Directory evidence
ABA Therapy Services in Chicago, IL
Dated, checkable clinic evidence for Chicago, Illinois, with unknowns left visible
32 clinic locations offering ABA therapy in Chicago, Illinois sit in the Top ABA Therapy index.
Chicago, Illinois at a glance: 21 organizations operate 32 tracked clinic locations here. Documented settings include early intervention ABA therapy and in-home ABA therapy. Insurers mentioned on clinic websites include Blue Cross Blue Shield and Private pay; a mention is the clinic’s statement, not a plan’s. Every figure is derived from the directory index and carries the date it was checked.
Top 5 ABA therapy clinics in Chicago, IL
Ordered by how much each clinic documents publicly: the service settings and insurers it names on its own website, then the directory’s evidence score. Payment never changes this order.
1. Key Autism Services
Documents 7 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 11 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
2. Colorful Minds ABA – Pediatric Autism Therapy
Documents 7 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, community-based ABA therapy and early intervention ABA. Mentions 4 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna. Lists private pay.
3. Action Behavior Centers
3 locations in Chicago. Documents 5 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon). Lists private pay.
4. The Clubhouse Therapy Centers – North Mayfair
Documents 6 settings, including community-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and in-home ABA therapy. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna.
5. Rise Up For Autism
Documents 4 settings, including center-based ABA therapy, early intervention ABA and parent and caregiver training. Mentions 5 insurers on its website, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Magellan Health. Lists private pay.
Insurers listed on a card are the ones the clinic names on its own website. A mention is not acceptance, network status or benefits. Confirm with the provider and your plan.
Action Behavior Centers
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Centene / Ambetter and 2 more insurers on its website.
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Blue Bird Day – West Loop
Chicago, IL
2 documented settings · mentions Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield on its website.
Center For Autism & Related Disorders
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
Center For Autism & Related Disorders
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Medicaid and UnitedHealthcare / Optum
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Mentions Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
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Mentions Private pay on its website.
Chicago Pediatric Therapy & Wellness Center
Chicago, IL
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare / Optum on its website.
Colorful Minds ABA – Pediatric Autism Therapy
Chicago, IL
7 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Private pay and 1 more insurer on its website.
CST Academy – Pediatric Therapy & Autism Care
Chicago, IL
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Private pay on its website.
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Current insurance evidence unknown
Key Autism Services
Chicago, IL
7 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare and 9 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Amerigroup / WellCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) and 7 more insurers on its website.
Rise Up For Autism
Chicago, IL
4 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Magellan Health, Medicaid and 2 more insurers on its website.
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Current insurance evidence unknown
The Clubhouse Therapy Centers – North Mayfair
Chicago, IL
6 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 3 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicaid and 1 more insurer on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
Action Behavior Centers
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Centene / Ambetter and 2 more insurers on its website.
Action Behavior Centers
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and 4 more insurers
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Mentions Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon), Centene / Ambetter and 2 more insurers on its website.
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Current insurance evidence unknown
Steinberg Behavior Solutions, Inc.
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Chicago, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
The Place for Children with Autism
Cicero, IL
5 documented settings · mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and 1 more insurer
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Mentions Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Private pay on its website.
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In-home and center-based ABA therapy services in Chicago, IL
Of the 32 tracked locations in Chicago, 22 document in-home ABA therapy and 19 document center-based ABA therapy.
14 of the 32 tracked locations in Chicago mention Medicaid on their websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Other insurers named most often: Blue Cross Blue Shield (20) and Aetna (10).
Terms you will see on clinic pages
Clinic pages and the evidence tables use four terms worth knowing before you compare.
- BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst, the credential that designs and supervises a treatment plan
- RBT: Registered Behavior Technician, who delivers sessions under that supervision
- Discrete trial training (DTT): a skill taught in short, structured, repeated steps
- Natural environment teaching (NET): the same skill practised inside everyday routines and play
ABA therapy services documented in this area
- Tracked clinic locations
- 32 clinic locations in Chicago, Illinois are in our tracked dataset.
- Clinic organizations
- 21 organizations operate those locations.
- Operators unique to this city
- 17 organizations appear only in this city across every Illinois market we track.
- Therapy settings documented
- 25 tracked clinics document Early intervention ABA. 22 tracked clinics document In-home ABA therapy. 22 tracked clinics document School-based ABA therapy. 19 tracked clinics document Center-based ABA therapy.
- Insurers named on clinic websites
- 20 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield. 16 tracked clinics mention Private pay. 14 tracked clinics mention Medicaid. 10 tracked clinics mention Aetna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility.
| Evidence | Clinics that document it |
|---|---|
| Early intervention ABA | 25 |
| In-home ABA therapy | 22 |
| School-based ABA therapy | 22 |
| Center-based ABA therapy | 19 |
| Parent and caregiver training | 19 |
| Community-based ABA therapy | 9 |
| Social skills groups | 8 |
| Telehealth ABA therapy | 6 |
| Evidence | Tracked providers mentioning it |
|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | 20 |
| Private pay | 16 |
| Medicaid | 14 |
| Aetna | 10 |
| UnitedHealthcare / Optum | 7 |
| Cigna | 6 |
| Carelon Behavioral Health (Beacon) | 4 |
| Centene / Ambetter | 4 |
| Magellan Health | 2 |
| Amerigroup / WellCare | 1 |
| Kaiser Permanente | 1 |
| Molina Healthcare | 1 |
Observed 2026-10-13 from the Top ABA Therapy tracked provider dataset. These counts describe what this directory tracks, not the whole market. Anything we do not track stays unknown.
Tracked locations here resolve to 21 distinct organizations. The settings on file include early intervention ABA therapy, in-home ABA therapy and school-based ABA therapy. An autism diagnosis is the usual starting point, and the clinics in Chicago, Illinois document programs built for autistic children.
Early intervention and in-home ABA therapy across Chicago, Illinois
Of the tracked locations in Chicago, 25 tracked clinics document early intervention ABA therapy, 22 tracked clinics document in-home ABA therapy and 22 tracked clinics document school-based ABA therapy. Early intervention work starts young, when a small shift in routine tends to carry the furthest. In-home delivery removes the commute and puts teaching into the family’s own routine. The absence of a setting in this data is missing evidence, not a statement about the clinic. Check the setting and the age range with the clinic before you shortlist.
Suburbs and towns included in this market
The results here include locations in Oak Park with 2 tracked locations and Cicero with 1 tracked location. Rather than publish a near-empty page for each, we fold nearby places with few tracked locations into Chicago and leave the town in the address line.
Insurance questions in Chicago
Across tracked Chicago listings, 20 tracked clinics mention Blue Cross Blue Shield, 16 tracked clinics mention Private pay, 14 tracked clinics mention Medicaid and 10 tracked clinics mention Aetna. A mention is not a statement of benefits, network status, or eligibility. Confirm billing with the clinic and benefits with your plan administrator before the first session.
What separates one ABA program from another in Chicago
Ask how often the treatment plan is revisited and who signs off on a change. Ask who the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) on the case will be, and how often you will speak with them. The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) should be reachable by a parent, not only by staff. A Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) delivers the sessions under supervision. Ask whether a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) sits in the team structure. Supervision hours are the difference between a program and a babysitting rota. Early intervention places are often the scarcest, so ask about the queue early. Progress data you never see is progress data you cannot check. These are questions to carry into a call, not claims about anyone listed here.
What the wait looks like in Chicago
Ask what the queue looks like this month, not what it usually looks like. Ask what documentation is required so the file is complete on the first attempt. A gap between recommended and delivered hours should have a named plan attached. Queue length varies market by market, so ask more than one.
The list above is the evidence we hold on ABA therapy in Chicago, Illinois. Listings reflect what each clinic published as of 2026. Widening the search in Illinois usually means Lincolnwood (5 tracked locations) and Skokie (6 tracked locations). Treat this page as the near me search for Chicago, Illinois that shows its working. Work down the list, shortlist a handful, and ask every one of them the same questions.
What a listing here actually carries
Every provider listed for this area carries a source, a scope and a date you can inspect before you contact anyone.
- Evidence is dated at the point it was checked
- An unknown stays an unknown rather than a yes
- Inclusion is not a recommendation
Before you act on anything here
Directory inclusion is not a recommendation.
- Confirm the service model, ages served, billing and benefits, and current availability directly with each provider and your plan.
How to choose the right ABA clinic for your child in Chicago, IL
The best clinic is the best fit for your child: a setting that suits your family, close supervision by a BCBA, and a schedule you can keep.
Four steps
Work through these before you commit to an intake.
- Shortlist two or three clinics above that document the setting your child needs
- Ask your insurer or Medicaid plan which of those clinics it works with before the first call
- Ask who supervises the program and how often the BCBA observes sessions
- Ask for the current wait time and whether the clinic keeps a waitlist
Questions for the first call
Ask every clinic the same six questions so the answers compare.
- How many hours a week do you recommend, and how is that decided?
- Who is the supervising BCBA, and how often will they see my child?
- How do you train parents and caregivers?
- What does a typical session look like at my child’s age?
- How do you measure progress, and how often will we review it together?
- What is your current wait time to start?
Questions families ask about ABA therapy services in Chicago, IL
What are the best ABA therapy clinics in Chicago, IL?
The best clinic is the one that fits your child. The top 5 list above orders Chicago clinics by how much each documents publicly; use it as a starting point, then compare setting, supervision and wait time on the first call.
Does Medicaid pay for ABA therapy in Chicago?
14 of the 32 tracked locations in Chicago mention Medicaid on their websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan. Under the federal EPSDT benefit, state Medicaid programs must provide medically necessary services to children under 21; ask Illinois’s Medicaid program how it applies to ABA therapy.
Which insurers do ABA clinics in Chicago mention?
Chicago clinics name Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid and Aetna most often on their own websites; confirm with the clinic and your plan.
Do more ABA clinics in Chicago offer in-home or center-based therapy?
Of the 32 tracked locations in Chicago, 22 document in-home ABA therapy, 19 document center-based ABA therapy and 25 document early intervention ABA. More tracked clinics in Chicago document in-home care than center-based care. Neither setting is better for every child, so ask each clinic which settings it can staff for your schedule.
Can I get telehealth or school-based ABA therapy in Chicago?
Of the 32 tracked locations in Chicago, 6 document telehealth ABA therapy and 22 document school-based ABA therapy. Telehealth is commonly used for caregiver coaching and supervision alongside in-person sessions, and school-based support depends on the school’s agreement, so ask each clinic how it delivers these services.
Can I pay privately for ABA therapy in Chicago?
16 of the 32 tracked locations in Chicago list private pay on their websites, and 19 document parent and caregiver training. If you plan to pay out of pocket, ask for written session rates, assessment fees and cancellation terms before starting, and request a superbill in case your plan reimburses out-of-network care.
How we check this page
Every listing on this page is built from sources we can name, and every detail carries the date it was last read.
- Provider locations come from public business listings, reconciled to NPPES registry records where a match exists.
- Service settings and insurance mentions are read from each provider’s own website. A mention is never a statement of acceptance, network status or benefits.
- Addresses and coordinates come from the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, never from a listing alone.
- This page was last rebuilt from the directory index on 2026-10-11.