ABA therapy in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is a close-knit community of about 478 people in Clear Creek County, about 26 miles from our Lakewood team. One-on-one, BCBA-led ABA therapy comes to your home or daycare — for the 20 kids who live here, not a far-off clinic.
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont at a glance — for families
The numbers that shape how ABA therapy works here, from public data.
- Residents
- 478
- Children under 18
- 20
- Children under 5
- 20
- Kids likely on the spectrum (CDC 1-in-31 estimate)
- ≈ 1
- Kids under 6 with every parent working (Clear Creek County-wide)
- 73%
- Homes with broadband (telehealth-ready)
- 97%
- Kids covered only by a public plan (Clear Creek County-wide)
- 16%
- Kids with no health coverage (Clear Creek County-wide)
- 0%
- Median household income
- $68,214
- Nearest Sunbird team
- Lakewood · 26 mi
- ZIP codes
- 2
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 Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont in Clear Creek County is a very small community — about 478 people. It is an unincorporated community — there is no city hall, but neighbors know it by name, and so do we. No town is too small for in-home ABA. We plan visits and telehealth around where you actually live, and we tell you plainly what that looks like for your address.
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is about 26 miles from Lakewood, and our Lakewood team serves families here with in-home visits. Telehealth adds BCBA time between visits so nobody waits a week for an answer.
Here's what ABA usually looks like in practice: your BCBA observes your child at home and writes a plan, an ABA therapist runs the day-to-day sessions, and you get coaching so progress carries over between visits. How many hours a week? That depends on your child — our guide to how many hours of ABA explains how that gets decided.
Autism and young children in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
Census estimates count about 20 children under 18 in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, including about 20 under age 5. The CDC estimates that about 1 in 31 children is autistic. In a community this size, that may mean just one or two families — which is exactly why parents here can feel alone. You are not.
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.
Home, daycare or telehealth: what fits Downieville-Lawson-Dumont families
About 73% of children under 6 across Clear Creek 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. (Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is small enough that the county-wide figure is the reliable one.)
Connectivity is strong — about 97% of homes have broadband. Most families here use telehealth for quick BCBA check-ins and coaching between in-person sessions.
Schools and IEPs in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is served by Clear Creek County school districts, including Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 (about 680 students across 5 schools). District lines don't always follow town lines, so check your address with the district if you're not sure.
Already working with your school team? Good — bring that IEP or evaluation to us. Your BCBA can shape home goals that support what's happening at school, so your child hears the same expectations in both places.
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont and its neighbors
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont is the sixth-largest of the 10 communities we list in Clear Creek County, home to about 1.5% of the county's children.
Nearby, we also serve Empire (4 mi), Central City (6 mi), Idaho Springs (6 mi), Georgetown (6 mi), and Black Hawk (6 mi) — distances are straight-line from Downieville-Lawson-Dumont. Living out of town or between two of them? Same team, same plan.
Paying for ABA therapy in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
Families in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont pay for care in different ways. Census figures show that across Clear Creek County, about 16% 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.
You shouldn't have to decode an insurance policy to get your child help. Send us a picture of your card and we'll check your ABA benefits for free, then call with a plain answer. Most Colorado families end up paying 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 Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, 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 (80436, 80452 are in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont). A real person — not a phone tree — calls back, 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.
- 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 Downieville-Lawson-Dumont. Our Lakewood team sends a BCBA 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.
ZIP codes we serve in Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
In-home ABA therapy, daycare-based support and telehealth are available to families in every one of these ZIP codes:
- 80436
- 80452
No diagnosis yet? Start there — we’ll help.
Calling before any evaluation is completely normal — from Downieville-Lawson-Dumont 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.
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont questions, answered plainly
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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 Downieville-Lawson-Dumont.
Communities near Downieville-Lawson-Dumont
The closest towns we also serve, by straight-line distance from Downieville-Lawson-Dumont.
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