Colorado Behavior and Learning Group

Colorado Behavior and Learning Group Providing ABA services in the Pikes Peak Region CBLG offers intensive in home ABA services as well as a full day center based program.

Thursday team spotlight 🌟Our BCBAs aren't just behavior analysts — they're partners who walk alongside families for year...
05/28/2026

Thursday team spotlight 🌟

Our BCBAs aren't just behavior analysts — they're partners who walk alongside families for years, sometimes decades. They are in IEP meetings. They are at birthday parties. They are texting back at 9pm because a transition is hard.

If you've worked with a CBLG BCBA who has changed the trajectory of your family — drop their name in the comments. We'll make sure they see it. 💛

Wellness Wednesday — a hard but important one.Drowning is the leading cause of death for autistic children who elope, an...
05/27/2026

Wellness Wednesday — a hard but important one.

Drowning is the leading cause of death for autistic children who elope, and the months between Memorial Day and Labor Day are statistically the most dangerous.

If your child elopes — whether toward water or away from people — please:

🛟 Add door alarms and pool alarms NOW, before they're needed
🛟 Get on a waitlist for adaptive swim lessons (many start in early summer)
🛟 Look into Project Lifesaver or similar programs in your county
🛟 Tell EVERY caregiver — grandparents, sitters, camp staff — about the elopement risk explicitly

Sharing this isn't to scare anyone. It's because we love your family and want you to have a fun, safe summer. 💙

Tip Tuesday: When behaviors escalate this summer, check the basics first.Big behaviors in June and July often have a sma...
05/26/2026

Tip Tuesday: When behaviors escalate this summer, check the basics first.

Big behaviors in June and July often have a smaller, simpler driver hiding underneath. Before you assume it's emotional, check:

🌡️ Are they HOT? Heat dysregulates everyone — and faster for kids with sensory differences.
💧 Are they DEHYDRATED? Many kids on the spectrum don't reliably feel or report thirst.
😴 Is sleep off? Long daylight hours wreck routines — try blackout curtains.
🍽️ Has eating been weird? Hunger + summer = volatility.
📅 Is the schedule unpredictable? Even 'fun' unpredictability can dysregulate.

Behavior is communication. In summer, sometimes it's communicating something as simple as "I'm overheated and I don't have the words."

💙 If summer behaviors are getting bigger than you can manage at home, talk to us. Federal Drive (school-age summer programming) and Parker (ages 16 and under) both have current openings.

Honoring those who gave everything in service to this country — and the families they left behind. 🇺🇸To the Gold Star fa...
05/25/2026

Honoring those who gave everything in service to this country — and the families they left behind. 🇺🇸

To the Gold Star families in our community: we see you. We are grateful for you. And we are honored to serve military families across Colorado.

Today, we hold space.

💙 The CBLG Team

Memorial Day weekend tip for autism families:Long weekends with cookouts, fireworks, and crowded pools can be wonderful ...
05/24/2026

Memorial Day weekend tip for autism families:

Long weekends with cookouts, fireworks, and crowded pools can be wonderful — and overwhelming. A few low-effort moves that help:

🎆 Talk through the weekend in advance — what's happening when, who will be there, where the quiet space is
🎧 Pack noise-canceling headphones, even if you 'might not need them'
🚪 Identify an exit before you arrive — the car, a quiet bedroom, the back porch
🧸 Bring the comfort items. ALL of them. No apologies.

Have a peaceful holiday weekend, friends. 💙

Looking for sensory-friendly weekend ideas in Colorado? Save this post.🦋 Butterfly Pavilion (Westminster) — sensory-frie...
05/23/2026

Looking for sensory-friendly weekend ideas in Colorado? Save this post.

🦋 Butterfly Pavilion (Westminster) — sensory-friendly hours posted on their site
🎬 AMC Sensory-Friendly Films — second Saturday of each month
🌳 Cherry Creek State Park — wide trails, less crowded weekday mornings
🦒 Denver Zoo — early morning visits before crowds arrive
🛝 Parker Recreation Center — quieter pool times midweek
🌄 Fountain Creek Regional Park (Colorado Springs) — open space, low stimulation

Drop your favorite low-stimulation Colorado spot below 👇 — let's build a list for each other.

5 things to do NOW for a smoother summer with a sensory-sensitive child.1️⃣ Build a visual summer schedule. Print it. Ve...
05/22/2026

5 things to do NOW for a smoother summer with a sensory-sensitive child.

1️⃣ Build a visual summer schedule. Print it. Velcro it. Talk about it daily before school ends.

2️⃣ Pre-expose your child to summer clothing in May — sunhats, sandals, swimsuits. Two weeks of trial runs > a meltdown at the splash pad.

3️⃣ Identify 2–3 sensory-friendly local spots before you need them. Quieter pools, less-crowded parks, a sensory-friendly movie morning.

4️⃣ Plan for the gap. The first 2 weeks after school ends are HARD. Build extra structure — even just "breakfast, walk, snack, screen, lunch" written on the wall.

5️⃣ Don't wait until July to ask for help. Therapy spots fill. Respite fills. Camps fill. Get on lists now.

💙 Our Parker (16 and under) and Federal Drive (summer programming) locations both have current openings. Contact us today: https://www.coloradobehavior.com/contact

What happens when services end at 21?For families of adults with profound autism, that question has historically had no ...
05/22/2026

What happens when services end at 21?

For families of adults with profound autism, that question has historically had no good answer. Programs run out. Waitlists stretch. The structure built across two decades of school and therapy disappears overnight.

We built the Zebulon Clinic for exactly this moment.

📍 1820 Zebulon Dr., Colorado Springs
🎯 One-on-one ABA — adults 21+ only
🛡️ Tricare accepted
👨⚕️ Full-time, on-site BCBAs
🌿 Real-life skill spaces: kitchen, laundry, garden, community outings
💛 Assent-based. Always.

If your adult child is approaching 21 — or is already there and stuck — we'd love to give you a tour.

https://www.coloradobehavior.com/zebulon-adult

Wellness Wednesday — your permission slips for the week.✅ Permission to say no to the school event.✅ Permission to feed ...
05/20/2026

Wellness Wednesday — your permission slips for the week.

✅ Permission to say no to the school event.
✅ Permission to feed your kid the same dinner three nights in a row.
✅ Permission to skip the scroll and go to bed at 9pm.
✅ Permission to ask for help — from a friend, a therapist, or your kid's care team.
✅ Permission to not have it all figured out.

Mental Health Awareness Month is the time to actually take some of these. 💛

Tip Tuesday: Three ways to keep AAC robust this summer.When school's out, we often see device use drop — which means pro...
05/19/2026

Tip Tuesday: Three ways to keep AAC robust this summer.

When school's out, we often see device use drop — which means progress can stall right when kids have the most time. Try this:

1️⃣ MODEL without expectation. Use the device yourself, casually, throughout the day. "Mom wants water." No prompt to respond. Just modeling.

2️⃣ Build it into routines you already have. Snack time, bath time, the drive to grandma's. Don't add a task — embed it.

3️⃣ Don't take it away as a consequence. The device is their voice. We'd never silence a verbal child as a punishment.

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What does "assent-based" actually mean?It means we don't assume that just because we CAN run a program, we SHOULD. It me...
05/18/2026

What does "assent-based" actually mean?

It means we don't assume that just because we CAN run a program, we SHOULD. It means we look for whether a person is a willing participant. Not coerced. Not forced into compliance. Not pushed past what their body is telling us.

It means a child's or adult's "no", whether spoken, signed, signaled by behavior, or expressed by walking away, is information we honor.

Modern ABA is built on this. We are too. 💛

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