County resource guide
Autism Resources in Summit County, Colorado
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Summit County. Colorado statewide resources also apply.
Summit County (Frisco, Breckenridge, Silverthorne, Dillon) is a high-altitude resort county. St. Anthony Summit Medical Center provides limited services. Summit School District provides special education. PEAK Parent Center provides free statewide IEP advocacy. Families typically travel to Denver for specialized evaluations.
Provider directory
Local Providers9 providers in Summit County
About our listings
Provider listings on Autism Parent Club are submitted by practices or researched from public sources. All listings are reviewed for accuracy before publication. To suggest a correction, use the “Suggest a correction” link below.
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
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.
Granby · multi-county
Children's Hospital Colorado — Winter Park / Grand County
Children's Hospital Colorado operates a satellite clinic in Winter Park serving Grand County families on the I-70 and US-40 corridor. This reduces the burden of traveling to Aurora for Grand County's autistic children and provides a local entry point for evaluation referrals.
Winter Park clinic reduces travel burden for Grand County families.
Frisco · multi-county
UCHealth Summit Medical Center — Developmental Referrals
UCHealth Summit Medical Center in Frisco is Summit County's primary hospital, serving this ski resort community at high altitude. For autism evaluations, Summit County families typically access Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora (~75 miles via I-70). Note that I-70 closures due to weather or accidents can impact travel — telehealth is strongly recommended as a first step.
I-70 closures affect access to Denver. Children's Colorado telehealth is the most reliable first step for Summit County families.
Vail · multi-county
Vail Health Hospital — Developmental Referrals
Vail Health Hospital is Eagle County's primary hospital in this renowned ski resort community. For autism evaluations, Eagle County families typically access Children's Hospital Colorado (via I-70, ~100 miles east) or UCHealth in the Denver metro. Telehealth with CHCO is the most practical first step given I-70 mountain travel conditions.
Eagle County's wealth means most families have strong commercial insurance — but specialist access is limited by the mountain geography. Telehealth first.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Frisco
Summit County Early Intervention
Summit County's IDEA Part C early intervention for children birth to age 3. Free developmental evaluations and home-based services at altitude. No diagnosis required. Note that altitude (9,000+ feet) can affect some developmental milestones — experienced EI staff account for this.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Services come to the family regardless of location in the county.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Silverthorne · multi-county
BlueSprig Autism — Summit County/Mountain Resort Area
ABA therapy serving Summit County through in-home and telehealth models. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Colorado Medicaid and commercial insurance. Summit County's relative wealth (ski resort community) means many families have strong commercial insurance coverage, but the geographic isolation is a persistent challenge.
Colorado requires most commercial plans to cover ABA therapy. Telehealth ABA is available for families during I-70 closures.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Eagle · multi-county
Autism Society of Colorado — Eagle County / Vail Valley
Eagle County autism families connect through the Autism Society of Colorado's statewide network, with peer support resources for the Vail and Roaring Fork communities. The county's significant Spanish-speaking workforce population benefits from bilingual outreach through the statewide chapter.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Eagle · multi-county
PEAK Parent Center — Eagle County Families
Colorado's federally funded PTI serving Eagle County through remote outreach. Free IEP advocacy for families navigating Eagle County School District RE-50J. Bilingual Spanish support is available — important for the substantial Spanish-speaking workforce in Eagle County's hospitality industry.
FREE. Bilingual Spanish services available — critical for Eagle County's Spanish-speaking community.
Silverthorne · multi-county
PEAK Parent Center — Summit County/Mountain Communities
Colorado's federally funded PTI serving Summit County through phone and remote outreach. Free IEP advocacy for families navigating Summit School District. Particularly valuable for families who moved to the mountains and find local special education resources more limited than urban Colorado.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Remote support available statewide.
For providers
Be the first featured provider in Summit County
Featured listings include your logo, extended description, a direct contact button, and top placement above standard listings. Families searching for help in Summit County see you first.
Missing a provider? Submit a listing — it’s free →
Helpful guides
Guides for Summit 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 →Nearby counties in Colorado
See something that needs fixing?
Providers move, phone numbers change, and links break — it happens. If anything on this page is out of date, wrong, or no longer working, please tell us and we’ll fix it. Keeping this accurate for autism families is the whole reason we’re here.
Report a correction →Help the community
Know a great provider in Summit County?
If a therapist, clinic, or specialist helped your family, tell us about them and we’ll add them to the directory so other families can find them too.
Tell us about a provider →For providers
Are you a provider serving Summit County?
Add your practice so families searching for help can find you. Listings are free.
Add your practice →