Autism Resources in Kendall County, Illinois
10 providers in Yorkville, Elk Grove Village and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Kendall County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Kendall County
Diagnostic clinics
2 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Lurie Children's — Developmental Pediatrics (Kendall County Referrals)
Yorkville, IL
Kendall County families have excellent highway access to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago and to Advocate Children's Hospital in the southwest suburbs. Lurie's autism evaluation program and the Advocate Children's developmental behavioral pediatrics program are the primary specialist referral destinations for Kendall County families.
Lurie Children's is ~50 miles northeast via I-88. Expect waitlists — ask about the Advocate Children's Hospital location in Park Ridge or Oak Lawn.
Rush Copley Medical Center — Developmental Pediatrics
Yorkville, IL
Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora serves Kendall County families through its pediatric and developmental health programs. As part of the Rush University Medical System, families have referral pathways to Rush University Medical Center's autism specialists in Chicago. Kendall County is one of Illinois's fastest-growing collar counties with a rapidly expanding family population.
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago has strong adult autism diagnostic capacity. Ask about referral pathways for complex cases.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Kendall County — Illinois Early Intervention Services
Yorkville, IL
Kendall County intake for Illinois's IDEA Part C Early Intervention program. Free developmental evaluations and services for children under age 3. No diagnosis required. Kendall County's rapidly growing population means EI services are in high demand — contact early.
FREE under IDEA. Call the statewide EI hotline to begin — they route to Kendall County providers.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Centria Autism — Kendall County
Yorkville, IL · serves several counties
In-home and center-based ABA therapy serving rapidly growing Kendall County. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Illinois Medicaid and commercial insurance under the Illinois ABA insurance mandate. Kendall County's explosive population growth has outpaced local autism service development — early contact is advised.
Illinois requires commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Family Matters PTI — Kendall County
Elk Grove Village, IL · serves several counties
Illinois's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Kendall County families. Free IEP coaching and disability rights training for families in Yorkville, Oswego, and Plano school districts — all growing rapidly with new developments.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all Illinois families outside Cook County.
Also serving Kendall County
These 17 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Kendall County in the area they cover. Worth calling to confirm how far they actually travel, and whether telehealth or in-home visits are an option.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Illinois Early Intervention — Kane County
Aurora, IL · serves several counties
Illinois's IDEA Part C program provides free developmental services for children under age 3 in Kane County. Evaluations and services delivered in natural settings such as home, childcare, and community. No diagnosis required to request an evaluation.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Services start within 45 days of referral. No diagnosis required.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Midwest Behavioral Health — Kane County
Aurora, IL · serves several counties
Illinois-based ABA provider offering center-based and home programs in the Aurora and Elgin areas. BCBA-supervised services with individualized treatment plans. Accepts commercial insurance per Illinois ABA mandate and Medicaid.
Center and home-based options. Ask about current availability in your area of Kane County.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Illinois DHS respite — five different programs
Statewide, IL · serves several counties
Illinois funds respite in five distinct forms and families are rarely told about more than one: group respite, in-home respite, residential respite, voucher respite, and the Lifespan Respite Program run with the Illinois Respite Coalition. It covers holidays, rest, errands, family crisis and emergencies, and can be delivered by a personal assistant, homemaker or home health worker. Ask which of the five you qualify for rather than accepting the first answer.
Voucher respite is the one most often missed — it lets you choose and pay your own provider rather than taking an assigned agency.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, IL
A free national directory of respite providers and programs, run by ARCH, the National Respite Network and Resource Center. ARCH says it is not a complete list, so it works best alongside…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH's advice is to contact your State Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite program first. Before you pay out of pocket, also check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds.
Your state's Lifespan Respite program
39 states and DC have been funded, IL
Lifespan Respite programs are federally funded, state-run programs that help family caregivers of children or adults, regardless of special need, find and pay for respite.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH lists every state's Lifespan Respite contact and respite coalition on this page. Ask specifically about voucher or stipend programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Autism-friendly dentists
1 providerDentists experienced with autistic patients — desensitisation visits, sensory accommodations, and staff who take the time it takes.
UIC Inclusive Care Clinic
Chicago, IL · serves several counties
801 S. Paulina St., Rm 127, Chicago, IL 60612
Purpose-built for patients who cannot manage an ordinary dental visit - the clinic has a multi-sensory room to bring anxiety down before treatment, noise-cancelling headphones, weighted blankets, personal entertainment tablets and private treatment rooms. It names autism and ADHD explicitly among the conditions it serves, alongside intellectual and physical disabilities. Licensed social workers are on hand for patients and families, and a wheelchair lift means a patient can be treated without leaving their chair.
Ages 15 and up. The sensory room is part of the appointment - say when you call that your child needs it.
Activities, clubs & recreation
11 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Special Recreation Association Network of Illinois (SRANI)
Statewide, IL · serves several counties
Illinois is the only state in the country with legislation allowing two or more park districts or municipalities to join together specifically to run recreation programs for people with disabilities. The result is 29 Special Recreation Associations covering much of the state, offering sports, arts, social events, camps and fitness — year-round, local, and heavily subsidized because they are funded by member park districts rather than fees alone. If you live in Illinois this is almost certainly the best-value option available to you, and most families have never heard of it. Use the SRANI site to find which association covers your town, or ask your local park district.
Scholarships are available through many associations — ask. Your SRA is determined by which town you live in, not by which one you ring first.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, IL
Tennis clinics for kids, teens and, in some locations, adults on the autism spectrum.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location and scholarships are available. Use the Find a Program search on their site with your zip code.
American Camp Association — camp finder
About 3,900 camps, IL
A free searchable directory of about 3,900 camps, with a filter for disabilities and other special needs alongside distance, activities, session length and cost. A good single starting…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Choose day or overnight, then use the "Disabilities and Other Special Needs" filter. Specialized camps can fill early, so start looking in the winter before.
Best Buddies
All 50 states — find your local program, IL
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, with programs from elementary school through college and adulthood, plus…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
A national organization, not a local listing — use the finder on their site, or call 1-800-89-BUDDY, to locate your nearest program.
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Local Easterseals across the country, IL
Day and residential camps for children and adults with disabilities, plus sports, social activities and community outings run by local Easterseals.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Programs vary a great deal between locations — use the Find your Easterseals search on the page and check what yours actually runs.
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Camps hosted in different towns each year, IL
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle over a five-day camp, 75 minutes a day. iCan Shine says about 80% of participants ride independently by the end…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their Camp Locations page for dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
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KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, IL
Free, non-competitive, one-to-one recreation for youth ages 5 to 21 with physical or developmental disabilities, led by trained volunteer coaches.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. KEEN runs in six cities plus two university campus chapters (Vanderbilt and the University of Virginia) — outside those, it is not available yet.
Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, IL
Little League's adaptive baseball program for anyone with a physical or intellectual challenge.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the League Finder on their site to locate the nearest Challenger division, or ask about starting one. Little League's rule is that a player who can take part in regular Little League with reasonable accommodations should do so.
Miracle League
300 leagues — check for one near you, IL
Baseball for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities, played on custom-designed rubberized turf fields that accommodate wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the Find a Miracle League page on their site — there are 300 leagues, so coverage is good but not universal.
Special Olympics
Nationwide — find your local program, IL
Year-round sports training and competition for children and adults.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility requires an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay, identified by an agency or professional. If your child is autistic without a cognitive delay, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after. Ask your local program about any costs.
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
Through local soccer clubs, IL
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, offered through local US Youth Soccer clubs.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Find your state association's TOPSoccer clubs through the link on their page, or ask your state association office directly — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
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About autism services in Kendall County
Kendall County — home to Oswego, Yorkville, and Plano — is one of Illinois's fastest-growing counties, located southwest of Chicago's suburbs. Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is one of the larger and faster-growing districts in the state, with expanding special education programs. Families benefit from proximity to the broader Chicago metro provider network. IDHS's Metro South region handles DD waiver enrollment, and the Family Resource Center on Disabilities serves Kendall County families for free IEP advocacy.
Helpful guides
Guides for Kendall County families
Step-by-step help on the topics that matter most.
School & IEP
Navigating the IEP process
Your rights under IDEA, how evaluations work, and what every IEP section means.
Finding help
ABA, OT, speech and waitlists
How to find qualified providers, navigate insurance, and get off waitlists faster.
Getting started
Where to start after diagnosis
A week-by-week checklist for the first 90 days — from evaluation to early intervention.
Benefits & money
SSI, Medicaid waivers, ABLE accounts
Federal benefits your child may qualify for and how to apply without losing your spot.
Mental health
Co-occurring conditions and support
Managing anxiety, ADHD, and depression alongside an autism diagnosis.
Daily life
Sensory processing and OT
Understanding sensory needs, sensory diets, and how occupational therapy helps.
Adulthood
Employment, housing, legal planning
Supported employment, housing options, guardianship alternatives, and ABLE accounts.
Communities served
Cities in Kendall County
Serving families across Kendall County including Yorkville, Oswego, Plano, Sandwich, Minooka, Montgomery, Boulder Hill, Lisbon, Millbrook and Newark and more.
See all Illinois resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Illinois.
Illinois state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Kendall County, Illinois?
We list 10 providers serving Kendall County, covering ABA therapy, advocacy & legal, respite care, early intervention (0–3) and diagnostic clinics, plus 2 more. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Which autism providers in Kendall County accept Medicaid?
2 of the providers we list for Kendall County state that they accept Medicaid, including Centria Autism — Kendall County and Midwest Behavioral Health — Kane County. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Kendall County?
ABA providers serving Kendall County are listed in the ABA therapy section of this page, with phone numbers and websites. Many deliver services in the family's home or at school as well as in a clinic. Ask about waitlists when you call — they vary widely and change month to month.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Kendall County?
2 providers serving Kendall County deliver services in the family's home. Many children do better in a familiar setting than in an unfamiliar clinic room, and in-home visits remove the travel burden.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Illinois?
Illinois families can apply to the Illinois DD Waiver, accessed through PUNS, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is 5–10 years — selection is by time spent in 'Seeking Services', and your place is usually set by the date you apply — so applying early matters even if you are unsure what services you need. Many waivers also disregard parental income, so families who don't qualify for regular Medicaid often still qualify here.
What if I can't find an autism provider in Kendall County?
If none of the Kendall County providers is the right fit, these Illinois counties currently have the most listed providers: Cook County (25), Sangamon County (24), Champaign County (22), Will County (22). Many providers travel or offer telehealth, so it is worth calling even if they are not based nearby. You can also tell us about a provider we are missing.
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