ABA therapy experts
Autism affects the entire family. Change takes commitment from us all. Understanding ABA and connecting the practice to all environments of a child's life is key to progress and independence.
The Keystone piece of autism education.
Choose Colorado Springs’ premier ABA therapy center.
Keystone Achievements is a proud, family-owned business rooted in the heart of Colorado Springs. Founded by Todd McLane, a devoted father of a son on the autism spectrum, Keystone was created with a mission to redefine ABA therapy. Todd's vision is one of compassion, trauma-informed care, and a family-centered approach—values inspired by his own journey.
At Keystone, our team is made up of extraordinary individuals who bring both personal connections to special needs and decades of expertise in ABA. Our mission extends beyond serving families; Keystone Achievements is equally committed to fostering a supportive, safe, and growth-oriented environment for our staff.
With a culture built on care and dedication to clinical excellence, Keystone Achievements stands as a trusted partner for families seeking meaningful progress and heartfelt support. Together, we are unlocking brighter futures.
What is ABA therapy?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a scientific discipline that uses positive reinforcement to teach skills and change behaviors. It is based on the idea that behavior is shaped by the environment and that rewarding certain behaviors will increase them. ABA is most well-known for treating autism spectrum disorder, but it can also help with other conditions like ADHD, OCD and PTSD.
ABA therapy programs involve planning, assessment, individualized goals, and an instruction plan. ABA can help people improve social skills, communication, academic skills and more.
ABA can help people become more independent and reduce the need for professional care. Some studies show that ABA therapy can produce large gains in development when used for more than 25 hours a week during the first few years of life.
Is ABA right for your child?
Even with scientifically proven techniques of ABA, it can be administered in varying degrees. The phrase intensive therapy is often used. Our approach to intensive is consistency and frequency covering a comprehensive range of skills including communication, social skills, behavior and self-care. Recommendations for intensive therapy are 25 to 40 hours per week. Determining each child’s level of therapy is based on their needs. Typically, the parent or guardian is the best judge of their child’s needs.
Some ABA therapy providers function as if intensive therapy requires extreme regimented therapy that pushes kids to compliancy even though the student is escalated in behavior. This has led to many articles with negative opinions of ABA. Keystone Achievements follows best practices without the extremes of accomplishing compliance by pushing kids to the point they become resistant to therapy. We strive for a learning atmosphere that provides goal accomplishments and celebration of their successes. The best rewards are those we work hard for to achieve our goals. We want those we work with to see their accomplishments and continuously gain confidence.
First time looking for ABA therapy:
Has your child recently been diagnosed with autism?
Did your family just move to a new area and are looking for a new provider?
Are you looking for an ABA provider with higher standards?
Understanding where you are in your journey with autism, your challenges, your victories, your limitations, your new insights, your frustrations, your discoveries into the joys and uniqueness your child brings to everyone they touch…this is where we start.
Looking for an ABA provider:
Are you asked to join your child’s team to provide learning and development for your child?
Are you looking for an organization to join your child’s team?
When you start your journey with Keystone’s team, we ask to become part of your team. Joining forces is not just best practice, it is the right thing to do for the best opportunities of success. We must work together, and all be vested into your child’s needs. You are asking for help, and we are asking the same from you, so your child reaches goals faster and establishes learning keystones that are strong and built to support the next learning objective.
Finding the right provider for your family:
How do you know which ABA provider can offer the best for your child?
It starts with knowledge and actions. Our team’s credentials and especially experiences create a solid foundation to provide the highest level of care and learning.
Our team comes from vast backgrounds, including being the parents and siblings of individuals with autism and other diagnosis’s that are helped with ABA. These are still just words. We will put you in touch with the families we are serving, pediatricians that work with these families, and many more providers that we coordinate care with, so you hear what the community has to say. Our team’s actions will speak louder than words.
Keystone Achievements is licensed with the State of Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Child Welfare. We are regularly audited to ensure all state requirements are met and exceeded. All ABA providers in the state of Colorado are required to be licensed. Most are not due to negligence and avoiding the cost and effort required to maintain excellent care of their clients and facilities. Keystone welcomes the oversight and the additional comfort this brings to the families we serve.
How we work:
Embracing your child, your family, and your journey.
Autism affects children and families to varying degrees. No matter where your child is on the spectrum of autism, we embrace each family with the sincerest respect and care. We build a relationship with you to form a trusted team to meet the entire family’s needs to improve your daily challenges with autism.
Your research into ABA has likely revealed a variety of approaches and tools used that all fall under ABA. You may have also discovered through first-hand experience therapy has greatly varying degrees of intensity and quality. The rapidly increasing rate of autism diagnosis has significantly outpaced the number of providers with services for children affected by autism from developmental pediatricians to ABA therapists. As a result, there are many individuals and organizations jumping into the field of autism. As with all services and products, they are not all equally created.
What should you look for in the people you are entrusting with improving your child’s and core family’s lives?
Keystone Achievements is privately owned by parents of a child on the spectrum. We connect with our families as parents ourselves. We are not a corporate entity working to meet shareholders’ needs. We know how difficult life can be and fears you may have for your child’s future. We are here to protect them, provide life-changing skills, and love them every day in our care.
“My son thrived and flourished during his time in ABA at Keystone Achievements. He learned many new skills which helped him with his communication and emotional regulation especially, which were big issues before. By ABA helping him to learn how to communicate his wants and needs, it helped to cut down on lots of meltdowns. We loved everyone who was a part of his ABA team. Each person made a lasting impact on our lives and we will always remember and be thankful for you guys! To the naysayers of ABA, I ask them to let go of notion of how bad ABA used to be in the past and focus on the successes and joy achieved by the new way of doing things.”
Amanda H.