Since 1988 Pacific Child has been providing services for children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities.

  • Applied Behavior Analysis [ABA, e.g. discrete trial training (DTT),  pivotal response training (PRT), incidental teaching,  natural learning paradigm (NLP)
  • Adaptive Skills Training (e.g. community integration, social skills training)
  • Parent training
  • Verbal behavior intervention
  • Psychotherapy
  • Early intensive behavior intervention (EIBI)
  • Recreation/leisure instruction
  • Speaker series for parents
  • Functional communication training
  • Group parent training workshops
  • Inclusion consultation
  • 1:1 Shadow aides
  • Professional development series
  • Functional behavior assessment
  • Psycho-educational assessment
  • Diagnostic assessment
  • Crisis management and planning (only offered in Duluth, Minnesota)

* Services offered in homes, in schools, in the community, and in our offices



Pacific Child works with regional centers, school districts, and insurance companies for funding.


We are an in-network provider for Blue Shield. We also work with:

TriCare
Optum
Lovelace
Kaiser
Anthem
BCBS of Minnesota
Presbyterian (New Mexico)