Sunbird ABA team in New Strawn — serving you
ABA therapy in New Strawn, Kansas: autism therapy for kids, at home or daycare
New Strawn is a close-knit community of about 408 people in Coffey County, and our ABA team in the New Strawn area is here serving you. One-on-one, BCBA-led ABA therapy comes to your home or daycare — for the 86 kids who live here, not a far-off clinic.
Autism services in New Strawn at a glance
The numbers that shape how ABA therapy works here, from public data.
- Residents
- 408
- Children under 18
- 86
- Children under 5
- 26
- Kids likely on the spectrum (CDC 1-in-31 estimate)
- ≈ 3
- Kids under 6 with every parent working (Coffey County-wide)
- 63%
- Homes with broadband (telehealth-ready)
- 86%
- Kids covered only by a public plan (Coffey County-wide)
- 22%
- Kids with no health coverage (Coffey County-wide)
- 15%
- Median household income
- $110,000
- Your Sunbird team in New Strawn
- Serving you
- Sunbird services here
- Home · Daycare · Video
- 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 New Strawn
New Strawn in Coffey County is a very small community — about 408 people. 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.
Our team works with families in New Strawn the same way we do everywhere: sessions at your home or your child's daycare, a BCBA who knows your child, and telehealth check-ins 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 therapy for young children in New Strawn
New Strawn is home to about 90 kids under 18 — about 30 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 in New Strawn 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.
In-home, daycare or telehealth ABA in New Strawn
About 63% of children under 6 across Coffey County 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. (New Strawn is small enough that the county-wide figure is the reliable one.)
About 86% of households in New Strawn 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 New Strawn
New Strawn is served by Coffey County school districts, including USD 244 Burlington (about 840 students across 3 schools), USD 243 Lebo-Waverly (about 497 students across 4 schools), and USD 245 LeRoy-Gridley (about 172 students across 3 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.
ABA therapy in New Strawn and nearby towns
New Strawn is the fifth-largest of the 6 communities we list in Coffey County, home to about 4.8% of the county's children.
New Strawn families aren't the only ones we see in this corner of Kansas: Burlington (5 mi), Waverly (12 mi), Hartford (12 mi), Lebo (12 mi), and Gridley (14 mi) are all close by, and all served the same way.
Paying for ABA therapy in New Strawn
Families in New Strawn pay for care in different ways. Census figures show that across Coffey County, about 22% of children are covered only by Medicaid or another public plan, and about 15% have no coverage at all — the rest mostly have insurance through a parent's job or a plan they bought.
Here's the part that's the same for every family in New Strawn: we do the insurance legwork. One photo of your card, and we confirm your ABA benefits with the plan directly — free — then explain what's covered and what you'd owe before anything starts.
More detail: paying for ABA therapy, our insurance page, and will insurance pay for ABA?
How to start ABA therapy in New Strawn, 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 (66839 is in New Strawn). 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 New Strawn. A BCBA from the team that serves New Strawn 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 New Strawn
In-home ABA therapy, daycare-based support and telehealth are available to families in every one of these ZIP codes:
- 66839
ABA therapy around Topeka
New Strawn is part of the area our Topeka team covers. More on what that team offers:
No diagnosis yet? Start there — we’ll help.
Calling before any evaluation is completely normal — from New Strawn or anywhere else. We’ll help you understand what you’re seeing, book a diagnostic evaluation in Kansas, and line up coverage so therapy can start as soon as the diagnosis is in hand.
ABA therapy in New Strawn: questions parents ask
Does insurance cover ABA therapy in New Strawn?
Do you have an ABA team in New Strawn?
My child doesn't have a diagnosis yet. Can we still start from New Strawn?
How many children in New Strawn might be autistic?
Which school district serves New Strawn?
What ZIP codes do you serve in New Strawn?
Is telehealth ABA realistic in New Strawn?
Do you also serve towns near New Strawn?
How fast can we start in New Strawn?
Find an ABA therapist in New Strawn: 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 New Strawn.
ABA therapy in towns near New Strawn
The closest towns we also serve, by straight-line distance from New Strawn.
ABA therapy across Coffey County
New Strawn is part of our Coffey County guide. Other Coffey County communities:
Ready to talk about your child?
Families in New Strawn, across Coffey County and the rest of Kansas start with one short call. Yours can too.