County resource guide
Chaffee County, Colorado
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Chaffee County. Colorado statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
10 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Salida · multi-county
Children's Hospital Colorado — Chaffee County Telehealth
Children's Hospital Colorado's telehealth program connects Chaffee County families in the Salida and Buena Vista area with comprehensive autism and developmental evaluations. Colorado Springs (El Paso County) and Pueblo are also accessible hubs for in-person evaluations along US-50.
Colorado Springs is about 1.5 hours via US-50 for in-person evaluations.
Leadville · multi-county
Children's Hospital Colorado — Lake County Telehealth
Lake County families in Leadville — the nation's highest incorporated city — access autism evaluations through Children's Hospital Colorado's telehealth program or by traveling to Colorado Springs (about 1.5 hours) or Denver (about 2 hours). Telehealth is the most practical first step.
Telehealth preferred. Colorado Springs is about 1.5 hours via US-24.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Salida
Colorado Early Intervention — Chaffee County
Colorado's IDEA Part C early intervention program for Chaffee County infants and toddlers birth through age 3. Free evaluations and services delivered in the home or community for children with developmental delays.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Contact Chaffee County Human Services.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Cañon City · multi-county
Behavior Frontiers — Fremont County
In-home ABA therapy serving Fremont County. BCBA-supervised programs accepting Colorado Medicaid and commercial insurance. Home-based delivery is the primary model for this rural south-central Colorado community.
Colorado requires most commercial plans to cover ABA therapy.
Leadville · multi-county
Behavioral Innovations — Lake County Telehealth ABA
Telehealth ABA therapy for Lake County families under Colorado's ABA insurance mandate. BCBA-supervised services reach Leadville families where no local ABA providers exist in this small high-altitude community.
Colorado requires most commercial plans to cover ABA therapy.
Salida · multi-county
Centria Autism — Chaffee County Telehealth
Telehealth and in-home ABA therapy available for Chaffee County families under Colorado's ABA insurance coverage requirements. BCBA-supervised services bring therapy to Salida-area families where center-based providers are limited.
Colorado requires most commercial plans to cover ABA therapy.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Salida · multi-county
Autism Society of Colorado
Statewide autism support organization providing resource navigation and peer connection for Chaffee County families in the Arkansas River Valley. Virtual support groups and statewide events connect mountain community families.
Leadville · multi-county
Autism Society of Colorado
Statewide autism support and peer connection for Lake County families. Leadville's mountain isolation means virtual resources and connection to the broader Colorado autism community are especially valuable.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Salida · multi-county
PEAK Parent Center
Colorado's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for Chaffee County families navigating special education.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Leadville · multi-county
PEAK Parent Center
Colorado's federally funded PTI. Free IEP advocacy for Lake County families navigating Lake County School District R-1 and understanding parental rights under IDEA and Colorado special education law.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
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