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Part of Friendship Circle of Cleveland
Autism and Developmental Disability Support in Greater Cleveland
Friendship ABA is an ABA therapy center in Pepper Pike serving families across Greater Cleveland. We're part of Friendship Circle of Cleveland, and that changes what your family gets here: relationship-based ABA therapy, plus a community of social programs, camps, and events that is already running and already waiting for your child. Therapy is the start of it, not the whole of it.
Therapy, and somewhere to use it
Skills built in a therapy room matter most when a child has real places to practice them. Our ABA is relationship-based, built around your child's interests and the people they already know, so what happens in session holds up outside of it. Friendship Circle's programs are where that happens — social groups, camps, holiday events, and volunteers who show up week after week and learn your child by name.
Therapy, community, and continuity
Relationship-based ABA
Individualized programs built around your child's interests, targeting communication, independence, and confidence.
A community already built
Social groups, camps, and events through Friendship Circle of Cleveland.
Support that continues
Programs your child stays part of as they get older, not only during the therapy years.
Growing up here, not aging out
Families tell us the hardest stretch comes later, when early intervention wraps up and the structure that held everything together disappears. Friendship Circle's programs run across a range of ages, so as your child moves past the therapy years there is still a place waiting — with staff, volunteers, and peers who already know who they are and do not need to be caught up.
Support for the whole family
A diagnosis reshapes the entire household, not just one child's schedule. Friendship Circle runs programs for siblings and gatherings for parents and caregivers, where the person sitting next to you does not need the backstory explained. For a lot of our families, that belonging ends up mattering as much as the therapy hours do.
Scholarships that fund services
Ohio offers two scholarships specifically to help families access approved services for children with autism and other disabilities. Friendship ABA is an approved provider for both:
The Ohio Autism Scholarship Program — state funding for eligible students with autism to receive approved services.
The Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship — state funding for eligible students with disabilities to access approved services.
FAQ
Is Friendship ABA a special education school?
No. Friendship ABA is an ABA therapy center. We support special education by building the underlying skills a child needs to succeed at school, offering school-based services, and coordinating with your child's school team.
Can Friendship ABA work with my child's school?
Yes. We partner with families and schools, and offer school-based services so support is consistent across settings.
Do you help children get ready for school?
Yes. School preparedness and confidence is one of our core focus areas, built through everyday work on communication, routines, and social skills.
Can scholarships pay for these services?
Friendship ABA is an approved Ohio Autism Scholarship. We can help you understand which funding may fit your family.
We're Here to Support You On Your Family's Journey
Give your child support that follows them from the clinic to the classroom.
