County resource guide
Autism Resources in Marion, Illinois
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Marion. Illinois statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
7 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Salem · multi-county
Centralia Mercy Hospital — Marion County Developmental Referral
Marion County families in Salem access autism evaluation referrals through the Centralia/Mt. Vernon health systems and SIU Medicine in southern Illinois. Salem is the county seat of this central-southern Illinois agricultural county, roughly equidistant from St. Louis and Evansville.
SIU Medicine and the St. Louis Children's Hospital network serve Marion County for complex evaluations.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Salem
Illinois Early Intervention — Marion County
Illinois's IDEA Part C program provides free developmental services for children under age 3 in Marion County. In-home and community-based services across Salem and rural Marion County.
FREE under IDEA Part C. No diagnosis required.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Salem · multi-county
Centria Autism — Southern Illinois (Marion County)
In-home ABA therapy for Marion County children and families. BCBA-supervised programming accepting most commercial insurance and Illinois Medicaid under Illinois's ABA insurance mandate.
Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Mental health
Therapists and psychiatrists experienced with autistic children and adults.
Vandalia · multi-county
Lakeview Specialty Hospital — Fayette County
Regional behavioral health services reach Fayette County through providers in Vandalia and referrals to Centralia and Effingham. This south-central Illinois county near Vandalia—Illinois's historic second capital—relies on regional CMH programs for autism-related developmental disability services.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Salem
Autism Society of Illinois — Central-South IL (Marion County)
Peer support and resource connections for autism families in Salem and across Marion County. Connects families to Mt. Vernon, Centralia, and St. Louis metro specialists and statewide advocacy.
Contact Autism Society of Illinois for current meeting schedule.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Salem · multi-county
Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Marion County IL
Illinois's federally funded PTI providing free IEP advocacy, training, and family support for Marion County families navigating southern Illinois school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all Illinois counties.
Vandalia · multi-county
Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Fayette County)
Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Fayette County families in Vandalia. Remote services are the primary special education advocacy resource for families in this small south-central Illinois county.
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