Sunbird ABA team in Longmont — serving you
ABA therapy in Longmont, Colorado: autism therapy for kids, at home or daycare
Longmont is one of Colorado's bigger communities, home to about 98,958 people in Boulder County, and our ABA team in the Longmont area is here serving you. One-on-one, BCBA-led ABA therapy comes to your home or daycare — for the 19,804 kids who live here, not a far-off clinic.
Autism services in Longmont at a glance
The numbers that shape how ABA therapy works here, from public data.
- Residents
- 98,958
- Children under 18
- 19,804
- Children under 5
- 5,277
- Kids likely on the spectrum (CDC 1-in-31 estimate)
- ≈ 640
- Kids under 6 with every parent working
- 63%
- Homes with broadband (telehealth-ready)
- 94%
- Kids covered only by a public plan
- 27%
- Kids with no health coverage
- 3.5%
- Median household income
- $89,724
- Your Sunbird team in Longmont
- Serving you
- Sunbird services here
- Home · Daycare · Video
- ZIP codes
- 3
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 Longmont
Longmont in Boulder County is a big, busy place: about 98,958 people on 29 square miles, roughly 3,377 people per square mile. With that many families close together, in-home ABA is practical here — your child's ABA therapist comes to your door instead of adding a commute to your week.
Longmont families don't have to drive to a clinic. Our ABA team comes to you — at home or at daycare — with BCBA coaching by video in between visits.
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 therapy for young children in Longmont
Census estimates count about 20,000 children under 18 in Longmont, including about 5,300 under age 5. The CDC estimates that about 1 in 31 children is autistic. Applied here, that is roughly 639 children in Longmont who may be on the spectrum — many of them not yet diagnosed.
For the 5,300 youngest children in Longmont, timing matters. Plain-English checklists: signs at 18 months, signs at age 3. No diagnosis yet? That's fine — we'll help you get one.
ABA isn't only for toddlers. For school-age kids in Longmont, goals often center on communication, managing big feelings, daily routines and getting along with friends. Wondering how ABA fits with other therapies? See ABA vs. speech therapy.
In-home, daycare or telehealth ABA in Longmont
About 63% of children under 6 in Longmont have every parent in the workforce, so families here are split: some want sessions during daycare, others at home with a parent close by. We do both — in-home ABA and daycare-based support — and many families mix them. Our guide to home vs. daycare sessions explains the trade-offs.
Connectivity is strong — about 94% of homes have broadband. Most families here use telehealth for quick BCBA check-ins and coaching between in-person sessions.
ABA therapy, schools and IEPs in Longmont
Most public-school students in Longmont attend St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J (about 32,000 students across 54 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.
ABA therapy in Longmont and nearby towns
Longmont is the second-largest of the 23 communities we list in Boulder County, home to about 33% of the county's children.
Longmont families aren't the only ones we see in this corner of Colorado: Niwot (6 mi), Mead (7 mi), Frederick (8 mi), Firestone (8 mi), and Gunbarrel (8 mi) are all close by, and all served the same way.
Paying for ABA therapy in Longmont
Families in Longmont pay for care in different ways. Census figures show that in Longmont, about 27% of children are covered only by Medicaid or another public plan, and about 3.5% have no coverage at all — the rest mostly have insurance through a parent's job or a plan they bought.
Coverage depends on your plan, not your ZIP code, so we don't guess. Snap a photo of your insurance card, and we'll verify your ABA benefits with the plan for free and call you back with a straight answer — usually within a business day.
More detail: paying for ABA therapy, our insurance page, and will insurance pay for ABA?
How to start ABA therapy in Longmont, step by step
No phone trees and no mystery. Here is exactly what happens after you reach out — the full version lives on our getting-started page.
- Call or send the short form — include your ZIP code (80501, 80503, 80504 are in Longmont). A real person — not a phone tree — calls back, usually the same business day.
- We check your insurance — free. One photo of your card is all we need to confirm your ABA benefits and tell you what you'd owe.
- No diagnosis yet? We help you book an evaluation first. Already have one? See what to do after a diagnosis.
- A BCBA visit at your home in Longmont. A BCBA from the team that serves Longmont comes to observe, ask questions, and write a plan with you — not for you.
- Sessions begin. An ABA therapist starts regular one-on-one sessions at home or daycare, with parent training built in. Here's how to prepare for the first one.
ABA therapy by ZIP code in Longmont
In-home ABA therapy, daycare-based support and telehealth are available to families in every one of these ZIP codes:
- 80501
- 80503
- 80504
ABA therapy around Fort Collins
Longmont is part of the area our Fort Collins team covers. More on what that team offers:
No diagnosis yet? Start there — we’ll help.
Calling before any evaluation is completely normal — from Longmont 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.
ABA therapy in Longmont: questions parents ask
Does insurance cover ABA therapy in Longmont?
Do you have an ABA team in Longmont?
My child doesn't have a diagnosis yet. Can we still start from Longmont?
How many children in Longmont might be autistic?
Which school district serves Longmont?
What ZIP codes do you serve in Longmont?
Is telehealth ABA realistic in Longmont?
Do you also serve towns near Longmont?
How fast can we start in Longmont?
Find an ABA therapist in Longmont: 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 Longmont.
ABA therapy in towns near Longmont
The closest towns we also serve, by straight-line distance from Longmont.
ABA therapy across Boulder County
Longmont is part of our Boulder County guide (it also reaches into Weld County). Other Boulder County communities:
School districts serving Longmont
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 in Longmont, across Boulder County and the rest of Colorado start with one short call. Yours can too.