Behavior Services for Individuals with ASD & Severe Behavior

Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST)
https://autismtherapies.com/
Menifee, Ontario, Temecula, Corona, Riverside, Victorville – (866) 727-8274
AST provides individualized ABA therapy for children, teens, and adults with significant behavioral needs. Clinicians consider safety, medical factors, and co‑occurring diagnoses to create personalized plans, and board‑certified behavior analysts coordinate care with families, schools, and other providers. Services are offered in homes, schools, community settings, and AST Learning Centers across the Inland Empire. Families can request services through the website or Parent Portal. AST accepts most insurance plans, including Medi‑Cal and Inland Regional Center (IRC).

Behavior Analyst International
https://behavioranalystsinternational.com/
(840) 201-5818
Experience with complex needs, dedicated to enhancing the well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities by implementing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies that are individualized, evidence-based, and centered on promoting independence, social integration, and overall quality of life. Serves all of Riverside and San Bernardino County.

Breaking Barriers Institute
https://www.breakingbarriersinstitute.org/
Provide high‑quality ABA therapy for individuals ages 2–60 with diverse diagnoses, including ASD, ADHD, Down syndrome, OCD, and developmental delays. They specialize in supporting clients with severe behaviors—such as aggression, disruption, and self‑injury—while building functional skills like communication. Using personalized, evidence‑based interventions, they aim to reduce challenging behaviors and improve quality of life. Vendored with the San Gabriel Regional Center.

Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) Center of Excellence
Irvine – (714) 834-1111
This brand-new center, which opened in 2026, is a Behavioral Health Clinic that provides support for children, teens, and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who also experience conditions like ADHD, anxiety, or other behavioral health needs. Services include individual, group, and parent therapy—both in person and through telehealth. Offers:

  • Severe Behavior Services: Helps reduce serious and challenging behaviors, such as aggression, self‑injury, and property destruction. The goal is to improve safety, increase independence, and help individuals access more community opportunities. This program is one of the only centers of its kind on the West Coast.
  • Safety and Crisis Stabilization. Offers crisis prevention and intervention for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health needs. Services focus on stabilizing crises, improving overall well‑being, and reducing the need for emergency rooms or law enforcement involvement.
  • Enhanced Care Management to coordinate care, connect to resources, and help families navigate services quickly.

Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) Severe Behavior Services (SBS)
www.easterseals.com/southerncal/programs-and-services/severe-behavior-services/
(833) 715-0127
BehaviorHealthServicesdepartment@essc.org
SBS Therapy Centers, featuring unique safety features and highly trained staff, provides expert services to children, teens, and young adults in Southern California with intensive behavioral challenges, as well as their families. Severe behaviors may include:

  • Trauma, or eating disorders
  • Self-harm, or talking about wanting to hurt oneself
  • Causing damage, breaking objects, or destroying property
  • Needing special spaces like padded rooms to stay safe

There is no age limit for participation. Most participants come with a diagnosis of Autism or other disabilities and severe behavior challenges. Services are set up with safety in mind to ensure accurate outcomes and effective treatments. Accepts Kaiser and IEHP. May be able to obtain a single-case agreement with other insurance types.

Fred Finch Youth and Family Services
https://www.fredfinch.org/
An Inland Regional Center vendor that provides specialized wraparound services in Riverside County. Developed to specifically meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health concerns, ages 5-25. A community/Home-based program that offers a hybrid model to develop safety, stabilization, and sustainable change. The team consists of a mental health clinician (coordinator or care facilitator), a Behavioral Counselor, and a Family Partner. The timeline for services is determined based on the participant’s presentation of need and our funder’s approval to continue. The average length of stay is 18 months. English and Spanish.

Pacific Clinics’ Neurodevelopmental Center 
pacificclinics.org/center-for-divergent-connections/
Upland – (909) 266-2810
centerfordivergentconnections@pacificclinics.org
Vendored by Inland Regional Center crisis stabilization services (vendor code 017). Ask the caseworker for service and explain if you have been rejected or dropped by other ABA services, and what the need in the home is.

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This Resource Guide was developed to provide families and professionals with an opportunity to find resources related to Autism in the Inland Empire in one place.

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