Autism Resources in Jersey, 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.

Hardin · multi-county

Illinois Early Intervention — Calhoun County

Illinois Early Intervention provides free birth-to-3 developmental services for the small number of families in Calhoun County. Hardin-area families access EI evaluations and autism-related supports through state-assigned providers in this isolated Illinois River peninsula county.

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.

Carlinville · multi-county

Centria Autism — Central Illinois (Macoupin County)

In-home ABA therapy services for Macoupin County children. BCBA-supervised programming accepting most commercial insurance and Illinois Medicaid. In-home model is practical for this mid-size rural Illinois county.

Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.

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.

Hardin · multi-county

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

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

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.

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.

Jerseyville

Jersey CUSD 100 — Special Education

Jersey Community Unit School District 100 coordinates autism evaluations and IEP services for Jersey County students in Jerseyville. Families may access specialty autism services in the Alton/Madison County area or St. Louis metro for comprehensive evaluations.