Sunbird ABA team in Boulder County — serving you
ABA therapy in Boulder County, Colorado: autism therapy for kids, at home or daycare
Our team comes to families across Boulder County — home to about 328,317 people and 59,132 children, from Boulder to the smallest town — with one-on-one, BCBA-led ABA therapy at home or daycare. Our team inBoulder County is serving every community in the county, listed below.
Autism services in Boulder County at a glance
The numbers that shape how ABA therapy works here, from public data.
- Residents
- 328,317
- Children under 18
- 59,132
- Children under 5
- 13,135
- Kids likely on the spectrum (CDC 1-in-31 estimate)
- ≈ 1,900
- Kids under 6 with every parent working
- 65%
- Homes with broadband (telehealth-ready)
- 95%
- Kids covered only by a public plan
- 17%
- Kids with no health coverage
- 2%
- Median household income
- $102,772
- County seat
- Boulder
- Land area
- 726 sq mi
- Communities with a page
- 23
- Public school districts
- 2
- Your Sunbird team in Boulder County
- Serving you
- Sunbird services here
- Home · Daycare · Video
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.
ABA therapy in every Boulder County community
Each community below has its own page with local numbers, schools, ZIP codes and nearby towns. Our team serves every one of them.
| Community | Residents | Kids under 18 | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABA therapy in Boulder | 106,274 | 12,469 | 80301, 80302, 80303… |
| ABA therapy in Longmont | 98,958 | 19,804 | 80501, 80503, 80504 |
| ABA therapy in Lafayette | 30,471 | 6,565 | 80026 |
| ABA therapy in Louisville | 20,788 | 5,359 | 80020, 80027 |
| ABA therapy in Superior | 13,136 | 3,475 | 80007, 80027 |
| ABA therapy in Gunbarrelunincorporated | 10,424 | 1,523 | 80301, 80503 |
| ABA therapy in Niwotunincorporated | 3,773 | 602 | 80503 |
| ABA therapy in Lyons | 1,927 | 540 | 80503, 80540 |
| ABA therapy in Nederland | 1,523 | 335 | 80466 |
| ABA therapy in Lazy Acresunincorporated | 1,056 | 167 | 80302 |
| ABA therapy in Allensparkunincorporated | 826 | 122 | 80510, 80540 |
| ABA therapy in Paragon Estatesunincorporated | 767 | 93 | 80303 |
| ABA therapy in Altonaunincorporated | 532 | 76 | 80302 |
| ABA therapy in Pine Brook Hillunincorporated | 497 | 33 | 80302, 80304 |
| ABA therapy in St. Ann Highlandsunincorporated | 483 | 114 | 80466 |
| ABA therapy in Sugarloafunincorporated | 442 | 121 | 80302 |
| ABA therapy in Eldoraunincorporated | 440 | 0 | 80466 |
| ABA therapy in Tall Timberunincorporated | 376 | 138 | 80302 |
| ABA therapy in Eldorado Springsunincorporated | 355 | 44 | 80025, 80303, 80305 |
| ABA therapy in Gold Hillunincorporated | 288 | 48 | 80302, 80455 |
| ABA therapy in Crismanunincorporated | 253 | 48 | 80302 |
| ABA therapy in Jamestown | 255 | 27 | 80455 |
| ABA therapy in Ward | 89 | 15 | 80466, 80481 |
Smaller places, too: we also serve families in Sunshine, Mountain Meadows, Bonanza Mountain Estates, Bark Ranch, Glendale, Valmont, Seven Hills, Hidden Lake, Leyner — no community is too small for in-home visits and telehealth.
What ABA therapy looks like across Boulder County
Boulder County is home to about 328,317 people spread over 726 square miles (roughly 452 people per square mile) — a mix of suburbs, smaller towns and open country. In-home ABA fits that pattern well: sessions come to your neighborhood rather than asking you to drive across the county. The county seat is Boulder.
When you call from Boulder County, you're matched with our team that serves your area. They come to your home or daycare, and your BCBA checks in by video between sessions.
ABA here works the same way it does everywhere we serve: a BCBA-led plan written for your child, one-on-one sessions with an ABA therapist, and regular coaching for you. New to all of this? Start with what ABA therapy actually is, then what to expect at the first session.
Autism therapy for kids and families in Boulder County
Boulder County is home to about 59,000 kids under 18 — about 13,000 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 1,907 children across Boulder County who may be on the spectrum — many of them not yet diagnosed.
Most parents notice something before anyone else does. If you're wondering about your little one, start with the M-CHAT screening explained, or read the signs at age 2. And if you already have a gut feeling, here's what to do next.
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.
In-home, daycare or telehealth ABA in Boulder County
About 65% of children under 6 across Boulder County live in homes where every parent works. For a lot of families here, the hours that matter are daycare hours — so we offer daycare-based ABA support, where your child's ABA therapist works alongside the daycare routine, plus in-home sessions for evenings and the skills that belong at home.
About 95% of households across Boulder County have broadband, so telehealth is easy here: BCBA check-ins and parent coaching by video, on top of in-person sessions — never as a substitute for them.
ABA therapy, schools and IEPs in Boulder County
Boulder County has 2 public school districts. The largest are St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J (about 32,000 students across 54 schools) and Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 (about 28,000 students across 56 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.
Communities across Boulder County
The biggest communities in Boulder County are Boulder (106,274 people), Longmont (98,958 people), Lafayette (30,471 people), and Louisville (20,788 people). Together they hold about 75% of the county's children — the rest live in smaller towns and out in the county, where in-home visits matter most.
Boulder County borders Jefferson County, Larimer County, Weld County, Broomfield County, Grand County, and Gilpin County. Families near a county line are often closer to a town on the other side — that's fine; we serve both.
Paying for ABA therapy across Boulder County
Families across Boulder County pay for care in different ways. Census figures show that across Boulder County, about 17% of children are covered only by Medicaid or another public plan, and about 2% 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?
How to start ABA therapy in Boulder County, step by step
From first call to first session, here's the path for Boulder County families. (More detail on our getting-started page.)
- Call or send the short form — include your ZIP code (80020, 80025, 80026, 80027 and others are in Boulder County). Expect a call back from an intake advocate, usually the same business day.
- Free benefit check. Send a photo of your insurance card; we verify ABA coverage with your plan and explain it 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 Boulder County. A BCBA from the team that serves Boulder County 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.
ABA therapy by ZIP code in Boulder County
In-home ABA therapy, daycare-based support and telehealth are available to families in every one of these ZIP codes:
- 80020
- 80025
- 80026
- 80027
- 80301
- 80302
- 80303
- 80304
- 80305
- 80310
- 80455
- 80466
- 80471
- 80481
- 80501
- 80503
- 80504
- 80510
- 80540
- 80544
No diagnosis yet? Start there — we’ll help.
Lots of families reach out before any evaluation — that is a fine place to start, wherever you are in Boulder County. We’ll help you understand the signs, book a diagnostic evaluation in Colorado, and line up coverage so therapy can start as soon as the diagnosis is in hand.
ABA therapy in Boulder County: questions parents ask
Does insurance cover ABA therapy across Boulder County?
Do you have an ABA team in Boulder County?
My child doesn't have a diagnosis yet. Can we still start from Boulder County?
How many children across Boulder County might be autistic?
Which school districts are in Boulder County?
What ZIP codes do you serve across Boulder County?
Is telehealth ABA realistic across Boulder County?
Do you also serve towns near Boulder County?
How fast can we start across Boulder County?
Find an ABA therapist in Boulder County: one short call
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 your part of Colorado.
ABA therapy in neighboring counties
Straight-line distance between county centers.
ABA therapy around Lakewood
Boulder County is part of the area our Lakewood team covers. More on what that team offers:
School districts in Boulder County
Every school in the district, the neighborhoods it serves, and how home ABA works with your child’s IEP.
Ready to talk about your child?
Families across Boulder County and the rest of Colorado start with one short call. Yours can too.