Autism Resources in Jo Daviess, Illinois

Galena · multi-county

FHN Memorial Hospital — Jo Daviess County

FHN (formerly Freeport Health Network) provides primary care and specialty referrals for Jo Daviess County families in Galena. Comprehensive autism evaluations require travel to Rockford (Winnebago County) or Dubuque, Iowa, as Galena is the historic lead-mining county seat of Illinois's northwestern tip.

Rock Island · multi-county

UnityPoint Health — Rock Island (Carroll County Referral)

UnityPoint Health in Rock Island provides developmental pediatric referrals and diagnostic coordination for Carroll County families in Mount Carroll. Rock Island serves as the regional medical hub for this NW Illinois county along the Savanna area.

Rock Island hub for Carroll County. Ask about developmental pediatric referral pathway.

Galena · multi-county

Illinois Early Intervention — Jo Daviess County

Illinois Early Intervention provides free birth-to-3 developmental services and autism-related EI supports for Jo Daviess County families in Galena and Elizabeth. State-coordinated providers serve this rural northwest Illinois county bordering Wisconsin and Iowa.

Freeport · multi-county

Centria Autism — Freeport/Stephenson County

In-home ABA therapy serving Stephenson County and the Freeport area. BCBA-supervised individualized programs accepting Illinois Medicaid and commercial insurance under the Illinois ABA insurance mandate.

Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA. Telehealth often supplements in-person services in rural Stephenson County.

Mount Carroll · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — Northwest Illinois (Carroll County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Carroll County families to peer support and resource navigation through virtual programming. Mount Carroll-area families access the Rock Island and Quad Cities autism community for in-person programming.

Galena · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — Northwest Illinois (Jo Daviess County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Jo Daviess County families in Galena with virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming serves families in this rural historic mining county at Illinois's northwestern tip, bordering Wisconsin and Iowa.

Elk Grove Village · multi-county

Family Matters PTI — Stephenson County

Illinois's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Stephenson County families with free IEP coaching and disability rights training for families in Freeport School District 145 and surrounding rural districts.

FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all Illinois families outside Cook County.

Mount Carroll · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Carroll County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy for Carroll County families in Mount Carroll. FRCD phone and virtual services help families navigate small rural NW Illinois school districts under IDEA.

FREE. Federally funded PTI. Remote services available for Carroll County families.

Galena · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Jo Daviess County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Jo Daviess County families in Galena and Elizabeth. Remote services are a critical advocacy resource for families in this scenic but geographically remote northwest Illinois corner county.

Galena

Galena CUSD 120 — Special Education

Galena Community Unit School District 120 and Scales Mound CUSD 213 coordinate autism evaluations and IEP services for Jo Daviess County students. Families may access specialty autism services in Freeport or Rockford for comprehensive evaluations.