In-home ABA therapy in Bethesda, Maryland.
One-on-one ABA sessions led by a BCBA and delivered at home in Downtown Bethesda, Woodmont Triangle, Bradley Hills, Wyngate, and Westbard.
You just got the news. Here's a calmer next step.
Evaluations, insurance letters, school meetings, acronyms nobody defines. The weeks after a diagnosis pile up fast. We keep the first step small for Bethesda families: one conversation about your child, a free look at your benefits, and straight answers about whether ABA is a good fit.
- A person, not a phone tree, any time, day or night
- Free insurance verification before any paperwork
- Plain-English answers from a BCBA
The Bethesda areas we serve.
From apartments near the Downtown core to houses in Bradley Hills and Wyngate, therapy happens wherever your family lives. Our clinicians work across Montgomery County.
Don't see your street? If home is anywhere near Bethesda, or anywhere else in Montgomery County, we can very likely come to you. Ask us and we'll confirm.
Sessions happen where life happens.
The goals that matter most to Bethesda parents, calmer mornings, easier mealtimes, smoother handoffs at bedtime, live at home. So does our therapy.
Practice in place
Bath time, bedtime, mealtimes. Skills learned in the exact spot they're needed don't have to transfer; they're already home.
Zero commute
No parking garages, no waiting rooms. Sessions begin the moment your therapist walks in the door.
The whole household
Siblings, grandparents, nannies. Anyone who is part of your child's daily life can be part of the plan.
Numbers, not hunches
Session data drives every goal change, and your BCBA walks you through what it means in plain English.
From hello to handoff.
Hello first
Sessions open with play on your child's terms. Rapport is the tool everything else depends on.
Goals in disguise
Communication, transitions, and daily-living targets ride along inside games your child picks.
Every trial counted
Data is captured during the session itself, so progress reviews rest on facts, not recollection.
You get the playbook
The last few minutes are parent coaching: what worked today and how to repeat it tomorrow.
Bethesda and Montgomery County supports.
You don't have to find these on your own. Here are the local supports we know best.
Schools and Child Find
Special education in MCPS runs through the Division of Specialized Support Services, (240) 740-3000. MCPS Child Find, (240) 740-2170, screens preschoolers for free, and the district also staffs a 24-hour intake and referral line at (301) 947-6080.
Birth to three
For children under three, the Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program at (240) 777-3997 provides free early intervention. Many families start there, and we can help plan the handoff to ABA when the time comes.
Getting a diagnosis
Children's National's Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders evaluates children at its Rockville office on Shady Grove Road, a short drive from Bethesda; appointments at 1-888-884-2327. Kennedy Krieger's CASSI in Baltimore takes referrals at (443) 923-9400.
Parent organizations
Pathfinders for Autism runs a free statewide helpline, (443) 330-5341, staffed by real people with autism-specific answers. The Arc Montgomery County, (301) 984-5777, coordinates respite care and inclusive child care for young children.
Military families
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at NSA Bethesda is in your backyard. EFMP Liaisons Support at the Military and Family Support Center on Beale Road, (301) 319-4087, helps with enrollment and school navigation, and we serve TRICARE families through the Autism Care Demonstration.
Sensory-friendly outings
Two Bethesda parks, Battery Lane Park and Caroline Freeland Park, appear on Montgomery Parks' accessible playgrounds list. County Therapeutic Recreation offers adapted classes and camps, and county library branches, including Little Falls, hold sensory storytimes.
Start with a conversation.
Share a little about your child, and our team will get back to you within one business day.
Every service, right here in Bethesda.
Covered by insurance in Bethesda
Maryland Medicaid, CareFirst BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, and TRICARE are all plans we work with. Maryland law requires most state-regulated plans to cover ABA for children with autism, and TRICARE covers it through the Autism Care Demonstration. Your benefits check is free. See how coverage works.