County resource guide
Autism Resources in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Gwinnett County. Georgia statewide resources also apply.
Gwinnett County — home to Lawrenceville, Duluth, and Norcross — is the most populous suburban county in metro Atlanta. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has facilities serving Gwinnett families, and the Marcus Autism Center is accessible from the county. The Gwinnett Community Service Board coordinates publicly funded DD services and waiver eligibility. Georgia's Babies Can't Wait provides EI for children under 3, and Parent to Parent of Georgia offers free statewide IEP support.
School evaluation
Request a School Evaluation
Under IDEA, your school district must evaluate your child for free if you request it in writing. Here’s who to contact in Gwinnett County:
Gwinnett County Public Schools Special Ed
Serves all of Gwinnett County.
Contacts verified May 2026 — call to confirm current numbers
Learn how to write your evaluation request →Provider directory
Local Providers29 providers in Gwinnett County
About our listings
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0 providers in Gwinnett County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Lawrenceville
Developmental Pediatrics at Gwinnett Pediatrics
Developmental pediatric evaluations for Gwinnett County families. Autism screening, ADHD assessment, and comprehensive developmental evaluations. Collaborates with Marcus Autism Center for complex diagnostic cases.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Lawrenceville
Georgia Babies Can't Wait — Gwinnett County
Free IDEA Part C early intervention for Gwinnett County children under 3. Home-based speech, OT, PT, and developmental therapy coordinated through Gwinnett's EI network. One of Georgia's most active county EI programs.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Lawrenceville · multi-county
ABA Centers of America — Gwinnett
Center-based ABA therapy in Gwinnett County serving the northeast Atlanta suburbs. BCBA-led individualized treatment plans with parent coaching. Multiple Gwinnett-area locations in Lawrenceville and Duluth.
Atlanta · multi-county
ABA Journey — Atlanta
ABA therapy at 303 Perimeter Center North, Atlanta. Serves Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Gwinnett counties.
Source: https://abajourney.com/location/aba-therapy-in-atlanta-georgia/
Peachtree Corners · multi-county
Blossom ABA Therapy — Gwinnett
ABA therapy serving Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Berkeley Lake, Johns Creek, Duluth, and all of Gwinnett and North Fulton counties.
Source: https://blossomabatherapy.com/georgia-aba-therapy
Duluth
Elevation Autism Center — Gwinnett
ABA therapy clinics in Duluth, Norcross, Dacula, and Lawrenceville serving Gwinnett County families.
Source: https://elevationautism.com/locations
Atlanta · multi-county
Flywheel Centers
In-home ABA therapy throughout Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, and Gwinnett counties in Metro Atlanta.
Source: https://flywheelcenters.com/aba-therapy-atlanta-ga/
Atlanta · multi-county
Heartlinks ABA
In-home ABA therapy across Atlanta metro including Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, Cherokee, and DeKalb counties.
Source: https://heartlinksaba.com/locations/georgia/
Cumming · multi-county
Positive Behavior Supports Corp — Forsyth County
In-home and center-based ABA therapy serving Forsyth County and the north Atlanta corridor. BCBA-supervised programming; works with insurance and Medicaid. Rapidly expanded capacity to match Forsyth County's population growth.
Georgia requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Duluth · multi-county
Trumpet Behavioral Health — Gwinnett County
Trumpet Behavioral Health provides center and home-based ABA therapy across Gwinnett County. BCBA supervision, naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention, and caregiver training. Accepts Georgia Medicaid.
Occupational therapy & sensory
Occupational therapy, sensory integration, and sensory diets.
Tucker · multi-county
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Rehabilitation — Tucker
CHOA outpatient occupational therapy in Tucker serving eastern DeKalb County. Sensory processing evaluations and treatment, feeding therapy, and fine motor skills. Autism-specialized therapists.
Respite care
Respite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Statewide · multi-county
Respite through the NOW and COMP waivers
Georgia funds respite through both of its main developmental disability waivers — New Options (NOW) and Comprehensive Supports (COMP). Roughly 4,500 people hold NOW and 9,800 hold COMP, and respite is a core service in each. If you already hold a waiver, respite should be available to you now; if you are on the planning list, respite is one of the concrete things to ask about when you are contacted.
Parent to Parent of Georgia is the best free help for navigating either waiver, including getting respite written into a plan.
~3,000 providers nationwide
ARCH National Respite Locator
A free national database of respite providers searchable by state and locality — home care agencies, community-based organizations and state programs. The single best starting point for finding respite anywhere in the country, and it is the tool state agencies themselves point families toward.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Before you pay out of pocket, check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds — respite is covered by nearly every state waiver, and many families never think to ask.
Most states run one
Your state's Lifespan Respite Care Program
Lifespan Respite Care Programs are federally seeded, state-run programs that help families of any age and any disability find and pay for respite — often including vouchers or subsidies that do not depend on having a Medicaid waiver. Most states have one, they are chronically under-used, and they are rarely mentioned by anyone else in the system.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Search for "[your state] Lifespan Respite" or use the ARCH directory. Ask specifically about voucher or subsidy programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Atlanta · multi-county
Autism Society of Georgia
Statewide advocacy with an active Atlanta metro presence. Support groups, community events, provider referrals, and advocacy with the Georgia General Assembly.
Lawrenceville · multi-county
Autism Society of Greater Gwinnett
Active Gwinnett County chapter of the Autism Society of Georgia. Monthly support groups, parent education nights, social skills programs for autistic youth, and legislative advocacy at the Georgia General Assembly.
Activities, clubs & recreation
Clubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Atlanta · multi-county
ARTS - Autistic Recreational Therapy Services
An Atlanta organization giving autistic young people and those with other intellectual disabilities, aged 5 to 22, the chance to build life skills and socialise with peers. The age range running to 22 matters, because a lot of provision stops at 18 exactly when a family needs it most.
Atlanta · multi-county
Social Skills Today
Respite for families of people with developmental disabilities including autism, through summer camps, mini-break camps during the school year, social skills groups and overnight camps. The term-time mini-breaks are the useful part, since most respite provision assumes summer.
Atlanta · multi-county
YMCA of Metro Atlanta - adaptive sports
Inclusive sport across the Atlanta YMCA network, with coaches and volunteers adapting instruction to the participant. Provision varies by branch, so ask what yours actually runs.
200+ locations nationwide
ACEing Autism
Weekly Saturday tennis clinics built specifically for autistic children aged 5 to 18, run by volunteers at more than 200 locations across the country, serving over 7,000 players. Sessions run in six-week blocks of an hour. This is the clearest example of the interest-based model working: the sport supplies the structure, the turn-taking and the reason to be there, so the social side happens sideways rather than being the task.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location — around $120 for a six-week session at some sites, with scholarships available. Use the map on their site to find your nearest program, schedule and local contact.
~4,000 camps nationwide
American Camp Association — camp finder
A free searchable directory of close to 4,000 summer camps that can be filtered for camps serving autistic campers, by distance, session length, activities and cost. The best single starting point for finding a day or overnight camp anywhere in the country.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Registration for specialized camps typically opens December–February and popular overnight camps fill within days. Start the funding conversation in autumn.
Nationwide — find your local chapter
Best Buddies
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, plus employment, leadership and inclusive living programs. Over 4,000 chapters across all 50 states, serving school-age through adult. If what your family wants is a friend rather than an activity, this is the most direct answer in the country.
A national programme 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 1-800-89BUDDY, to locate your nearest chapter.
Local affiliates across most of the country
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Day and overnight camps run through local Easterseals affiliates, several of them autism-specific, with weekend respite and family camp sessions as well. Many affiliates operate sliding-scale fees, and several camps serve adults alongside children.
A national programme 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 affiliates — check what your nearest one actually runs rather than assuming the national description applies.
Week-long camps hosted nationwide
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle, using adapted roller bikes over a week-long camp that gradually transfers balance to the rider. Learning to ride a bike is a milestone a lot of autistic children are quietly written off for, and this is the program that most reliably delivers it. Camps are hosted by local organizations across the country, so availability is by host town rather than by chapter.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their site for host locations and dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
Local chapters in a number of US cities
KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Volunteer-led one-to-one recreation for children and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities, at no cost to families or carers. The one-to-one model is the point: a volunteer is paired with your child for the session, which makes it workable for people who cannot manage a group setting unsupported.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. Runs through local chapters in a number of US cities rather than everywhere — check whether yours has one.
900+ divisions nationwide
Little League Challenger Division
Baseball for children and adults with a physical or intellectual disability, across more than 900 divisions. The main division serves ages 4–18, or up to 22 if still enrolled in school; the Senior League Challenger Division serves 15 and above with no upper age limit.
A national programme 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.
200+ communities
Miracle League
Baseball on purpose-built accessible fields in more than 200 communities. Every player bats and every player scores, so ability differences do not decide the game.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their location list for the nearest field — coverage is good but not universal.
Every state — county-level programs
Special Olympics
Year-round sports training and competition at no cost to the athlete or their family, for children and adults alike. Programs run at county level in every state.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility centers on intellectual disability or a closely related developmental disability. If your child is autistic without an intellectual disability, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after.
Through local clubs and state associations
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, usually with buddy support on the pitch. Run through ordinary local soccer clubs rather than as a separate organization.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Ask your state youth soccer association which local clubs run TOPSoccer — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
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School districts & government services
Public programs and school district contacts for Gwinnett County.
School & special education
Services & benefits
Helpful guides
Guides for Gwinnett 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.
Communities served
Cities in Gwinnett County
Serving families across Gwinnett County including Lawrenceville, Duluth, Norcross, Snellville, Lilburn, Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, Dacula and Grayson and more.
See all Georgia resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Georgia.
Georgia state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Gwinnett County, Georgia?
We list 17 providers serving Gwinnett County, covering ABA therapy, activities, clubs & recreation, parent & family support, occupational therapy & sensory and diagnostic clinics, plus 2 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 Gwinnett County accept Medicaid?
1 of the providers we list for Gwinnett County state that they accept Medicaid, including Trumpet Behavioral Health — Gwinnett County. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Gwinnett County?
ABA providers serving Gwinnett 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.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Gwinnett County?
5 providers serving Gwinnett 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.
How do I get a free evaluation for a child under 3 in Gwinnett County?
Contact Gwinnett County Public Schools Special Ed, the Early Intervention program serving Gwinnett County. Under Part C of IDEA you can request an evaluation yourself — you do not need a doctor's referral, and the evaluation is free. Contact details are listed in the key contacts section of this page.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Georgia?
Georgia families can apply to the New Options (NOW) and Comprehensive Supports (COMP) Waivers, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is Needs-based, not date-based — position depends on assessed need, 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 Gwinnett County?
If none of the Gwinnett County providers is the right fit, these Georgia counties currently have the most listed providers: Bibb County (25), Carroll County (20), Cherokee County (19), Brantley County (18). 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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