Autism Resources in Greene, Illinois

Carlinville · multi-county

HSHS St. Francis Hospital — Carlinville Developmental Referral

Macoupin County families in Carlinville access autism evaluation referrals through HSHS St. Francis and the Springfield/Decatur specialist network. Carlinville is home to Blackburn College and is about 50 miles north of St. Louis and 50 miles south of Springfield. Families typically travel to Springfield or the St. Louis metro for comprehensive evaluations.

Springfield (~50 miles north) or St. Louis metro (~50 miles south) are primary evaluation options for Macoupin County families.

Jacksonville · multi-county

Passavant Area Hospital — Jacksonville Developmental Referral

Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville provides primary care and developmental referrals for Morgan County families. Jacksonville is a west-central Illinois city home to Illinois College and MacMurray College, giving it a stronger educational advocacy community than most rural Illinois counties. Full autism evaluations route to Springfield (~35 miles east).

Springfield (~35 miles east) is the primary autism evaluation hub for Morgan County families.

Carrollton · multi-county

Illinois Early Intervention — Greene County

Illinois Early Intervention provides free birth-to-3 developmental services and autism-related EI supports for Greene County families in Carrollton. State-coordinated providers deliver early intervention in this rural west-central Illinois Illinois River county.

Jerseyville · multi-county

Illinois Early Intervention — Jersey County

Illinois Early Intervention provides free birth-to-3 developmental services and autism-related EI supports for Jersey County families in Jerseyville and Grafton. State-coordinated providers serve this west-central Illinois county along the Illinois River near the Grafton Great River Road.

Hardin · multi-county

Riverbend Community Mental Health — Calhoun County

Riverbend Community Mental Health serves Calhoun County families in Hardin with developmental disability supports and mental health services. Calhoun County is Illinois's least-populated county, a narrow peninsula between the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, with extremely limited local specialty providers.

Carrollton · multi-county

Riverbend Community Mental Health — Greene County

Riverbend Community Mental Health provides developmental disability services and autism supports for Greene County families in Carrollton. This west-central Illinois county on the Illinois River between Jerseyville and Beardstown relies on regional CMH for autism-related community services.

Jerseyville · multi-county

Riverbend Community Mental Health — Jersey County

Riverbend Community Mental Health serves Jersey County families in Jerseyville with developmental disability services and mental health supports. This west-central Illinois county on the Illinois River between Alton and Grafton accesses regional CMH and St. Louis metro autism services.

Carrollton · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — West-Central Illinois (Greene County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Greene County families in Carrollton with virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming is the primary autism community access for families in this rural Illinois River county.

Jerseyville · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — West-Central Illinois (Jersey County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Jersey County families in Jerseyville and Grafton with virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming serves families in this scenic but rural Illinois River county accessible to the St. Louis metro.

Carrollton

Carrollton CUSD 1 — Special Education

Carrollton Community Unit School District 1 provides autism evaluations and IEP services for school-age students in Greene County. Families may access specialty autism services in Jacksonville (Morgan County) or the Springfield metro for comprehensive evaluations.

Carlinville · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Macoupin County

Illinois's federally funded PTI serving Macoupin County families. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for families navigating rural central-southern Illinois school districts.

FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all Illinois counties.

Hardin · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Calhoun County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Calhoun County families. Remote services are the only realistic advocacy resource for families in Illinois's least-populated and most geographically isolated county.

Carrollton · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Greene County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Greene County families in Carrollton. Remote services bridge the advocacy gap for families in this small, rural west-central Illinois county.

Jerseyville · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Jersey County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Jersey County families in Jerseyville. An important remote resource for families in this rural west-central Illinois county near the St. Louis metro area.