ABA Therapy in Chanhassen, Minnesota
From Chanhassen, our Golden Valley center is about thirty minutes northeast — Highway 5 to 169, then up the west metro spine — and our in-home ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) team covers the whole city, both school districts included. One setting will host your child's program, and the choice belongs to your family.
- Drive to our center
- ~30 min
- County
- Carver County
- School districts
- Eastern Carver County 112 · Minnetonka 276
Not every ABA provider in Minnesota accepts Medical Assistance. We do.
Ability Avenues accepts Straight MA and Blue Plus, and we're enrolled in EIDBI (Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention) — the Minnesota benefit that funds autism therapy for eligible children. Most families we serve pay $0 out of pocket.
Center-based or in-home in Chanhassen?
Chanhassen's trip to the center is a two-stage drive: Highway 5 or 62 out of the neighborhoods, then the 169/394/100 ladder up and across. Thirty minutes on a clean run — doable weekly, demanding daily. We'd rather you plan with real numbers than discover them.
In-home takes the ladder out of the equation. The program that runs in our Golden Valley rooms runs in your Chanhassen living room at identical strength: same goals process, same data, same BCBA oversight.
Your address near Lake Ann or out toward Lake Minnewashta doesn't tilt the decision — every Chanhassen family gets both options, picks one, and can switch whole later if the pick stops fitting.
One child, one setting: your child's program runs in the one you choose — and if it stops fitting, you and your BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) can switch, never split.
Getting to our center from Chanhassen
Take Highway 5 east toward Eden Prairie, join Highway 169 north past the 394 interchange, then Highway 55 east to Highway 100 north and the Duluth Street exit — Lilac Drive North fronts the highway at our door. Roughly thirty minutes.
From northern Chanhassen, Highway 7 east to Highway 100 south is the scenic alternative and lands within a couple of minutes of the same time.
If you'd rather skip the drive
Chanhassen in-home sessions schedule around both districts' calendars — Eastern Carver 112 and Minnetonka 276 — plus the activity-heavy afternoons Chanhassen kids tend to have. Evening windows exist; claim one early.
- Typical drive
- ~30 min
- Main route
- Hwy 5 east to Hwy 169 north, then Hwy 55 east to Hwy 100
- Where you're headed
- 1415 Lilac Dr N, Suite 140, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Do you serve all of Chanhassen?
Yes — all of Chanhassen, from the downtown blocks near the dinner theatres to the lake neighborhoods and the newer developments south of Lyman Boulevard. In-home covers every address; the center is open to every address.
Chanhassen splits between two school districts, and families on both sides work with us identically — the line changes who we coordinate with at IEP time, never your options.
Ability Avenues supports Chanhassen families in Eastern Carver County Schools (District 112) and Minnetonka Public Schools (District 276), and can coordinate with your child's IEP (Individualized Education Program) team in either district.
Chanhassen questions, answered
The things Chanhassen families ask us most — coverage, the drive, and how starting actually works.
Does your in-home coverage really include Chanhassen?
Yes — the whole city, lakes and all. Carver County isn't the edge of our map; Chanhassen in-home routes run on regular weekly schedules like everywhere else we serve.
How long is the drive to your center from Chanhassen?
About thirty minutes: Highway 5 to 169 north, then 55 east to Highway 100. Highway 7 works from the north side. It's a real drive — and a real option, open to any family who wants center-based care.
My child attends Minnetonka schools from a Chanhassen address. A problem?
Not at all — Chanhassen splits between Districts 112 and 276, and we coordinate with IEP teams in both. Your district decides who we talk to, never what care you can have.
Is the one-setting rule negotiable for far-out families?
No — and that protects your child, not our logistics. A program runs in one setting so teaching stays consistent; far-out families get the same rule and the same full switch option through their BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) if circumstances change.
Near Chanhassen, too
Chanhassen's neighbors — closer in and farther out — each have their own page and their own numbers.
See everywhere we serveAsk about availability in Chanhassen
Call from Chanhassen and we'll walk your specifics: which district team we'd coordinate with, in-home windows near you, and what EIDBI already covers.