ABA Therapy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

What ABA therapy is, what it's not, and how to find a provider that fits your child — for Delaware Valley families navigating the most contested intervention in autism.

Applied Behavior Analysis is the most-studied autism intervention and one of the most contested. In Philadelphia, families access ABA through two main pathways: private insurance (governed by Pennsylvania's Act 62) and Medical Assistance (through Intensive Behavioral Health Services, or IBHS). The pathway you use shapes how you find and start services.

This page covers what ABA is, where the legitimate debates lie, how ABA access works in Philadelphia, and how to evaluate a provider. We don't tell families to choose ABA. We don't tell families to avoid it. We give you information to choose well.