Able Autism Therapy Services
Bottom line
- Total investment $143K – $614K including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Able Autism Therapy Services unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
42%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate autism therapy service centers delivering behavioral intervention and developmental services to children with autism spectrum disorder. Daily operations include client assessments, therapy session delivery (often ABA-based), staff supervision, treatment plan management, and parent/guardian communication.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Micro-franchise with unproven system, no financial transparency, questionable franchisor stability, and insufficient operating units to validate viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal scale and unproven franchise model
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue/net income) prevents ROI validation and raises transparency concerns
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 04MEDWide investment range ($143.2K–$613.5K) with no disclosed average revenue creates unpredictable unit economics
- 05MED5% royalty on undisclosed sales base cannot be evaluated for true cost burden
- 06MINORTwo-unit system provides insufficient performance data to assess franchisee success rates
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Able Autism Therapy Services · FDD (2024) PDF