County resource guide
Lowndes County, Alabama
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Lowndes County. Alabama statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
17 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Hayneville
Children's of Alabama — Telehealth Autism Evaluations
Lowndes County is one of Alabama's most rural and medically underserved counties. Telehealth autism evaluations from Children's of Alabama in Birmingham are the primary access route. Montgomery (about 30 miles north) provides some regional services.
Telehealth is the primary access route. Montgomery is ~30 miles north for in-person regional services.
Union Springs · multi-county
UAB Medicine — Developmental Pediatrics Telehealth (Bullock County)
UAB Medicine's telehealth program connects Bullock County families with Birmingham-based developmental pediatricians and autism specialists. Union Springs is in a rural medical desert; UAB telehealth is often the most accessible path for initial evaluation and follow-up care.
Telehealth available; in-person at Birmingham for complex cases.
Marion · multi-county
UAB Medicine — Developmental Pediatrics Telehealth (Perry County)
Perry County is one of Alabama's most impoverished counties. UAB Medicine telehealth provides Perry County families in Marion with access to Birmingham-based developmental pediatricians and autism evaluation teams without the two-plus hour round trip.
Telehealth first; in-person Birmingham for complex assessment.
Camden · multi-county
UAB Medicine — Developmental Pediatrics Telehealth (Wilcox County)
Wilcox County is among Alabama's most impoverished and medically underserved counties. UAB Medicine telehealth is the primary route to developmental pediatrics for Camden-area families. In-person evaluation in Birmingham for complex cases requiring hands-on assessment.
Telehealth critical in Wilcox; in-person Birmingham for complex evaluation.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Hayneville
Alabama Early Intervention (AEI) — Lowndes County
Alabama's Part C Early Intervention for Lowndes County children birth to age 3. Free home-based developmental services for Hayneville-area families in the Black Belt. Home visits are the primary service delivery model in this rural county.
FREE. Home visits are the standard model. No diagnosis required to start the process.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Marion · multi-county
ABA Access via Selma / Montgomery — Perry County
Perry County families seeking ABA therapy access providers through Selma (Dallas County) or Montgomery. Both are within 30–50 miles of Marion. In-home ABA delivery is worth requesting given Perry County's rural geography.
Request in-home ABA delivery to reduce travel burden.
Camden · multi-county
ABA Access via Selma / Montgomery — Wilcox County
Wilcox County families in Camden access ABA therapy through providers in Selma (Dallas County, about 35 miles away) or Montgomery. In-home ABA delivery to Wilcox County is worth pursuing given the rural geography.
Request in-home ABA delivery; Selma is the closest hub.
Montgomery · multi-county
Applied Behavior Centers — Montgomery (Bullock County access)
ABA therapy in Montgomery serving families in Bullock County and the surrounding Black Belt region. Center-based and in-home programs with BCBA supervision. Montgomery is the closest practical hub for intensive behavioral therapy.
Mental health
Therapists and psychiatrists experienced with autistic children and adults.
Hayneville · multi-county
UAB Extension — Black Belt Autism & Family Support
UAB Extension programs reach Lowndes County through Black Belt outreach, connecting Hayneville-area families with university resources, community health workers, and telehealth referrals to Birmingham specialists.
UAB Extension runs rural health equity programs across the Black Belt region.
Greensboro · multi-county
UAB Extension — Black Belt Autism Family Support
UAB Extension programs reach Hale County through outreach in Alabama's Black Belt region. Connects Greensboro-area families with university resources, telehealth, and autism specialist referrals in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham.
UAB Extension has rural outreach programs across the Black Belt.
Selma · multi-county
UAB Extension — Rural Autism Family Support
UAB Extension programs provide community-based developmental and family support reaching Dallas County through outreach in rural Alabama's Black Belt region. Connects Selma-area families with university extension resources and telehealth.
UAB Extension serves the Black Belt region. Telehealth connects rural families to Birmingham specialists.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Union Springs · multi-county
Autism Society of Alabama — Black Belt Region
The Autism Society of Alabama provides statewide family support including peer connection and resource navigation for isolated Black Belt county families in Bullock County. Monthly programming and online community available.
Hayneville
Autism Society of Alabama — Lowndes County
Autism Society of Alabama support for Lowndes County families. Connects Hayneville-area families with the statewide network and nearest chapter programming in Montgomery.
Marion · multi-county
Autism Society of Alabama — Perry County / Black Belt
Autism Society of Alabama statewide support for Perry County families in Marion. Peer connection, resource navigation, and referrals to Birmingham-area chapter programming for one of Alabama's most rural autism communities.
Camden · multi-county
Autism Society of Alabama — Wilcox / Black Belt Region
Autism Society of Alabama statewide support for Wilcox County families in Camden. Peer connection, resource navigation, and referrals to Montgomery or Tuscaloosa chapter programming for families in one of Alabama's most isolated autism communities.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Hayneville
Alabama Parent Education Center (PEACH)
Free IEP advocacy and parent training for Lowndes County families. PEACH's support is especially important in this medically and educationally underserved Black Belt county, where families need outside expertise to navigate their rights.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Critical resource in under-resourced districts.
Birmingham · multi-county
Alabama Parent Information Network (APIN) — Wilcox County
Free IEP and special education advocacy for Wilcox County families from Alabama's federally funded PTI. Phone and video support for navigating IDEA rights in one of Alabama's most resource-limited rural school districts.
FREE. Critical advocacy lifeline for Black Belt rural families.
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