Autism Resources in Wayne, Illinois

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.

Fairfield

Crossroads Community Hospital — Wayne County Developmental Services

Crossroads Community Hospital in Mount Vernon (Jefferson County) and Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney serve Wayne County families with developmental pediatric referrals. For full autism evaluations, families access Carle in Champaign or St. Louis-area children's hospitals.

Mt. Vernon (~35 miles west) and Carle Champaign (~90 miles north) are the primary specialist hubs for Wayne County.

Mount Vernon · multi-county

HSHS Good Samaritan Hospital — Jefferson County Developmental Referrals

HSHS Good Samaritan Hospital in Mount Vernon is Jefferson County's primary regional medical facility. Developmental pediatrics and autism diagnostic referrals connect families to SIU Medicine in Springfield or SIH in Carbondale for comprehensive evaluations serving this south-central Illinois hub county.

Herrin · multi-county

SIH Herrin Hospital — Hamilton County Referrals

SIH (Southern Illinois Healthcare) Herrin Hospital is the primary regional medical referral for Hamilton County families in McLeansboro. Comprehensive autism evaluations may require travel to Carbondale or Marion for specialty developmental pediatrics services.

Mount Vernon · multi-county

Illinois Early Intervention — Jefferson County

Illinois Early Intervention provides free birth-to-3 developmental services and autism-related EI supports for Jefferson County families in Mount Vernon. State-coordinated providers serve this south-central Illinois county, a regional hub for the surrounding rural counties.

Fairfield

Wayne County — Illinois Early Intervention Services

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

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

Fairfield · multi-county

Behavioral Health Works Illinois — Wayne County

In-home ABA therapy serving Wayne County and southeast Illinois. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Illinois Medicaid and commercial insurance under the Illinois ABA mandate.

Illinois requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.

Albion · multi-county

Telehealth Speech-Language Services — SE Illinois (Edwards County)

Telehealth speech-language pathology services are critical for Edwards County families in Albion given the county's very small size and distance from major therapy centers. Illinois-licensed SLPs offering video evaluations and therapy serve autism communication needs.

Telehealth critical for this isolated county. Ask Illinois EI for telehealth SLP referrals.

Mount Vernon · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — South-Central Illinois (Jefferson County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Jefferson County families in Mount Vernon with virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming serves families in this south-central Illinois regional hub and surrounding rural communities.

Louisville · multi-county

Autism Society of Illinois — South-Central Region (Clay County)

The Autism Society of Illinois connects Clay County families to peer support and resources. Virtual programming serves Louisville, IL-area families, supplemented by connections to the Effingham autism community.

Fairfield

Equip for Equality — Southeast Illinois (Wayne County)

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

FREE. Federally funded P&A organization.

Olney · multi-county

Family Matters PTI — Richland County

Illinois's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Richland County families with free IEP coaching and disability rights training for families in Olney and surrounding rural southeast Illinois.

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

Fairfield · multi-county

Family Matters PTI — Wayne County

Illinois's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Wayne County families with free IEP coaching and disability rights training.

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

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.

Louisville · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Clay County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy for Clay County families in Louisville, IL. FRCD phone and virtual services help families navigate small rural south-central Illinois school districts under IDEA.

FREE. Federally funded PTI. Remote services for south-central IL families.

McLeansboro · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Hamilton County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Hamilton County families in McLeansboro. An essential remote resource for families in this rural south-central Illinois Shawnee Hills county.

Mount Vernon · multi-county

Family Resource Center on Disabilities — Statewide (Jefferson County)

Illinois's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Jefferson County families in Mount Vernon. An important resource for families in this south-central Illinois regional hub county.