Family Tree ABA

10/09/2025

Celebrated 4 years being open! We’re just getting started!!🥰😍🙌🌳

10/08/2025

4 YRS OF THE TREE!! Swipe for our traditional pics every year!🌳

09/11/2025

Family Tree ABA
is looking for Some Great RBT's to join our team!!!
https://familytreeaba.com/career-opportunities

09/01/2025

Family Tree ABA
is looking for Some Great RBT's to join our team!!!
https://familytreeaba.com/career-opportunities

08/22/2025

How do we work on fine motor with NET? I’m glad you asked. Pasting, pouring, and painting! We like to paint with all kinds of things, including forks! Look at what we made during our circle time group this month.

08/21/2025

A lot of parents are feeling a little mislead by what their child's school is telling them when it comes to coordinating ABA Therapy with School. I hope that this FAQ helps:

FAQ for Parents: Coordinating ABA Therapy and School Attendance

This handout is designed to help parents understand their rights when coordinating Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy with school attendance. ABA is a medically necessary, doctor-prescribed treatment. Schools cannot prevent your child from accessing therapy, nor can they count medically excused absences as truancy.

1. Can the school tell me my child cannot miss school for ABA therapy?

No. Schools cannot prevent your child from receiving ABA therapy. ABA is a doctor-prescribed, medically necessary treatment. Just like speech therapy or physical therapy, your child has the right to access this care.

2. Will my child be considered “truant” if they miss part of the school day for ABA therapy?

No. Time spent receiving medically necessary treatment, such as ABA therapy, cannot legally be counted as truancy.

3. Who decides what services my child receives in school?

You do. As the parent, you are a full and equal member of your child’s IEP (Individualized Education Program) team. The school cannot unilaterally decide what your child can or cannot do.

4. Isn’t school more important than therapy?

Both are important, but in different ways. School addresses education, while ABA addresses core developmental, communication, and behavioral needs that make learning possible.

5. What if the school tells me my child’s attendance will affect their status as a student?

That is misleading. Schools cannot block or punish a child for receiving medical treatment. Both your child’s right to education and medical care are protected.

6. Do I have to choose between ABA therapy and school?

No. Many children do both. Some attend school part-time and ABA part-time.

7. How should I handle scheduling conflicts between ABA and school?

Communicate openly with both providers. Provide the school with documentation from your child’s doctor and ABA provider. Ask the IEP team to document therapy-related absences as “excused medical absences.”

8. Can ABA therapy be included in my child’s IEP?

Sometimes. ABA outside of school is medical, not educational, and billed through insurance. However, you can request ABA-informed supports (behavior plans, 1:1 support, visual schedules) in the IEP.

9. What if the school continues to push back?

Put all communication in writing. Remind them ABA is medically necessary. If needed, escalate through the district or seek help from advocacy groups or disability rights organizations.

Key Takeaway
Your child’s health comes first. You, not the school, have the final say on medical treatment. Schools cannot interfere with ABA therapy, mark your child truant for therapy, or deny their right to services.

07/18/2025

Looking for ABA Therapy for your child ages 2-6 with an ASD diagnoses? Look no further! Our fall roster has openings!

06/16/2025

A crazy coconut tree and an alphabet soup sensory bin… who can guess what our theme for group skills training was today? (Swipe to find out!)

06/09/2025

06/04/2025

This months fun Friday theme! WOW us with your fits!

05/27/2025

Family tree says “Thumbs up” For summer!
DON’T FORGET to wear your summer gear for our June fun Friday theme!