County resource guide
Autism Resources in Nez Perce County, Idaho
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Nez Perce County. Idaho statewide resources also apply.
Nez Perce County (Lewiston) sits on the Washington border at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. St. Joseph Regional Medical Center provides evaluation services. Lewiston Independent School District provides special education. Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL) provides free statewide IEP advocacy. The Nez Perce Tribe's health programs serve enrolled members.
Provider directory
Local Providers28 providers in Nez Perce County
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0 providers in Nez Perce 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.
Nezperce · multi-county
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center — Lewis County Referral
Lewis County (pop. ~3,800) is a small farming county adjacent to Nez Perce County. Families in Nezperce access healthcare and autism evaluations through Lewiston (Nez Perce County, ~30 min). St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston is the nearest hospital.
Lewiston (~30 min) is the primary hub for Lewis County. Autism evaluations refer to Spokane, WA specialists or Boise as noted for Nez Perce County.
Lewiston · multi-county
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center — Pediatrics
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston provides pediatric services for north-central Idaho. Autism evaluations are typically referred to Spokane, WA specialists or Boise due to limited local developmental pediatricians.
Most diagnostic evaluations referred to Spokane, WA (1.5 hr) or Boise. Spokane providers: Providence Sacred Heart Children's Hospital, MultiCare.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Lewiston · multi-county
Infant Toddler Program — North-Central Idaho
Idaho's IDEA Part C program serving Nez Perce County and north-central Idaho. Free in-home evaluations and early intervention services for children under 3.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Rural families: services come to you in the home.
Nezperce · multi-county
Infant Toddler Program — North-Central Idaho (Lewis County)
Idaho's IDEA Part C early intervention program covers Lewis County. Free evaluations and in-home services for children under 3. The north-central Idaho regional office serves Lewis County alongside Nez Perce and Clearwater counties.
FREE under IDEA Part C. In-home delivery. Lewis County is adjacent to Nez Perce County — same regional ITP office.
Moscow · multi-county
Infant Toddler Program — Palouse Region (Latah County)
Idaho's IDEA Part C early intervention program covering Latah County. Free evaluations and in-home services for children under 3. Moscow's university town character means some additional community resources exist.
FREE under IDEA Part C. University of Idaho and WSU (Pullman) may have practicum-based EI supplement programs — ask IPUL or the ITP coordinator.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Lewiston · multi-county
Centria Autism — Lewiston
Centria Autism offers in-home and center-based ABA therapy in Lewiston for north-central Idaho families. Idaho Medicaid and commercial insurance accepted. Telehealth available for rural communities.
Idaho Medicaid covers ABA. Telehealth coaching available for families in rural Clearwater and Lewis counties.
Nezperce · multi-county
Centria Autism — Lewiston (Lewis County Families)
Lewis County families access ABA therapy from Lewiston-based Centria Autism (~30 min from Nezperce). In-home services can reach Lewis County from Lewiston. Idaho Medicaid and commercial insurance accepted.
Idaho Medicaid covers ABA. Lewiston (~30 min) is the nearest ABA center for Lewis County families.
Grangeville · multi-county
Centria Autism — Lewiston / Telehealth (Idaho County Families)
Idaho County families access ABA therapy from Lewiston-based providers (~1.5 hrs from Grangeville) or through telehealth ABA parent coaching. Centria Autism's north-central Idaho service area includes Idaho County. Idaho Medicaid covers ABA statewide.
Telehealth ABA parent coaching is often the most practical option for Grangeville families. Idaho Medicaid covers ABA.
Moscow · multi-county
Centria Autism — Lewiston/Moscow Area
Centria Autism serves the Lewiston-Clarkston-Moscow corridor with ABA therapy. Latah County families in Moscow may access services from Lewiston-based providers (~30 min) or telehealth parent coaching. Idaho Medicaid and commercial insurance accepted.
WSU also has autism-related research programs in Pullman — check if any applied programs are accepting families.
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Lewiston · multi-county
Lewis-Clark Valley Therapy Services
Speech-language therapy in Lewiston for children in the Lewis-Clark Valley. Serves autism communication delays, language therapy, and AAC. Accepts major insurance.
Clarkston, WA (across the river) also has speech therapy providers accessible to Lewiston families.
Respite care
Respite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Statewide · multi-county
Idaho respite — including the vouchered program
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.
~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.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Orofino · multi-county
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
IPUL covers all Idaho counties including remote Clearwater County. Free phone and virtual IEP advocacy for families navigating Orofino Joint School District and other local districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Phone and virtual support is the primary delivery mode for Clearwater County families.
Moscow · multi-county
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
IPUL covers Latah County with free IEP advocacy and parent training. Moscow School District families benefit from IPUL's expertise navigating Idaho special education law in university-town school systems.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. University families: IPUL can advise on ID special ed rights even when accessing WA providers across the border.
Nezperce · multi-county
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL)
IPUL provides free IEP advocacy for Lewis County school district families. Lewis County has a very small school district — IPUL can help families understand their rights in these tiny rural systems. Phone and virtual consultations available.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Lewis County is a tiny farming county — phone consultations with IPUL are the most practical advocacy resource.
Lewiston · multi-county
Idaho Parents Unlimited (IPUL) — Palouse/LC Valley Outreach
IPUL covers north-central Idaho including the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. Free IEP advocacy and parent training. Phone and virtual consultations available.
FREE. Statewide coverage — call for local referrals and IEP support.
Activities, clubs & recreation
Clubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Idaho · multi-county
Camp Partnerships
An annual overnight camp for ADULTS with developmental disabilities from across Idaho, aimed at life skills alongside a traditional camp experience. Adult camping barely exists in the mountain west, which makes this one worth traveling for.
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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Helpful guides
Guides for Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County
Serving families across Nez Perce County including Lewiston, Clarkston, Moscow, Lapwai, Culdesac, Uniontown, Genesee, Pomeroy, Asotin and Orofino and more.
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 Nez Perce County, Idaho?
We list 16 providers serving Nez Perce County, covering activities, clubs & recreation, ABA therapy, advocacy & legal, respite care and early intervention (0–3), 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 Nez Perce County accept Medicaid?
3 of the providers we list for Nez Perce County state that they accept Medicaid, including Centria Autism — Lewiston, Centria Autism — Lewiston (Lewis County Families) and Centria Autism — Lewiston/Moscow Area. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Nez Perce County?
ABA providers serving Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County families?
Yes — 5 providers serving Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County?
5 providers serving Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County?
If none of the Nez Perce County providers is the right fit, these Idaho counties currently have the most listed providers: Ada County (25), Gooding County (24), Bonneville County (23), 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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