County resource guide
Kankakee County, Illinois
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Kankakee County. Illinois statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
5 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Kankakee
Riverside Healthcare — Pediatric Developmental Services
Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee is the primary health system for Kankakee County, providing developmental pediatric evaluations and autism-related referrals. Families often travel to Lurie Children's or Advocate Children's in Chicago for comprehensive autism evaluations.
Chicago metro is ~60 miles north — Lurie Children's is a common destination for complex evaluations.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Kankakee
Kankakee County — Illinois Early Intervention Services
Kankakee County intake for Illinois's IDEA Part C Early Intervention program. Free developmental evaluations and services for children under 3. No diagnosis required to request an evaluation.
FREE under IDEA. Call the statewide EI hotline to initiate services.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Kankakee · multi-county
Acorn Health — Kankakee ABA
Acorn Health provides center-based ABA therapy serving Kankakee County children and adolescents. BCBA-supervised with naturalistic teaching strategies. Accepts Illinois Medicaid and commercial insurance.
Illinois requires commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Kankakee
Autism Society — Kankakee County Chapter
Parent support group for families raising autistic children in the Kankakee area. Monthly meetings with connection to Autism Society of Illinois statewide resources.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Elk Grove Village · multi-county
Family Matters PTI — Kankakee County
Illinois's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Kankakee County families. Free IEP coaching, disability rights training, and support navigating Kankakee CUSD 111 and surrounding district special education processes.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all Illinois families outside Cook County.
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