Within Reach - Center for Autism — Demosthenes St.

The official Butterfly Effects Louisiana page currently labels this center-based branch as Independence, LA, at 4201 N. I-10 Service Road West, Metairie, LA 70006; the existing listing name is retained as-is. The branch page describes full-day early intervention for ages 2-6, one-to-one learning pods, and group and social learning spaces. Its after-school copy uses conflicting age wording (5 and up in one program card and 6-12 in body text), so families should confirm eligibility. Butterfly Effects provider pages list in-home, in-center, in-school, and virtual care and name Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Tricare, and United Healthcare. Plan participation, authorization, and current branch availability should be confirmed. Call 888-880-9270 or use the contact form.

CARD's Louisiana location page identifies the Metairie center at 4613 Fairfield Street and publishes Monday-Friday hours of 8 am-7 pm, with weekend hours varying. The local page links center-based and home-based services and CARD programs including early intervention, learning readiness, ME-ABA, social skills, and teen and adult programming. CARD's services and FAQ pages describe individualized evidence-based ABA across center-, home-, community-, and school-based settings and say CARD does not provide diagnostic services, though it can provide referrals. The Metairie page names BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, Medicaid, Tricare, and UnitedHealthcare; network participation and coverage must be confirmed for the specific plan. Call 504-544-0740, email Info@centerforautism.com, or use the CARD enrollment portal.

Gulfsouth Autism Center's Metairie page identifies the clinic at 3013 27th Street and says it opened in 2019. The page describes a more than 6,000-square-foot educational space and one-on-one and group ABA services. GSAC's service page publishes Individual ABA, Individual Speech Therapy, Individual Occupational Therapy, and the SPEAK Program; its preschool program is described for ages 2-6. The insurance page names Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), UnitedHealthcare (UHC), Aetna, Cigna, UMR, TriWest, Humana Healthy Horizons in Louisiana, Aetna Better Health of Louisiana, and AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana. Coverage and authorization vary by plan, and GSAC offers benefit verification and private-pay discussions. Call 504-291-6200, email metairieaba@gulfsouthac.com, or use the contact form to ask about current enrollment and plan participation.