Autism Resources in Pulaski, Illinois

Metropolis · multi-county

Massac Memorial Hospital — Developmental Referrals

Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis serves Massac County families with primary care and developmental referrals. Metropolis is Superman's fictional hometown and a major Ohio River border community — comprehensive autism evaluations typically require travel to Paducah, KY (~20 miles east) or Carbondale (~50 miles north).

Paducah, KY (~20 miles east) and Carbondale (~50 miles north) are the primary evaluation hubs for Massac County families.

Mound City

SIH (Southern Illinois Healthcare) — Developmental Referrals

Southern Illinois Healthcare serves Pulaski County through its network of hospitals and clinics in the southern tip of Illinois. Developmental referrals are coordinated with SIH's Carbondale and Marion campuses. Pulaski County is one of Illinois's smallest and most rural, with very limited local specialty providers.

Pulaski County is very rural. Paducah, KY (~15 miles east) may offer closer autism evaluation resources for some families.

Carbondale · multi-county

Southern Illinois University — Alexander County Referrals

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale and SIU's autism-related clinical programs are the primary comprehensive autism evaluation referrals for Alexander County families in Cairo. SIU serves Southern Illinois families across this economically challenged Confluence region.

Cairo · multi-county

Illinois Early Intervention — Alexander County

Illinois Early Intervention provides free developmental services for children birth to age 3 in Alexander County. Families in Cairo and Thebes access EI evaluations and autism-related developmental supports through state-coordinated providers in this southernmost Illinois county at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

Mound City

Pulaski County — Illinois Early Intervention Services

Pulaski County intake for Illinois's IDEA Part C Early Intervention program. Free developmental evaluations and services for children under age 3. No diagnosis required. Telehealth coordination available.

FREE under IDEA. Call the statewide EI hotline to begin.

Mound City · multi-county

Centria Autism — Southern Illinois (Pulaski County)

In-home ABA therapy serving Pulaski County and the southern tip of Illinois. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Illinois Medicaid and commercial insurance. Telehealth is primary in this very rural county.

Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA. Telehealth is essential in this remote rural county.

Anna · multi-county

Centria Autism — Southern Illinois (Union County)

In-home ABA therapy serving Union County and the Anna/Jonesboro area. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Illinois Medicaid and commercial insurance under the Illinois ABA mandate.

Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.

Metropolis · multi-county

SIU Medicine — Southern Illinois ABA Referral (Massac County)

ABA therapy for Massac County children through southern Illinois and western Kentucky network providers. In-home services are the most accessible option for Metropolis-area families. Accepts commercial insurance and Illinois Medicaid.

Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA. Paducah, KY providers may also be accessible.

Cairo · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — Far Southern Illinois (Alexander County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Alexander County families in Cairo with virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming is the primary autism community access for families in this isolated, flood-prone Confluence county at the tip of Illinois.

Mound City

Equip for Equality — Southern Illinois (Pulaski County)

Illinois's federally funded Protection & Advocacy organization providing free legal advocacy for disability rights in Pulaski County — IDEA violations, Medicaid appeals, and civil rights enforcement.

FREE. Federally funded P&A organization.

Mound City · multi-county

Family Matters PTI — Pulaski County

Illinois's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Pulaski County families. Free IEP coaching and disability rights training for one of Illinois's most economically disadvantaged counties.

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

Anna · multi-county

Family Matters PTI — Union County

Illinois's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Union County families with free IEP coaching and disability rights training for families navigating Anna and Jonesboro school districts.

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

Metropolis · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Massac County

Illinois's federally funded PTI providing free IEP advocacy and family support for Massac County families navigating the Metropolis school system and small rural districts.

FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all Illinois counties.

Cairo · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Alexander County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Alexander County families in Cairo. Remote services are the primary advocacy resource for families in this geographically isolated and economically challenged southernmost Illinois county.