County resource guide

Baldwin County, Georgia

Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Baldwin County. Georgia statewide resources also apply.

Local providers

7 listed

Diagnostic clinics

Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.

Milledgeville

Navicent Health Baldwin — Pediatric Developmental Services

Navicent Health Baldwin (Oconee Regional Medical Center) in Milledgeville provides pediatric care for Baldwin County. Developmental screenings and autism evaluation referrals are coordinated through their pediatric department. Complex evaluations are typically referred to Atrium Health Navicent in Macon or Augusta University Health.

Ages 0–18(478) 454-3505

Complex autism evaluations typically referred to Navicent in Macon (~30 miles) or Augusta University Health.

Early Intervention (0–3)

Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.

Milledgeville

Babies Can't Wait — Baldwin County

Georgia's Part C Early Intervention program for Baldwin County. Free in-home developmental evaluations and therapy for children under 3 in the Milledgeville area. Eligible children receive speech, OT, and developmental therapy without a prior diagnosis.

Ages 0–3Accepting new patients(478) 445-4267

FREE for eligible children under 3. Call as soon as developmental concerns arise.

ABA therapy

Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.

Sandersville · multi-county

BlueSprig — Washington County

BlueSprig ABA therapy services for Washington County families. BCBA-supervised programming accepts Georgia Medicaid and commercial insurance. Rural Washington County families may need to travel for center-based services — ask about telehealth and in-home options.

Ages 2–18(800) 975-7872

Rural area — ask about in-home ABA and telehealth options. Medicaid accepted.

Milledgeville · multi-county

Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center — Milledgeville

Hopebridge provides center-based ABA therapy in Milledgeville for Baldwin County families. BCBA-supervised programming accepts Georgia Medicaid and commercial insurance under Georgia's ABA insurance mandate.

Ages 2–18(888) 995-9066

Medicaid accepted. Georgia requires commercial insurance to cover ABA.

Speech therapy

Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.

Milledgeville

Georgia College & State University — Communication Sciences Clinic

Georgia College's speech-language pathology program provides evaluations and therapy at reduced cost, supervised by licensed SLPs. Services include autism-related communication, language development, and AAC training. An important low-cost option for Baldwin County families and a university resource accessible to the Milledgeville community.

Ages All ages(478) 445-2072

University clinic — reduced-cost services supervised by licensed SLPs. Good option for uninsured or underinsured families.

Advocacy & legal

Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.

Atlanta · multi-county

Parents Educating Parents (PEP) — Central Georgia (Baldwin County)

Georgia's federally funded PTI serving Baldwin County with free IEP advocacy and special education training. Staff help families navigate Baldwin County Schools and Georgia's Medicaid waiver programs.

Ages All agesAccepting new patients(404) 761-2745

FREE. Federally funded PTI. Call before any IEP dispute.

Atlanta · multi-county

Parents Educating Parents (PEP) — East Central Georgia (Washington County)

Georgia's federally funded PTI serving Washington County families at no cost. Free IEP advocacy, special education training, and one-on-one support for navigating Washington County School System. Telehealth consultations are especially valuable for this rural community.

Ages All agesAccepting new patients(404) 761-2745

FREE. Federally funded PTI. Virtual consultations available — important for rural families.

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