Are you ready to open your own ABA clinic and change lives while securing your financial future? At SOS Franchising, we empower aspiring entrepreneurs—just like you—to launch successful Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy centers that serve children with autism.
As the nation’s first and fastest-growing Autism Treatment franchise, we provide a proven business model, comprehensive support, and mission-driven guidance to help you make profit with a purpose. No prior autism experience? No problem. We’ll show you how to open your own ABA clinic with confidence, compassion, and long-term success.
Listen to our passionate franchisees who have already set sail and opened their own ABA clinic. These passionate business owners come from all walks of life, including people leaving the corporate world, educators, and autism parents. Discover how they turned their desire to make a difference into thriving businesses that change lives every single day.
The franchise owners featured in these videos are actual Success On The Spectrum franchisees. No compensation or incentives were provided in exchange for their testimonials.
Success On The Spectrum is proud to be the largest and most trusted ABA franchise in the nation. The SOS brand is nationally recognized for excellence, transparency, and our community outreach program—making us the #1 choice for families and franchisees alike. When you partner with SOS, you’re joining the best in the business.
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The ideal Success On The Spectrum franchisee is a hands-on, mission-driven entrepreneur ready to take an active role in daily operations. We seek owner-operators who are committed to being present and engaged, typically working around 30 hours per week as the CEO of their clinic.
While you don’t need prior autism or healthcare experience, you must have strong leadership skills, a passion for helping others, and a willingness to follow our proven system. If you’re looking to build a profitable business while making a real difference in your community, SOS offers the perfect opportunity to lead with purpose.
Joining the SOS franchise means you’re never sailing solo. For the cost of hiring just one crew member, you gain an entire fleet of support behind you. Instead of charting unknown waters alone, you’ll navigate with a proven course and a reliable compass. With SOS, you launch your ABA clinic full speed ahead—avoiding rocky starts and staying on course toward purpose and profitability. Anchors aweigh!
We help you plan with confidence
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We support your growth and protect your success.
With step-by-step support, expert guidance, and a mission-driven model, SOS will help you launch an ABA therapy center that delivers meaningful, high-quality care in your own community.
SOS Franchising will help you drop anchor in the perfect port. We serve as your navigational crew—providing detailed blueprints for center design, layout, leasehold improvements, signage, and nautical-themed décor that aligns with our trusted brand.
We equip every franchisee with a captain’s log of recommended hiring guidelines, hands-on interview training, and ready-to-use employment forms to help you build a strong, reliable crew. Thanks to our national university partnerships, you’ll have access to a deep harbor of qualified candidates—fresh talent ready to come aboard.
All key crew members embark on a two-week intensive hands-on training at our corporate office in Houston. You’ll receive our full Operations Manual and gain access to our instant chat support system. With SOS’s unlimited support, you and your crew will be well-prepared to set sail with confidence
Opening your own ABA clinic with Success On The Spectrum is an affordable investment in both your future and your purpose. The total startup cost to launch an SOS franchise is usually around $500,000. This includes your franchise fees, training, licensing, equipment, furniture, and 6 months of working capital. You may need more if you plan to buy a building instead of lease, or if you have build-out expenses. Don’t worry- we can help you get a business start up loan!
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$45,000 (one-time)
5% of gross sales (capped at $5,000/month)
$0 instead of a fee, you'll host events for kids
$0 we will help you get in-network at no cost
$350k - $800k includes 6 months working capital
$100,000 minimum liquid capital
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5 Years (Renewable)
There are several streams of revenue that propel your ship forward!
ABA is considered an essential healthcare service. Health Insurances will pay an average of $10k per month per child. This recession-proof revenue will be your main engine.
💵 Average reimbursement per child: $9,000–$10,000/month SOS bills weekly, with most payments deposited within 30 days.
Schools are required by law to accommodate children with disabilities, including autism. They will contract your facility to assist within their classrooms, or pay for a child to attend your facility as alternative placement.
🎓 Schools pay directly for full- or part-time placements, even without a diagnosis.
Parents of high functioning children will pay cash for SOS Social Skills Classes
💵 It is one of the most stable and scalable healthcare franchises available today.
SOS has been recognized for excellence in these publications. Click here to read articles about all the good work we are doing!
SOS Franchising is licensed to sell in many states. You can open your own ABA therapy business anywhere you like- as long as it is 6 miles apart from any existing SOS center. We will help you choose a location that has a large population of children and low competition.
Tell us which city you are interested in, and we will create a demographic survey of that area to help you find the best territory! Once you choose a territory, our team of commercial real estate experts help you find the perfect office space. SOS Franchising will help you with the layout of your center. We will also give you a list of furniture, toys, and supplies to buy to fill your center!