important social skills, maintain a routine through breaks from school, and have fun with friends.

Their variety of group dance and movement classes are for a variety of ages, from toddlers through adult, and taught by a master’s level intern in dance/movement therapy.

Positive Behavior Consulting specializes in providing home, school and community-based ABA intervention services to children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder or other developmental delays. PBC serves individuals ranging in age from 18 months to 12 years old.

They accept insurance, and are currently in network with Optum Behavioral Heath and Aetna.

Positive Solutions Behavior Group, LLC utilizes the latest research in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to create individualized programs addressing the needs of families and individuals with autism and other developmental needs of all ages.

Their focus is on correcting challenging behaviors and training parents on basic behavior strategies.

Social skills instruction is offered in scheduled outings and structured social activities for adolescent individuals with high functioning autism. They develop social groups based on individual interests and compatibility in order to benefit all participants.

PSBG accepts Tricare, United Behavioral Health, SCL/Michelle P (Northern Kentucky), Master Card, Visa, and private pay.

Works with children and adolescents ages 2-adult. She will service clients throughout Northeast Ohio. Services offered include school consulting, ABA consulting and therapy, academic and behavior intervention, parent training, and workshops.

A Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship provider. Accepts Medicaid insurance and CareSource.

Reach Educational Services offers a variety of services to children with special needs in Central and Northwest Ohio. The services they provide varies depending upon which part of Ohio your family lives in. Their focus is working with learners who have autism spectrum disorders and associated behavior and learning differences.

Reach clinic-based services (Columbus) provide special education and behavior analytic services (ABA Therapy) to students with autism between the ages of 3 and 21. They offer small group as well as 1:1 services. The clinic is open year round and follows a traditional school calendar with classes held Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

In-home ABA services and county-funded services are also available.

Reach Services can be fully funded by the Autism Scholarship Program, Private Health Insurance, and via school district contracts. They do not accept Medicaid or CareSource.

Schaefer Education Solutions is an agency dedicated to educating individuals who have special needs in the Cincinnati and Dayton area. They offer 1:1, in-home instruction for students between 2 – 22 years old.

In-home ABA programming is available, as well as school services, behavioral support, social skills training and life skills instruction. All services are performed in the home or in a mutually agreed-upon location.

They also offer trainings for parents so parents and guardians can learn the proper skills for continuing their child’s training.

They accept Jon Peterson Scholarship and Autism Scholarship.

Speech/Language Pathologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst. She offers, in addition to these services, parent coaching after child diagnosis, in-home therapy, feeding consultation and therapy, and conversation groups for children ages 4-10.

Solutions Behavioral Consulting offers a variety of programming options individualized to meet each child’s needs. All of the programs are developed based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

Behavioral Consultation services provided by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) and include implementation of the IEP by utilizing evidence-based practices. Also offers: group ABA sessions, speech therapy, individualized tutoring, a new adapted swimming lessons program, and a Little Learners school prep program for preschoolers. Helps individuals ages 2-22.

SBC serves the following Ohio counties: Portage, Summit, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Stark, Lorain

They accept United Health Care insurance.

Serving patients ages 2-21 with center-based educational and intervention services as well as home programs, outreach, and diagnostics. Summer programs are also available. Can perform functional behavioral assessments and functional analysis.

Accepts Ohio Medicaid insurance.

Partnership of Kristen Wilcock, BCBA and Michele Murphy, Assoc. Behavior Analyst

Locations are in Mansfield, Cleveland, Columbus, and St. Clairsville.

TES will conduct a comprehensive evaluation that determines a child’s strengths and weaknesses and will guide treatment planning. They provide educational services for children and teens ages 3-18 and their families. They have branch offices in California, Michigan and Ohio. Their headquarters is in South Pasadina, CA.

Services offered include:
Waiver services as an Ohio Waiver Provider
Speech and Language Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Behavioral Support and ABA Therapy
Psychological Assessments
Tutoring

TES is an in-network preferred provider with many insurance companies, including a variety of PPOs and HMOs, as well as Medicaid. In addition they accept the following forms of payment: personal/cashiers checks, money orders, and credit/debit cards via PayPal.

Trumpet Behavioral Health strives to provide exceptional behavior treatment services for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). Their services are delivered by credentialed clinicians and therapists in homes, schools and company-operated centers. The corporate office is located in Colorado.

Multiple Locations in Ohio:
Springfield: 2430 Van Buren Ave., (937) 878-8444

Dayton: 1750 Commerce Center Blvd., (937) 878-8444

The Ohio locations accept Blue Cross Blue Shield Ohio, Cigna, Humana (LifeSynch), TRICARE, and United Behavioral Health as well as Autism Scholarship and private pay.

They offer the following services for families:
ABA Home Programming/Consulting
Clinic-based ABA Programming/Consulting
Parenting Workshops
In-Home Parenting/Family Sessions

They serve Summit County, Stark County, Wayne County, Portage County, and the surrounding areas.

Their funding resources include in-network providers for SummaCare, Cigna Behavioral Health, and Anthem BCBS health insurance.