Autism Resources in Hardin, Illinois

Evansville · multi-county

Deaconess Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics (Gallatin County)

Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana, is the most accessible comprehensive developmental pediatric evaluation center for Gallatin County families in Shawneetown. This historic Ohio River county is extremely rural; Evansville across the river is the practical hub.

Evansville IN across the Ohio River is the practical hub. Verify IL Medicaid coverage.

Golconda · multi-county

Harrisburg Medical Center — Pope County Developmental Referral

Pope County families in Golconda are among Illinois's most rural and remote — this Shawnee Hills county borders Kentucky across the Ohio River. Developmental referrals route to Harrisburg, IL (~35 miles north) or Paducah, KY (~30 miles east). Pope is Illinois's least populated county.

Pope County is Illinois's least populated county. Full evaluations require travel to Harrisburg, Carbondale, or Paducah, KY.

Harrisburg · multi-county

Harrisburg Medical Center — Saline County Developmental Services

Harrisburg Medical Center is the primary hospital for Saline County in southern Illinois. Provides developmental pediatric care and autism referrals to SIU Medicine in Carbondale (~35 miles west) or the Evansville, Indiana metro (~50 miles east). Harrisburg is a coal mining community with strong labor history.

SIU Medicine Carbondale (~35 miles west) or Evansville, IN (~50 miles east) are the primary evaluation hubs for Saline County.

Elizabethtown · multi-county

SIH — Hardin County Referrals

Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) is the primary regional medical referral network for Hardin County families in Elizabethtown. Hardin County is Illinois's smallest county by population; comprehensive autism evaluations require travel to Carbondale or Paducah, Kentucky for specialty care.

Elizabethtown · multi-county

Illinois Early Intervention — Hardin County

Illinois Early Intervention delivers free birth-to-3 developmental services for the small population of Hardin County families in Elizabethtown along the Ohio River. State-coordinated providers serve this extremely rural and isolated SE Illinois county.

Golconda · multi-county

SIU Medicine — Southern Illinois ABA Referral (Pope County)

ABA therapy for Pope County children available through SIU Medicine's southern Illinois network. Telehealth and in-home services are the only practical options for this extremely remote county. Accepts commercial insurance and Illinois Medicaid.

Telehealth is essential for this very remote county. Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA.

Shawneetown · multi-county

Telehealth ABA Services — SE Illinois (Gallatin County)

Telehealth-delivered ABA therapy is the most accessible option for Gallatin County families in Shawneetown given the extreme geographic isolation of this Ohio River county. BCBA-supervised behavior programs via video. Illinois Medicaid accepted.

Telehealth is critical for this extremely rural county. Ask IL Medicaid about covered ABA providers.

Shawneetown · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — Far Southeast Illinois (Gallatin County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Gallatin County families in Shawneetown to virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming is the primary community access point for families in this very small, historic SE Illinois Ohio River county.

Elizabethtown · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — Far Southern Illinois (Hardin County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Hardin County families in Elizabethtown with virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming is the only realistic autism community access for families in this tiny, geographically isolated Ohio River county.

Elizabethtown

Calhoun Community Unit School District — Special Education (Hardin County)

Hardin County school districts provide autism evaluations and IEP services for the very small student population in Elizabethtown. This is one of Illinois's most isolated counties, where families face major geographic barriers to specialty autism services.

Golconda · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Pope County

Illinois's federally funded PTI providing free IEP advocacy and virtual support for Pope County families navigating one of Illinois's most isolated rural school systems.

FREE. Federally funded PTI. Virtual consultations essential for this remote county.

Shawneetown · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Gallatin County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy for Gallatin County families in Shawneetown. FRCD remote services are essential for families in one of Illinois's most rural and isolated counties along the Ohio River.

FREE. Federally funded PTI. Remote/virtual services essential for this isolated Ohio River county.

Elizabethtown · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Hardin County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Hardin County families in Elizabethtown. Remote services are absolutely essential for families in Illinois's smallest county, which is extremely geographically isolated along the Ohio River.