Center for Social Dynamics (CSD) announced that it is strengthening its footprint in the Southwest with its latest addition. The company is acquiring Behavior Change Institute (BCI) in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
BCI is an autism services provider specializing in diagnostic evaluations, early intervention and evidence-based behavioral therapies. BCI has earned a reputation as one of New Mexico’s most trusted autism care providers, serving families across urban and rural communities and playing a pivotal role in reducing barriers to diagnosis and treatment.
Founded in 2012, CSD is a provider of evidence-based autism and behavioral health services, built around a clinical curriculum tailored for each learner and delivered virtually and in person across home, center and school environments. In December 2024, Goldman Sachs Alternatives acquired a majority stake in CSD.
By integrating BCI’s research expertise with CSD’s national data infrastructure and educational technology platforms, the partnership aims to accelerate the development of next-generation treatment models, clinician training programs and personalized care pathways.
Families served by BCI will continue to receive care from their existing clinical teams, with expanded access to CSD’s broader service offerings, learning technologies and caregiver support tools. Clinicians and staff from both organizations will benefit from shared professional development pathways, research participation opportunities and new career growth programs. Financial terms were not disclosed.
According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, this deal represents the 15th Behavioral Health Care (BHC) transaction of the year, and the seventh in the autism spectrum disorder provider specialty. Throughout 2025, there were 104 BHC deals, and 11 in the autism provider specialty. The autism provider specialty was the third most active BHC specialty in 2025, trailing behind counseling and psychiatric care (52 deals) and substance use disorder (18 deals), but tying with intellectual & developmental disability care (11 deals).
