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Upward Autism Center

561 Thornton Rd Suite K
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Services & Support

Therapy Services

  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  • Social Skills Training
  • Functional Communication Training
  • Parent Training

Insurance & Payment

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CareSource
  • Aetna
  • Amerigroup
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • Optum
  • Peach State Health Plan
  • WellCare
  • Accepts Medicaid

Care Delivery

  • in-clinic
  • Telehealth Available

Support For

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

Our Approach

Individualized center-based ABA with early intervention focus on communication, social skills, and adaptive functioning; also offers telehealth consultations and school-based consulting

About the Center

Upward Autism Center in Lithia Springs leans toward younger kids on the spectrum who need serious daytime structure—visual schedules, predictable rotations, and enough one-to-one time that communication and daily-living goals do not get drowned out by a big room.

Credentials on the wall are table stakes; what you are really vetting is whether you get plain-language updates often enough to trust the program, and whether they have a realistic story for when your child starts needing more classroom independence.

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Center Details
Hours
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

ABA therapy center profile

Upward Autism Center Lithia Springs: dual-site center-based ABA

Upward Autism Center is a Lithia Springs, GA center-based ABA program with two physical locations on Thornton Road — Suite K at 561 and Suite 116 at 351 — letting the practice spread caseloads across two sites. The team uses BCBAs to supervise RBTs trained through Upward's in-house 40-hour Behavior Therapist program — useful to ask about if continuity of staff and training quality matter to you. Clinical focus is early intervention: increasing communication, social, and adaptive skills while reducing maladaptive behaviors. A new Austell/Cobb County center is announced as coming soon. Insurance details are not listed on the current profile; confirm at intake.

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