Sunbird ABA team in San Juan County — serving you
ABA therapy in San Juan County, Colorado: autism therapy for kids, at home or daycare
Our team comes to families across San Juan County — home to about 690 people and 78 children, from Silverton to the smallest town — with one-on-one, BCBA-led ABA therapy at home or daycare. Our team inSan Juan County is serving every community in the county, listed below.
Autism services in San Juan County at a glance
The numbers that shape how ABA therapy works here, from public data.
- Residents
- 690
- Children under 18
- 78
- Children under 5
- 19
- Kids likely on the spectrum (CDC 1-in-31 estimate)
- ≈ 3
- Homes with broadband (telehealth-ready)
- 83%
- Median household income
- $73,889
- County seat
- Silverton
- Land area
- 388 sq mi
- Communities with a page
- 1
- Public school districts
- 1
- Your Sunbird team in San Juan 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 San Juan 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 Silverton | 613 | 64 | 81433 |
What ABA therapy looks like across San Juan County
San Juan County is frontier country — about 690 people across 388 square miles, fewer than 2 people per square mile. Families here know better than anyone how far the nearest specialist can be. We don't pretend the map is smaller than it is; we plan around it with in-home visits and telehealth. The county seat is Silverton.
When you call from San Juan 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.
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 kids and families in San Juan County
San Juan County is home to about 80 kids under 18 — about 19 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 3 children across San Juan 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 San Juan County
About 83% of households across San Juan County 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.
ABA therapy, schools and IEPs in San Juan County
Public schools across San Juan County are run by one district: Silverton School District No. 1 (about 87 students across 3 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 San Juan County
The biggest communities in San Juan County are Silverton (613 people). Together they hold about 82% of the county's children — the rest live in smaller towns and out in the county, where in-home visits matter most.
San Juan County borders La Plata County, Montezuma County, San Miguel County, Ouray County, Dolores County, and Hinsdale 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 San Juan County
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 San Juan County, 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 (81433 is in San Juan County). A real person — not a phone tree — calls back, 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 San Juan County. A BCBA from the team that serves San Juan 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 San Juan County
In-home ABA therapy, daycare-based support and telehealth are available to families in every one of these ZIP codes:
- 81433
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 San Juan 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 San Juan County: questions parents ask
Does insurance cover ABA therapy across San Juan County?
Do you have an ABA team in San Juan County?
My child doesn't have a diagnosis yet. Can we still start from San Juan County?
How many children across San Juan County might be autistic?
Which school districts are in San Juan County?
What ZIP codes do you serve across San Juan County?
Is telehealth ABA realistic across San Juan County?
How fast can we start across San Juan County?
Find an ABA therapist in San Juan 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
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ABA therapy around Colorado Springs
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