Neal Shapiro is the President/CEO of ABA Home Therapy, Inc.  He founded the company to create an ABA therapy provider with a combined mission to provide the best quality services for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families; along with creating a great work environment and career opportunities all team members, specifically our BCBA and RBT clinicians.

Neal has been involved in ABA therapy since 2004 learning how to navigate the system to obtain services for his daughter who was diagnosed with autism at age 4.  Fortunately, he was already established in the health care industry giving him an advantage to get the services his daughter needed Even so getting ABA therapy services through insurance coverage authorizations finding the best qualified providers is a challenging and cumbersome task for anyone.

Neal decided to focus his career in the autism space, not only to provide the best services for his daughter, but all those in the autism community.

He led the business development for a large national ABA provider based in South Florida expanding to 17 states.  Over the years Neal has helped 1,000’s of families get access to ABA therapy services this also includes being an expert in working with Tricare to provide services for our active and retired Armed Service Members’ children on the autism spectrum.  He has been an invited speaker on military bases throughout the country, including The Pentagon to help educate our Armed Service Members get access to ABA therapy for their children.

He later founded Teamwork Specialties to focus on the recruitment of BCBA’s and development of recruitment strategies for RBT’s with ABA therapy providers throughout the United States.

Neal has established himself as a subject at matter expert in ABA therapy having consulted with numerous private equity firm, investment banks and consulting firms operating in the autism space.

Through his affiliation with national organizations, such as Autism Speaks, he was involved in helping pass legislation mandating coverage for ABA therapy in several states.

As a parent of an autistic child, he is actively involved in the Autism community through raising awareness and supporting local/national initiatives.  Neal serves on the Board of Directors for Autism Speaks South Florida Chapter and has chaired the Autism Speaks Broward Walk in 2007, 2014, and 2015.  He serves on the Autism Advisory Board with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.  Neal is also active in the Broward County School District, serving on multiple committees with a dedicated focus helping to support special needs students.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Economics – University of Maryland in College Park, MD

Master of Health Services Administration – The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Neal Shapiro is the President of Teamwork Specialties, Inc. He founded Teamwork Specialties to focus on the recruitment needs to match talented professionals with great organizations that provide services to those on the Autism spectrum.

Within the healthcare industry, as an executive and a consultant, Neal’s focus has been in business development, operations, and financial management; with a focus on improving quality and profitability, through innovative and practical solutions.  

He has been extensively involved in leading and assisting healthcare organizations in: managed care contract negotiations; capitation rate and reimbursement fee analysis; strategic planning to promote growth and control costs; advice and support for the selection and implementation of information systems; financial analysis of revenues, productivity, and various medical procedure and service lines; implementation of process and procedures improving medical group billing and collections; and, the preparation and review of the annual budgets of medical group practices.

As a strategy and financial consultant he has assisted several large physician groups analyze their options regarding their strategic and capital partners, resulting in over $100 million in successful funding transactions.

As a parent of an autistic child he is actively involved in the Autism community through raising awareness and supporting local/national initiatives.  Neal serves on the Board of Directors for Autism Speaks South Florida Chapter and has chaired the Autism Speaks Broward Walk in 2007, 2014, and 2015.  He also active in the Broward County School District, serving on multiple committees with a dedicated focus helping to support special needs students.