Autism Resources in Montrose County, Colorado
18 providers in Montrose and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Montrose County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Montrose County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Montrose Memorial Hospital — Developmental Services Referral
Montrose, CO
Montrose Memorial Hospital (part of Montrose Regional Health) provides primary and developmental care for Montrose County. Autism evaluations are typically referred to Children's Hospital Colorado or St. Mary's in Grand Junction (~60 miles north).
St. Mary's in Grand Junction and Children's Colorado in Aurora are the primary evaluation referral destinations.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Montrose County Early Intervention
Montrose, CO
Montrose County's IDEA Part C early intervention program for children birth to age 3. Free developmental evaluations and home-based therapy services across western Colorado. No diagnosis required.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Home-based services reach families across Montrose County.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Centria Autism — Montrose County
Montrose, CO · serves several counties
In-home ABA therapy serving Montrose County. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Colorado Medicaid and commercial insurance. Home delivery is the primary model given the rural geography of Montrose and surrounding communities.
Contact early — provider options are limited in this region. Telehealth ABA may be available.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Colorado — Montrose/Western Slope
Montrose, CO · serves several counties
Montrose County autism families connect through the Autism Society of Colorado's Western Slope programming for peer support, resource navigation, and connection to Grand Junction-area providers.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
PEAK Parent Center — Montrose County Families
Montrose, CO · serves several counties
Colorado's federally funded PTI serving Montrose County through phone and remote outreach. Free IEP advocacy for families in Montrose School District and surrounding rural communities in the Uncompahgre Valley.
FREE. Remote services available statewide — call even if you're far from Denver.
Also serving Montrose County
These 25 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Montrose County in the area they cover. Worth calling to confirm how far they actually travel, and whether telehealth or in-home visits are an option.
Diagnostic clinics
3 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Montrose Regional Health — Ouray Referrals
Ouray, CO · serves several counties
Ouray County families access autism evaluations through Montrose (Montrose County), approximately 30 minutes north. Montrose Regional Health coordinates referrals to Children's Hospital Colorado specialists for this small Swiss Alps-of-America mountain county.
Montrose is about 30 miles north and the primary medical hub for Ouray County.
Montrose Regional Health — San Miguel / Telluride Referrals
Telluride, CO · serves several counties
San Miguel County (Telluride) families access autism evaluations through Montrose (Montrose County), approximately 65 miles north. Montrose Regional Health and Children's Hospital Colorado telehealth are the primary pathways for developmental evaluations in this wealthy ski resort county.
Montrose is about 65 miles north via CO-145. Excellent insurance coverage typical in Telluride.
St. Mary's Medical Center — Grand Junction Referrals
Delta, CO · serves several counties
Delta County families typically access autism and developmental evaluations through Grand Junction (Mesa County), about 30 miles west. St. Mary's Medical Center and Children's Hospital Colorado's Grand Junction clinic serve the western slope's developmental pediatrics needs.
Grand Junction (Mesa County) is 30 minutes west and the primary evaluation hub.
ABA therapy
2 providersApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Centria Autism — Southwest CO Telehealth
Ouray, CO · serves several counties
Telehealth and in-home ABA therapy for Ouray County families under Colorado's ABA insurance mandate. BCBA-supervised services reach this small mountain county where no local center-based providers exist.
Colorado requires most commercial plans to cover ABA therapy.
Centria Autism — Western Slope / Delta
Delta, CO · serves several counties
In-home and telehealth ABA therapy serving Delta County families under Colorado's ABA insurance mandate. BCBA-supervised services reach families in the North Fork Valley and Delta area.
Colorado requires most commercial plans to cover ABA therapy.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Family Support Services Program and Colorado Respite Coalition vouchers
Statewide, CO · serves several counties
Two routes, and the first has a detail worth knowing: the Family Support Services Program, run through Community Centered Boards, helps cover costs of caring for a disabled child including respite, and has NO income limit. Separately, the Colorado Respite Coalition issues family vouchers toward respite. Several Colorado waivers also fund respite, including the Children's Extensive Support waiver.
No income limit on FSSP is unusual — apply even if you assume you earn too much. Your Community Centered Board is the door.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, CO
A free national directory of respite providers and programs, run by ARCH, the National Respite Network and Resource Center. ARCH says it is not a complete list, so it works best alongside…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH's advice is to contact your State Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite program first. Before you pay out of pocket, also check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds.
Your state's Lifespan Respite program
39 states and DC have been funded, CO
Lifespan Respite programs are federally funded, state-run programs that help family caregivers of children or adults, regardless of special need, find and pay for respite.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH lists every state's Lifespan Respite contact and respite coalition on this page. Ask specifically about voucher or stipend programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Parent & family support
4 providersParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Colorado
Delta, CO · serves several counties
Statewide autism support and resource navigation for Delta County families on Colorado's western slope. Grand Junction's growing autism community is accessible for events and peer support.
Autism Society of Colorado
Ouray, CO · serves several counties
Statewide autism peer support for Ouray County families. Montrose, the nearest regional hub, provides access to support group connections. Virtual resources serve families in this small scenic mountain county.
Autism Society of Colorado
Telluride, CO · serves several counties
Statewide autism peer support for San Miguel County families. Telluride's resort community has strong insurance but limited local autism services — virtual connection to Colorado's autism network bridges the gap.
Autism Society of Colorado — Western Colorado Chapter
Grand Junction, CO · serves several counties
Autism Society of Colorado programming for Grand Junction and Mesa County. Support groups, resource navigation, and connection to the statewide autism community for families in western Colorado.
Advocacy & legal
3 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
PEAK Parent Center
Delta, CO · serves several counties
Colorado's federally funded PTI. Free IEP advocacy for Delta County families navigating Delta County School District and understanding parental rights under IDEA and Colorado special education law.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
PEAK Parent Center
Ouray, CO · serves several counties
Colorado's federally funded PTI. Free IEP advocacy for Ouray County families navigating Ouray School District R-1. PEAK Parent Center is especially important for this very small school district.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
PEAK Parent Center — Mesa County / Western Colorado
Grand Junction, CO · serves several counties
Colorado's federally funded PTI serving Mesa County and western Colorado. Free IEP advocacy, training, and individual coaching. PEAK bridges the gap for families far from Denver-area advocacy resources — phone and remote services available.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Critical resource in an area with fewer specialists — call early.
Activities, clubs & recreation
10 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, CO
Tennis clinics for kids, teens and, in some locations, adults on the autism spectrum.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location and scholarships are available. Use the Find a Program search on their site with your zip code.
American Camp Association — camp finder
About 3,900 camps, CO
A free searchable directory of about 3,900 camps, with a filter for disabilities and other special needs alongside distance, activities, session length and cost. A good single starting…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Choose day or overnight, then use the "Disabilities and Other Special Needs" filter. Specialized camps can fill early, so start looking in the winter before.
Best Buddies
All 50 states — find your local program, CO
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, with programs from elementary school through college and adulthood, plus…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
A national organization, not a local listing — use the finder on their site, or call 1-800-89-BUDDY, to locate your nearest program.
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Local Easterseals across the country, CO
Day and residential camps for children and adults with disabilities, plus sports, social activities and community outings run by local Easterseals.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Programs vary a great deal between locations — use the Find your Easterseals search on the page and check what yours actually runs.
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Camps hosted in different towns each year, CO
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle over a five-day camp, 75 minutes a day. iCan Shine says about 80% of participants ride independently by the end…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their Camp Locations page for dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, CO
Free, non-competitive, one-to-one recreation for youth ages 5 to 21 with physical or developmental disabilities, led by trained volunteer coaches.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. KEEN runs in six cities plus two university campus chapters (Vanderbilt and the University of Virginia) — outside those, it is not available yet.
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Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, CO
Little League's adaptive baseball program for anyone with a physical or intellectual challenge.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the League Finder on their site to locate the nearest Challenger division, or ask about starting one. Little League's rule is that a player who can take part in regular Little League with reasonable accommodations should do so.
Miracle League
300 leagues — check for one near you, CO
Baseball for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities, played on custom-designed rubberized turf fields that accommodate wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the Find a Miracle League page on their site — there are 300 leagues, so coverage is good but not universal.
Special Olympics
Nationwide — find your local program, CO
Year-round sports training and competition for children and adults.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility requires an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay, identified by an agency or professional. If your child is autistic without a cognitive delay, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after. Ask your local program about any costs.
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
Through local soccer clubs, CO
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, offered through local US Youth Soccer clubs.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Find your state association's TOPSoccer clubs through the link on their page, or ask your state association office directly — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
Not sure which kind of therapy you need?
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About autism services in Montrose County
Montrose County (Montrose) is in west-central Colorado. Montrose Regional Health provides services. Montrose County School District provides special education. PEAK Parent Center provides free statewide IEP advocacy. Families access Grand Junction for specialized evaluations.
Helpful guides
Guides for Montrose County families
Step-by-step help on the topics that matter most.
School & IEP
Navigating the IEP process
Your rights under IDEA, how evaluations work, and what every IEP section means.
Finding help
ABA, OT, speech and waitlists
How to find qualified providers, navigate insurance, and get off waitlists faster.
Getting started
Where to start after diagnosis
A week-by-week checklist for the first 90 days — from evaluation to early intervention.
Benefits & money
SSI, Medicaid waivers, ABLE accounts
Federal benefits your child may qualify for and how to apply without losing your spot.
Mental health
Co-occurring conditions and support
Managing anxiety, ADHD, and depression alongside an autism diagnosis.
Daily life
Sensory processing and OT
Understanding sensory needs, sensory diets, and how occupational therapy helps.
Adulthood
Employment, housing, legal planning
Supported employment, housing options, guardianship alternatives, and ABLE accounts.
See all Colorado resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Colorado.
Colorado state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Montrose County, Colorado?
We list 18 providers serving Montrose County, covering parent & family support, ABA therapy, respite care, early intervention (0–3) and diagnostic clinics, plus 1 more. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Which autism providers in Montrose County accept Medicaid?
1 of the providers we list for Montrose County state that they accept Medicaid, including Centria Autism — Montrose County. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Montrose County?
ABA providers serving Montrose County are listed in the ABA therapy section of this page, with phone numbers and websites. Many deliver services in the family's home or at school as well as in a clinic. Ask about waitlists when you call — they vary widely and change month to month.
Are there telehealth autism services for Montrose County families?
Yes — 4 providers serving Montrose County offer telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Montrose County?
4 providers serving Montrose County deliver services in the family's home. Many children do better in a familiar setting than in an unfamiliar clinic room, and in-home visits remove the travel burden.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Colorado?
Colorado families can apply to the Children's Extensive Support (CES) for children; HCBS-DD and Supported Living Services for adults, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is No state waitlist for CES; around 7 years for the adult DD waiver, and your place is usually set by the date you apply — so applying early matters even if you are unsure what services you need. Many waivers also disregard parental income, so families who don't qualify for regular Medicaid often still qualify here.
What if I can't find an autism provider in Montrose County?
If none of the Montrose County providers is the right fit, these Colorado counties currently have the most listed providers: Denver County (22), Arapahoe County (20), Adams County (19), Jefferson County (19). Many providers travel or offer telehealth, so it is worth calling even if they are not based nearby. You can also tell us about a provider we are missing.
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