In-Home ABA Therapy in Naperville, Illinois
Believing is Achieving provides in-home ABA therapy to families throughout Naperville, which straddles DuPage and Will counties. Every session takes place in your home rather than a clinic, the practice is owned by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, there is no waitlist, and you choose the therapist who works with your child.
Serving Naperville families at home
With a population of roughly 153,000, Naperville is large enough that two families a few miles apart can have almost nothing in common administratively. Children on the west and central sides attend Naperville Community Unit School District 203; much of the south and east falls to Indian Prairie School District 204. Our clinicians work across both, and across the Will County portion of the city, because a service area defined by homes does not have to stop at a district boundary.
Our Director of Operations, Michael Zagurski, spent several years as a special education teacher in the Naperville school district, leading life-skills classrooms and taking students into the community weekly. He saw firsthand the frustrations families face advocating for their child during the IEP process — which is a large part of why we attend IEP meetings in person with families who want us there.
That community focus shapes the goals we write. A Naperville family's week might include the Riverwalk along the West Branch DuPage River, Centennial Beach in summer, an afternoon at Naper Settlement, or the DuPage Children's Museum on N Washington Street. The Naperville Park District alone maintains more than 2,400 acres with 136 parks and 73 playgrounds. Tolerating a crowded playground, waiting a turn, or leaving a favorite place without a meltdown are ordinary parts of childhood here, and they are legitimate treatment goals.
Why families in Naperville choose in-home ABA
Naperville is the largest ABA market in Illinois outside Chicago, with about 20 registered ABA organizations based in the city (The ABA Index). More providers has not meant shorter waits: families in urban Illinois commonly wait six to twelve months to begin services (Get Started With ABA). We don't run a waitlist.
The other three differences matter just as much locally. The practice is owned by a BCBA, so the person accountable for your child's program is a clinician rather than an investor. Therapy happens entirely in the home, which removes a long drive across town from an already full week. And you choose your child's therapist, rather than being assigned whoever has an opening.
Services available in Naperville
- In-home ABA therapy
- Parent and caregiver coaching
- School collaboration and IEP support
- Behavior support
Insurance for Naperville families
We are in-network with Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, UnitedHealthcare, and Optum. Illinois law requires state-regulated plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism, including ABA, and a 2022 amendment confirmed that insurers may not deny covered services based on where they are delivered. We verify your benefits at no cost before anything begins — see our insurance page.
Nearby communities we also serve
Families just outside Naperville can reach us too. We have pages built for Aurora, and we also serve Wheaton, Warrenville, Plainfield, Bolingbrook, and Romeoville.
Common questions from Naperville parents
Do you provide ABA therapy in Naperville homes?
Yes. Every Naperville session happens inside the family's home, in both District 203 and District 204 attendance areas and in the Will County portion of the city. We do not ask Naperville families to drive to a clinic, because the skills we teach belong in the rooms where the child actually lives.
Is there a waitlist for ABA therapy in Naperville?
No. Naperville has roughly twenty registered ABA organizations, yet more providers has not meant shorter waits, and families across urban Illinois commonly wait six to twelve months to begin. We do not run a waitlist. We take on new families only at the pace our clinicians can genuinely serve them.
Can you attend an IEP meeting with a Naperville school district?
Yes, in person, for families who want us there. Our Director of Operations taught special education in the Naperville school district and led life-skills classrooms, so the process is familiar territory. We come to listen, translate the language, and make sure the goals at school match the goals at home.