Autism Resources in Elmore County, Idaho
13 providers in Mountain Home and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Elmore County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Elmore County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
St. Luke's Elmore — Pediatric Referrals
Mountain Home, ID
St. Luke's Elmore in Mountain Home provides pediatric care for Elmore County including the Mountain Home Air Force Base community. Full autism diagnostic evaluations are referred to Boise (~45 min). Military families should also explore Tricare-covered evaluations through TRICARE providers in the Boise area.
Military families: TRICARE covers autism evaluations and ABA therapy. Boise providers are accessible (~45 min). Ask for developmental pediatrics referral.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Infant Toddler Program — Southwest Idaho (Elmore County)
Mountain Home, ID · serves several counties
Idaho's IDEA Part C early intervention program covers Elmore County. Free evaluations and in-home services for children under 3. Military families at Mountain Home AFB are eligible regardless of TRICARE status.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Military families eligible regardless of insurance status. In-home service delivery.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
Mountain Home, ID · serves several counties
IPUL serves Elmore County families with free IEP advocacy. Mountain Home School District and AFB-area schools — IPUL can help military families navigate special education continuity across moves and local district processes.
FREE. Military families moving to Mountain Home AFB: IPUL can help with IEP transfer and continuity of services.
Also serving Elmore County
These 22 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Elmore 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
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
St. Luke's Children's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Boise, ID · serves several counties
Autism and developmental evaluations at St. Luke's Children's Hospital, the dominant pediatric program in Idaho. Multi-disciplinary team serving Ada County and the broader Treasure Valley region.
Idaho's largest pediatric program. Expect waitlists — ask about telehealth options for rural families.
Early Intervention (0–3)
3 providersFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Infant Toddler Program — Southwest Idaho
Boise, ID · serves several counties
Idaho's IDEA Part C early intervention program for children birth to age 3. Free evaluations and services including speech, OT, and developmental support for families in Ada County and surrounding Treasure Valley communities.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Ask your pediatrician for a referral or self-refer by calling the regional office.
Infant Toddler Program — Southwest Idaho (Boise County)
Idaho City, ID · serves several counties
Idaho's IDEA Part C early intervention program covers Boise County. Free evaluations and in-home services for children under 3. Boise County shares the southwest Idaho regional office with Ada and Canyon counties.
FREE under IDEA Part C. In-home service delivery. Boise County is mountainous — providers may travel from Boise.
Infant Toddler Program — Southwest Idaho (Gem County)
Emmett, ID · serves several counties
Idaho's IDEA Part C early intervention program covers Gem County. Free evaluations and in-home services for children under 3. Same regional office as Ada and Canyon counties.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Services delivered in your home in Gem County.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Idaho respite — including the vouchered program
Statewide, ID · serves several counties
Idaho's Vouchered Respite Care Program gives parents and guardians financial relief for care provided by someone already in the child's natural support network, though it is aimed at families of children with serious emotional disturbance rather than at autism specifically — ask whether your child qualifies rather than assuming either way. Respite is also available through children's developmental disability services and the Area Agencies on Aging family caregiver program. Idaho Parents Unlimited publishes a guide to respite options for families raising disabled children.
Because Idaho delivers children's services through the state plan rather than a capped waiver, ask your Children's DD Agency what respite is available that way — there is no queue for state plan services.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, ID
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, ID
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.
Advocacy & legal
3 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
Boise, ID · serves several counties
Idaho's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for Idaho families statewide. Knows Idaho's special education regulations inside out.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Call before any IEP meeting or dispute in Idaho.
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
Emmett, ID · serves several counties
IPUL provides statewide IEP advocacy and parent training, including Gem County school districts. Free phone and virtual consultations.
FREE. Call before any IEP meeting in Gem County school districts.
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
Idaho City, ID · serves several counties
IPUL provides free IEP advocacy for Boise County School District families. Phone and virtual consultations are convenient for Idaho City area families who would otherwise need to travel to Boise.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Idaho City is a small historic gold rush town — IPUL understands small rural school district dynamics.
Activities, clubs & recreation
12 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
City of Boise - Adaptive Recreation
Boise, ID · serves several counties
Recreational, social and educational programs for young people AND adults with disabilities, including the Adventure Seeker program. Municipal provision that carries on past 18 is unusual and cheap.
LINC Idaho - recreation
Boise, ID · serves several counties
South-west Idaho's center for independent living maintains recreation listings and runs community activities for disabled people - a useful route outside Boise's municipal program.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, ID
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, ID
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, ID
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, ID
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.
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iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Camps hosted in different towns each year, ID
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, ID
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.
Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, ID
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, ID
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, ID
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, ID
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?
Start with our plain-language guide to ABA, speech and OT — what each one is, and questions to ask on the first call.
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About autism services in Elmore County
Elmore County (Mountain Home) includes Mountain Home Air Force Base, giving many families access to TriCare coverage. Mountain Home School District provides special education. Families access Boise providers, about 50 miles west. Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL) provides free statewide advocacy.
Helpful guides
Guides for Elmore 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 Idaho resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Idaho.
Idaho state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Elmore County, Idaho?
We list 13 providers serving Elmore County, covering activities, clubs & recreation, advocacy & legal, respite care, early intervention (0–3) and diagnostic clinics. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Are there telehealth autism services for Elmore County families?
Yes — 3 providers serving Elmore 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 Elmore County?
3 providers serving Elmore 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 Idaho?
Idaho families can apply to the TEFRA/Katie Beckett, plus state plan HCBS through Children's DD Agencies, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is No waiting list reported, 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 Elmore County?
If none of the Elmore County providers is the right fit, these Idaho counties currently have the most listed providers: Ada County (25), Bonneville County (23), Gooding County (22), Canyon County (21). 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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Still missing from Elmore County
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- Which dentist here has managed a cleaning without it becoming a fight?
- Who cuts your child's hair without a meltdown?
- Where do parents here actually talk to each other?
- Is there a group here where your child has made a friend?
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