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Scott Dickson

Scott Dickson

Los Angeles

ABA expert with provider, platform & payor experience. I specialize in platform integration, intelligent automation, and data-driven decision support to solve complex operational challenges at scale.

Anchoring in a Crowded Sea: Choosing the Right ABA Platform

Anchoring in a Crowded Sea: Choosing the Right ABA Platform

At this year’s CASP conference in San Francisco, 19 different ABA software vendors were exhibiting. That number alone says something: the ABA platform market isn’t just crowded—it’s saturated. In fact, it’s now almost an exception not to have received investor funding if you’re building

NADR - A Platform to help Providers Align on Quality

NADR - A Platform to help Providers Align on Quality

In a field where data is often siloed and inconsistently defined, Jade Health has introduced a game-changing resource: the National Autism Data Registry (NADR). Now in its second year, NADR enables ABA providers to participate in a standardized, risk-adjusted benchmarking platform designed to elevate clinical accountability and payor alignment. Unlike

Operator Spotlight: Behavior Frontiers - Process, Data, Discipline & Growth

Operator Spotlight: Behavior Frontiers - Process, Data, Discipline & Growth

Focused Growth, Operational/Data Discipline, and a Platform Built from Within Behavior Frontiers, a fast-scaling autism therapy provider founded by Helen Mader in 2004, is entering a new era following its acquisition by NexPhase Capital. But while the headline is the private equity transition, the real story may be what

Why Is ABA Scheduling So Ridiculously Hard?

Why Is ABA Scheduling So Ridiculously Hard?

Scheduling therapy sessions sounds simple — until you work in ABA... What seems like a basic calendar exercise quickly turns into one of the biggest operational challenges for ABA providers. In this post, we’ll break down why scheduling is uniquely difficult in ABA, why it affects every corner of an

Agentic AI in ABA: Turning Chaos Into Coordination Through Enterprise Data

Agentic AI in ABA: Turning Chaos Into Coordination Through Enterprise Data

In a blog I posted last year after touring Vietnam, I revisited one of my favorite metaphors: the chaos and harmony of Southeast Asian traffic. Scooters, cars, and pedestrians weave through intersections with little more than mutual awareness—and somehow it works. That scene inspired my first post on “Autism

Brellium’s Big Bet on Clinical Compliance—And Why It Matters for ABA

Brellium’s Big Bet on Clinical Compliance—And Why It Matters for ABA

Most startup funding announcements sound alike—big numbers, bold promises, broad markets. But Brellium’s recent $16.7M Series A, led by First Round Capital, is something different. They’re not chasing the latest hype cycle. They’re going after a deeply unsexy, high-stakes problem that affects every healthcare provider