Virtus Health - Sarasota

The Autism Center of Excellence at Easterseals Southwest Florida brings therapies and support services together at one Braden Avenue site in Sarasota. It provides applied behavior analysis under BCBA supervision, diagnostic and functional assessment including comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, family education, and respite care. Diagnostic evaluations are offered from age 2 through adulthood, a wider span than most ABA providers cover. As a nonprofit it works with insurance for behavioral therapy authorization and offers a sliding fee scale, which is meaningful given that comprehensive ABA is otherwise out of reach without coverage. The comprehensive diagnostic evaluation matters in Florida because Medicaid has required one for behavior analysis eligibility since 2025.

Family Tree Behavioral Care provides applied behavior analysis for children, teens, and young adults, working across a wide service area that includes Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. The practice maintains a Sarasota address on South Links Avenue, though services are described as delivered across home and community settings throughout the region rather than exclusively at that office, and travel and remote consulting are both offered. Work covers behavioral goal setting, skill development, and family support. Insurance participation is not published, so confirm coverage and service location directly before starting.

Patterns Behavioral Services lists a Sarasota location on Proctor Road offering clinic-based, in-home, and school-based applied behavior analysis, school district consultation, social skills work, and parent consultation. It is one of the few providers in the area serving adults as well as children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The company is headquartered outside Florida and the published contact line is a national number, so confirm local availability and the current address when you call.