Autism Resources in Clark County, Indiana
19 providers in Jeffersonville and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Clark County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Clark County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Norton Children's Hospital — Clark County Developmental Referrals
Jeffersonville, IN · serves several counties
Clark County families in Jeffersonville and Clarksville have strong access to Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY (just across the Ohio River), which provides comprehensive autism evaluations. Indiana-based IU Health also has referral pathways for families preferring in-state evaluation.
Louisville (Norton Children's, KY) is directly across the river — confirm Indiana Medicaid/insurance coverage in Kentucky.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
First Steps — Clark County Early Intervention
Jeffersonville, IN
Indiana's First Steps program provides free in-home early intervention for infants and toddlers with developmental delays in Clark County. Services include speech, OT, PT, and developmental therapy under IDEA Part C.
FREE for eligible children. Indiana First Steps for in-state services; Louisville may serve as supplement.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers — Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville, IN · serves several counties
Hopebridge's Jeffersonville center provides multidisciplinary autism therapy including ABA, speech, and OT for Clark County children. BCBA-supervised. Accepts commercial insurance under Indiana's ABA mandate and Medicaid waiver.
Families who cross into Louisville for services should verify Indiana insurance network coverage.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Indiana — Southern Indiana / Clark County
Jeffersonville, IN · serves several counties
Autism Society of Indiana family support for Clark County and the Louisville metro area of Indiana. Support groups and resource navigation for Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and surrounding southern Indiana families.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy (Clark County)
Jeffersonville, IN · serves several counties
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free special education advocacy for Clark County families covering Greater Clark County Schools and Clarksville Community Schools.
FREE statewide PTI.
Also serving Clark County
These 26 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Clark 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.
Diagnostic clinics
3 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Baptist Health Floyd — Pediatric Developmental Services
New Albany, IN · serves several counties
Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany provides pediatric developmental services for Floyd County. As with neighboring Clark County, families have close access to Louisville's Norton Children's Hospital across the Ohio River for comprehensive autism evaluations.
Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville is minutes away — confirm Indiana insurance network before scheduling.
Daviess Community Hospital — Developmental Referrals
Salem, IN · serves several counties
Washington County families in Salem access developmental screenings and referrals through regional hospitals in Bloomington and Louisville for comprehensive autism evaluations.
Norton Children's Hospital — Scott County Developmental Referrals
Louisville, IN · serves several counties
Scott County families in Scottsburg access autism evaluations through Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville, KY (~40 miles south) or Baptist Health Floyd in New Albany (~25 miles northwest). Scottsburg is the county seat of this southern Indiana county along I-65.
Louisville (Norton Children's) is 40 miles south. New Albany (Baptist Health Floyd) is 25 miles northwest. Confirm Indiana insurance coverage.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Indiana First Steps — Scott County
Scottsburg, IN · serves several counties
Indiana's Part C Early Intervention program for Scott County infants and toddlers (birth–3). Free evaluations and IFSP services for children in the Scottsburg area.
FREE through age 3.
ABA therapy
3 providersApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Centria Autism — New Albany / Floyd County
New Albany, IN · serves several counties
Centria Autism provides ABA therapy for Floyd County children in New Albany and surrounding communities. BCBA-supervised in-home and center-based options. Accepts commercial insurance under Indiana's ABA mandate and Medicaid waiver.
Indiana requires all commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
Hopebridge Autism Therapy — Jeffersonville Region
Salem, IN · serves several counties
Hopebridge serves Washington County families from its Jeffersonville center with ABA therapy and telehealth options. In-home service delivery available for families in Salem.
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers — Southern Indiana / Scott County
Scottsburg, IN · serves several counties
ABA therapy for Scott County children with access to Hopebridge centers in Jeffersonville or Louisville metro. BCBA-supervised. Indiana ABA insurance mandate applies.
Indiana mandates ABA coverage for commercial insurance. Louisville-area clinics may be closest.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Indiana Caregiver Support — available WHILE you wait for a waiver
Statewide, IN · serves several counties
This is the answer to Indiana's hardest problem. Families sitting on the Family Supports Waiver waiting list can apply for Caregiver Support services, which provide temporary assistance to families caring at home for someone with an intellectual or developmental disability — you do not have to hold a waiver to get it. Given that Indiana froze movement onto both waivers, this is the practical route for families who would otherwise be told to wait years with nothing.
If you already hold the FSW or CIH waiver, respite is a selectable service instead — your case manager provides the provider list. Different route, same outcome.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, IN
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, IN
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.
Parent & family support
3 providersParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Indiana — Floyd County / New Albany
New Albany, IN · serves several counties
Autism Society of Indiana family support for Floyd County and the greater Louisville metro Indiana side. Support groups, resource navigation, and community events for New Albany and Harrison County area families.
Autism Society of Indiana — Scott County / Scottsburg
Scottsburg, IN · serves several counties
Autism Society of Indiana statewide support for Scott County families. Peer connection and resource navigation for Scottsburg and southern Indiana along the I-65 corridor.
Autism Society of Indiana — Washington County
Salem, IN · serves several counties
Autism Society of Indiana connects Washington County families to peer support and advocacy. Louisville-area and Jeffersonville chapters offer the closest in-person programming for Salem families.
Advocacy & legal
3 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy (Floyd County)
New Albany, IN · serves several counties
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free special education advocacy for Floyd County families covering New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation.
FREE statewide PTI.
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy for Scott County
Scottsburg, IN · serves several counties
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy and special education rights support for Scott County families navigating Scottsburg Community Schools and South Scott school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
IN*SOURCE — Special Education Advocacy
Salem, IN · serves several counties
IN*SOURCE provides free IEP advocacy and special education rights training for Washington County families. Statewide helpline and southern Indiana workshops available.
Activities, clubs & recreation
10 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, IN
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, IN
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, IN
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, IN
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, IN
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.
KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, IN
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.
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Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, IN
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, IN
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, IN
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, IN
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.
Not sure which kind of therapy you need?
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About autism services in Clark County
Clark County — home to Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and Sellersburg — is directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. Families in Clark County benefit from access to Norton Children's Hospital and Louisville's full provider network. Clark-Pleasant Community School Corp. provides special education. Indiana's First Steps is available countywide, and IN*SOURCE provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Helpful guides
Guides for Clark 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.
See all Indiana resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Indiana.
Indiana state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Clark County, Indiana?
We list 19 providers serving Clark County, covering parent & family support, diagnostic clinics, ABA therapy, early intervention (0–3) and advocacy & legal, plus 1 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 Clark County accept Medicaid?
2 of the providers we list for Clark County state that they accept Medicaid, including Centria Autism — New Albany / Floyd County and Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers — Jeffersonville. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Clark County?
ABA providers serving Clark 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.
Are there telehealth autism services for Clark County families?
Yes — 1 provider serving Clark County offers telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Clark County?
3 providers serving Clark 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 Indiana?
Indiana families can apply to the Family Supports Waiver (FSW) and Community Integration and Habilitation Waiver (CIH), a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is Years for FSW; CIH is crisis-entry only, 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 Clark County?
If none of the Clark County providers is the right fit, these Indiana counties currently have the most listed providers: Allen County (30), Marion County (30), Monroe County (27), Fountain County (25). 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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Still missing from Clark County
These are the things no database has and every parent knows. If you can answer one of them, another family in Clark Countygets an afternoon back. It takes about a minute and you don’t need to know the business details — a name and a rough location is enough for us to check.
- Which dentist here has managed a cleaning without it becoming a fight?
- Who cuts your child's hair without a meltdown?
- Is there a group here where your child has made a friend?
- Which pediatrician here actually listens, and doesn't rush the appointment?
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