ABA Therapy in Robbinsdale, Minnesota
From most Robbinsdale driveways, our center is about five minutes away — straight down the Highway 100 corridor into Golden Valley. ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) therapy happens there or in your own home, and you choose which one; being this close doesn't choose for you.
- Drive to our center
- ~5 min
- County
- Hennepin County
- School district
- Robbinsdale 281
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 Robbinsdale?
Robbinsdale is the shortest commute on our map. That makes center-based easy to say yes to — morning drop-off costs you less time than a school run — but easy is not the same as automatic.
Plenty of Robbinsdale families pick in-home instead, because the skills they care about most live at home: mealtimes, mornings, siblings, sleep. Our team drives to every Robbinsdale address, and the program is every bit as intensive there.
Whichever you pick, your child's program runs in that one setting. If it stops fitting, you and your BCBA move the whole program to the other — we don't split weeks between the two.
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 Robbinsdale
This is a five-minute trip, not a commute: Highway 100 south, off at Duluth Street, and onto Lilac Drive North — the frontage road our building sits on. Lilac Drive itself threads north into Robbinsdale, so some families skip the highway entirely.
That closeness matters most in winter. When a January morning goes sideways, a Robbinsdale family can still make a 9:00 session without heroics.
- Typical drive
- ~5 min
- Main route
- Hwy 100 south, one exit to Duluth Street
- Where you're headed
- 1415 Lilac Dr N, Suite 140, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Do you serve all of Robbinsdale?
Yes, every block of it. Robbinsdale is compact, and both halves of our service — the center five minutes south and the in-home team — reach all of it, from the streets around North Memorial to the neighborhoods by Crystal Lake.
Because we sit one city over, scheduling is flexible in both directions: early sessions, after-school slots, and quick parent meetings at the center are all realistic here.
Ability Avenues supports families whose children attend Robbinsdale Area Schools (District 281) and can coordinate with your child's IEP (Individualized Education Program) team.
Robbinsdale questions, answered
The things Robbinsdale families ask us most — coverage, the drive, and how starting actually works.
How close is the center to Robbinsdale, really?
About five minutes for most of the city: Highway 100 south to the Duluth Street exit, then Lilac Drive North. From southern Robbinsdale you can take Lilac Drive the whole way without touching the highway.
If we're this close, do we have to use the center?
No. Every Robbinsdale address is in our in-home service area, and the choice of setting is yours — distance never makes it for you, in either direction. Families five minutes away choose in-home all the time.
Can we split time between the center and home sessions?
We don't split. You choose one setting and your child's program runs there, so teaching stays consistent. If the setting stops working, you and your BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) move the program — whole, not halved — to the other one.
Our child is in District 281. Can you work with their school team?
Yes — with your permission we coordinate with your child's IEP team at Robbinsdale Area Schools, so goals at school and goals in therapy don't pull in different directions.
Near Robbinsdale, too
Robbinsdale sits in a tight cluster of communities we serve — if your family straddles a border, read the page written for your side of it.
See everywhere we serveAsk about availability in Robbinsdale
Five minutes is close enough to come see us before you decide anything. Call, or send the form, and we'll talk availability in Robbinsdale — center or in-home.