FREEDOM Therapies, Inc.

All services require an assessment to determine the best treatment setting for ABA therapy. Treatment settings can include clinic, home, school, community, and telehealth. Location may be subject to insurance limitations.

We currently accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Cigna, Viva, and the Alabama Department of Mental Health as payors.

Due to extensive waitlist times, we are not currently accepting new clients onto our waitlist for direct ABA Therapy services.

New clients are being accepted onto our waitlist for counseling services.

• Clients on the waitlist will have the opportunity to participate in Small Group Caregiver Training, a 20-week training geared towards assisting parents in implementing ABA strategies into their everyday lives. We accept insurance or private pay for this service.
• Each semester, you may also have the opportunity to join any number of social skills groups offered to elementary and secondary students.
• During the summer, you will be offered priority spaces in our movement program for weekly, one-on-one swim lessons. Clients will work on anything from initial water safety to more advanced swim team readiness skills. We accept private pay for this service.
• You will also be added to our monthly newsletter, where we send out helpful resources for you and your family - from articles to special events to family grant opportunities and so much more!

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a therapy rooted in the science of learning and behavior. Using principles of ABA, children and adults can learn to improve their communication skills, social skills, and daily living skills while also addressing problematic or challenging behaviors. The primary goal of ABA therapy is to teach helpful skills that promote independence and reduce harmful behaviors. Here's our complete guide to everything you need to know about ABA therapy.

It's a big decision to make for your family! Applied behavior analysis (ABA) seeks to improve communication skills, introduce productive habits, and reduce harmful behaviors. Watch out for ABA providers who look to "cure" autism.

High quality ABA therapy does exist where the goal is not to “fix” children, make them appear “less autistic”, or change who they are. The goal is to help people learn all that they can so they can live to their potential while embracing their unique, individual personality traits. Here's our complete guide to start and end ABA therapy.

ABA is usually covered by insurance if you have an autism diagnosis. Autism is typically the only diagnosis insurance will authorize for ABA services since its benefits have been researched extensively.

Always check with your specific insurance plan to confirm that ABA is covered for your child’s diagnoses and that the provider you are seeking care at is in-network. Here's our complete guide to everything you need to know about ABA therapy.

“Early Intervention” might be the provider’s way of describing services that they provide to babies or young children. However, it might also indicate that the provider is a vendor for your state’s publicly funded program. This means the services with this provider might be covered by your state! 

The first step in accessing these free services from your state is to get an evaluation. The evaluation will help the state determine what services your child qualifies for, if any. You can find your state’s local EI program by clicking here.