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Autism Therapy for School Readiness in St. Louis: Skills for the Classroom, Support in the School

School readiness therapy builds what a classroom asks of a child, such as following routines, communicating needs and working with peers, and our school-based therapists carry that work into partner schools across Greater St. Louis. The Maryland Heights clinic stops at age 7 and the South County clinic at 13. School-year planning should allow 2 to 4 weeks between the request and the first session, and insurance coverage needs an ASD diagnosis.

Two Settings, One Plan

In Our Clinics

Clinic days at Maryland Heights and South County build the base before and alongside school. See center-based therapy.

In Your Child's School

This is our school-based therapy, offered with school districts across the Greater St. Louis area.

Skills a Classroom Asks For

Your BCBA picks the goals that fit your child after the assessment, so no child works on all of these at once.

Getting Into the School Year

1

Send the request

Complete the online intake request.

2

Approval, then assessment

Your funder signs off on an assessment and a BCBA completes it.

3

Plan, authorization, start

Once the plan is written it needs a 6-month authorization, usually 2 to 4 weeks. Sessions follow.

Insurance for school readiness work: Medicaid, United, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna and Cigna. A diagnosis of ASD is required before coverage applies.

Questions About School and ABA

No. Readiness work in the clinic can come first. School-based support helps children who already attend.
Up to 7 at Maryland Heights, up to 13 at South County.
Yes. We partner with school districts across Greater St. Louis, working with teachers, aides and staff.
Therapists plan with teachers, and parents and schools both get regular progress updates.
Insurance coverage starts from an ASD diagnosis.

Plan for the Next School Year

Send the intake request and the 2 to 4 week process begins.

Hours of Operation

Maryland Heights
8:30AM - 4:30PM
Mandeville
8:00AM - 6:00PM
South County
8:30AM - 4:30PM
Hammond
8:00AM - 4:30PM