ABA therapy in Byers, Colorado
Byers is a small town of about 1,804 people in Arapahoe County, about 27 miles from our Aurora team. One-on-one, BCBA-led ABA therapy comes to your home or daycare — for the 556 kids who live here, not a far-off clinic.
Byers at a glance — for families
The numbers that shape how ABA therapy works here, from public data.
- Residents
- 1,804
- Children under 18
- 556
- Children under 5
- 137
- Kids likely on the spectrum (CDC 1-in-31 estimate)
- ≈ 18
- Kids under 6 with every parent working
- 13%
- Homes with broadband (telehealth-ready)
- 83%
- Kids covered only by a public plan
- 33%
- Kids with no health coverage
- 0%
- Median household income
- $88,607
- Nearest Sunbird team
- Aurora · 27 mi
- ZIP codes
- 1
Sources: Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates; Census ZIP-code relationship files; NCES school-district data. The autism figure applies the CDC’s 1-in-31 estimate — a planning number, not a count. Miles are straight-line.
What ABA therapy looks like in Byers
Byers in Arapahoe County is a small community of about 1,804 people. It is an unincorporated community — there is no city hall, but neighbors know it by name, and so do we. In a town this size, everybody knows everybody — and families can feel like they are the only ones dealing with autism. You are not, and you don't need to move or drive hours for help.
The nearest Sunbird team is in Aurora, about 27 miles away. Our Aurora team travels to homes in Byers, and video check-ins with your BCBA fill the days in between.
A typical plan starts with a BCBA assessment at home, then regular one-on-one sessions with an ABA therapist — a trained behavior technician — working from goals your BCBA wrote for your child. You are part of it, too: parent training is built in, because the skills have to work at dinner time, not just during a session. Curious who does what? See who is on your child's team.
Autism and young children in Byers
Byers is home to about 560 kids under 18 — about 140 of them younger than 5 — according to the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimates. The CDC estimates that about 1 in 31 children is autistic. Applied here, that is roughly 18 children in Byers who may be on the spectrum — many of them not yet diagnosed.
Earlier is easier. If your toddler isn't pointing, answering to their name, or using words the way other kids their age do, it is worth a look now rather than later. Our guides walk through signs of autism at 18 months, at age 2 and at age 3, plus the M-CHAT screening many pediatricians use.
School-age kids benefit too — ABA can target the things that make the school day and evenings hard: transitions, communication, self-care, and handling frustration. Read how ABA and speech therapy work together, and our honest take on whether ABA is harmful.
Home, daycare or telehealth: what fits Byers families
Byers has more young children with a parent at home during the day than most places — only about 13% of kids under 6 have every parent working. That makes in-home ABA a natural fit, and it means parent training can happen right alongside your child's sessions.
About 83% of households in Byers have broadband — most, but not all. If video works at your house, telehealth adds BCBA time between visits. If it doesn't, tell us; we'll plan around your connection instead of the other way around.
Schools and IEPs in Byers
Most public-school students in Byers attend Byers School District No. 32J (about 5,700 students across 10 schools).
School and ABA work best as partners. If your child has an IEP or evaluation from the district, send it along with your intake — it helps your BCBA write goals that back up the school plan instead of competing with it.
Byers and its neighbors
Byers is the 15th-largest of the 22 communities we list in Arapahoe County.
Byers families aren't the only ones we see in this corner of Colorado: Strasburg (6 mi), Comanche Creek (10 mi), Deer Trail (11 mi), Bennett (12 mi), and Watkins (19 mi) are all close by, and all served the same way.
Paying for ABA therapy in Byers
Families in Byers pay for care in different ways. Census figures show that in Byers, about 33% of children are covered only by Medicaid or another public plan, and about 0% have no coverage at all — the rest mostly have insurance through a parent's job or a plan they bought.
Whatever card is in your wallet, the first step is the same: send us a photo and we check your ABA benefits directly with your plan — free. You get a plain-English answer about what's covered and what you'd owe, usually within a business day. Most Colorado families pay little or nothing once benefits are confirmed.
More detail: paying for ABA therapy, our insurance page, and will insurance pay for ABA?
Getting started from Byers, step by step
What happens after you call? Five steps, no surprises — and the getting-started page has the long version.
- Call or send the short form — include your ZIP code (80103 is in Byers). Expect a call back from an intake advocate, usually the same business day.
- Benefits, verified. We call your plan so you don't have to, then explain your ABA coverage in plain English.
- Diagnosis in hand — or not yet. If you still need an evaluation, we'll help you book one. If you have the report, here are the first steps after a diagnosis.
- BCBA assessment at your home in Byers. Your BCBA from our Aurora team meets your child where they're most comfortable and writes goals with you.
- Therapy starts. Your child's ABA therapist begins one-on-one sessions at home or daycare, and you get parent coaching along the way. Read how to prepare for session one.
ZIP codes we serve in Byers
In-home ABA therapy, daycare-based support and telehealth are available to families in every one of these ZIP codes:
- 80103
No diagnosis yet? Start there — we’ll help.
Calling before any evaluation is completely normal — from Byers or anywhere else. We’ll help you understand what you’re seeing, book a diagnostic evaluation in Colorado, and line up coverage so therapy can start as soon as the diagnosis is in hand.
Byers questions, answered plainly
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My child doesn't have a diagnosis yet. Can we still start from Byers?
How many children in Byers might be autistic?
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What ZIP codes do you serve in Byers?
Is telehealth ABA realistic in Byers?
Do you also serve towns near Byers?
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Tell us where you are and what you’re seeing. An intake advocate calls back — usually the same business day — with your coverage answer and an honest start timeline for Byers.
Communities near Byers
The closest towns we also serve, by straight-line distance from Byers.
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