ABA Therapy in Savage, Minnesota
Savage families get the full choice despite the river between us: in-home ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) covers every Savage address, and our Golden Valley center is about thirty minutes north for families who'd rather come to us. One setting hosts your child's program — you pick it, we run it.
- Drive to our center
- ~30 min
- County
- Scott County
- School districts
- Burnsville-Eagan-Savage 191 · Prior Lake-Savage 719
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 Savage?
From Savage, the center trip crosses the Minnesota River and rides the west metro's spine — thirty minutes on a good day. Some families fold it into a commute toward 394 or downtown; if that's your geometry, the center is a real option, not a courtesy.
Most Savage families keep the program at home instead, and the math is easy to respect: zero drive, familiar routines, and a program that concedes nothing — the same BCBA-led intensity the center delivers.
The frame is fixed: one setting per child, chosen by you, switchable whole if it stops working. Scott County distance informs your choice; it never makes it.
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 Savage
Take Highway 13 east to I-35W north, cross the river, slide onto I-494 west, then Highway 100 north to Duluth Street — Lilac Drive North runs beside the highway to our door. Around thirty minutes outside peak traffic.
From western Savage, Highway 169 north is the straighter line: it meets Highway 55 east, which lands at Highway 100 beside the center.
If you'd rather skip the drive
Savage in-home sessions schedule around both school districts' calendars and real south-of-the-river commutes. Late-afternoon and early-evening windows are normal here, not favors.
- Typical drive
- ~30 min
- Main route
- Hwy 13 to I-35W north, I-494 west, then Hwy 100 north
- Where you're headed
- 1415 Lilac Dr N, Suite 140, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Do you serve all of Savage?
Yes — all of Savage, from the river flats to the newer developments up the hill, on both sides of the District 191/719 line. Our in-home team reaches all of it, and the center door is open to all of it.
The district split matters for school coordination only. Coverage, setting choice, and the program itself don't change across it — and Scott County residency only decides where your MA case is filed.
Ability Avenues supports Savage families in both Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools (District 191) and Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (District 719), and can coordinate with your child's IEP (Individualized Education Program) team in either.
Savage questions, answered
The things Savage families ask us most — coverage, the drive, and how starting actually works.
Is Savage actually in your service area?
Yes — every address in the city is in our in-home area, and the Golden Valley center is open to any Savage family who can make the roughly thirty-minute drive. Being south of the river doesn't thin out your options.
Which school district does my child need to be in?
Either — Savage splits between District 191 and District 719, and we support families in both, coordinating with your child's IEP team wherever they're enrolled. The district changes who we talk to, nothing else.
Can therapy happen at home and the center in the same week?
No — one setting carries the whole program, every week. That consistency is deliberate. If the setting needs to change, you and your BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) move everything across at once.
How do Scott County families handle MA for this?
Apply through Scott County or MNsure, and the benefit works statewide: EIDBI (Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention) typically covers eligible children in full. We accept Straight MA and Blue Plus, and we'll help you check where you stand.
Near Savage, too
Savage's neighbors along the river each have their own page, with drive times and answers written for that city.
See everywhere we serveAsk about availability in Savage
Call from Savage and we'll settle the essentials fast: in-home openings, which district team we'd coordinate with, and whether your coverage is ready.