Arrival & familiar routine
A warm welcome sets the tone for the day. Each child's routine supports smooth transitions and sets them up for their best day.
Helping your child grow through play, connection, and joy
Our evidence-based care model nurtures your child's potential with care that focuses on learning through play and fun.
Mission
Empowering Autistic Children and Their Families
We provide evidence-based services that celebrate each child's strengths, centering around family-centered care, and playful learning to support meaningful growth.
Our mission is to provide high-quality, evidence-based services for autistic children and their families through excellence in clinical training, compassionate family- centered practice, collaborative goal setting, and fun, naturalistic teaching approaches.
Experienced clinicians, grounded in development and relationships
Our team brings deep expertise in child development and a relationship-first approach to every interaction.
Collaboration that supports the whole child
Our team works closely, in an interdisciplinary, performing with families and professionals to support your child's development and well-being.
Learning, reflecting, and growing together
We continuously learn, reflect, grow, and innovate, from our clinical practice, our colleagues, and our ANNA community and our wider community.
Care
Supporting families from the very beginning
Children learn best through play and social connection, especially in the earliest years. Our child-centered approach supports children ages as early as infants through naturalistic interventions, meaningful interactions, and developmental play to support their growth.
Daily Agenda
A day full of possibilities
A peek into the day: how we help children play, learn, and experience. Each child is in a space centered around their natural energy and needs, with many opportunities to explore, connect, and grow through play.
Active play & movement
Engaging, skill-building gross motor activities. From running, to obstacle courses, to climbing, sensory stimulation, and exploration.
Play with favorite toys & games
Creative, engaging and fun play. Games, art, sensory activities, role playing, and fine motor skill activities and cooperative play as appropriate.
Group routines & circle time
Join a fun, interactive group activity to work on turn-taking, social participation, following and attending to upcoming events.
Reading & storytelling
Interactive reading time where children develop early literacy skills and attention to engaging, colorful reading materials.
Guest pick & cozy moments
Sensory support, focus on regulation, and moments of rest throughout the day.
Rest & downtime
Children recharge with transitional activities to re-energize, reset, regain composure and prepare for next activity.
Learning walks into community
Practice social and play in your own community settings. Practice generalization skills in natural, meaningful contexts.
Explore our centers
We offer state-of-the-art centers across the Greater Boston area, each offering a warm welcoming environment that focuses on family-centered care, and joyful learning to support meaningful growth.
Our Center in Sudbury, MA
Our Center in Sudbury, MA provides a warm, welcoming space for children to explore a combination of structured and naturalistic approaches, and sensory-rich environments that create a space where children learn, grow, and thrive.
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Our Center in Brighton, MA
Our Brighton center offers comprehensive ABA therapy services in a supportive and engaging environment.
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Our Center in Woburn, MA
The Woburn center provides individualized therapy programs designed to help each child reach their full potential.
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Our Center in Methuen, MA
Our Methuen location offers evidence-based services in a nurturing, play-focused setting.
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Our Center in Braintree, MA
The Braintree center features modern facilities designed to support meaningful growth for every child.
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Frequently asked
questions
We work with children from early intervention through school age, typically from birth to 10 years old.
Our centers are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Please contact your local center for specific availability.
Yes! We have multilingual staff members and can accommodate families who speak various languages.
Our team includes Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), licensed therapists, and experienced Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) with specialized training in autism and developmental support.
Service hours vary by program and center location. We offer flexible scheduling including morning and afternoon sessions.
Yes, we offer home-based services in addition to our center-based programs. Contact us to learn more about availability in your area.
Start a life-changing
journey with your child
At ANNA, every step in this journey encompasses evidence-based practices alongside a commitment to embracing each child's unique strengths, celebrating accomplishments, fostering family-centered care, and joyfully teaching to support meaningful growth.
