County resource guide
Autism Resources in Gibson County, Indiana
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Gibson County. Indiana statewide resources also apply.
Gibson County — home to Princeton and Fort Branch — is in southwestern Indiana. Gibson General Hospital provides some healthcare. South Gibson, North Gibson, and Princeton Community schools provide special education. Families travel to Evansville for specialized autism evaluation and ABA therapy. Indiana's First Steps is available, and IN*SOURCE provides free statewide IEP advocacy.
Provider directory
Local Providers22 providers in Gibson County
About our listings
Provider listings on Autism Parent Club are submitted by practices or researched from public sources. All listings are reviewed for accuracy before publication. To suggest a correction, use the “Suggest a correction” link below.
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Mount Vernon · multi-county
Deaconess Health System — Developmental Pediatrics
Deaconess in Evansville serves Posey County families with developmental evaluations and autism screenings. Referrals to specialist evaluation clinics available for Mount Vernon families.
Boonville · multi-county
Deaconess Health System — Developmental Pediatrics
Deaconess Health System in Evansville serves Warrick County families with developmental evaluations and autism screenings. Boonville families benefit from proximity to Evansville specialists.
Evansville · multi-county
Deaconess Women's Hospital — Pediatric Developmental Services
Deaconess Health System's developmental pediatric program in Evansville is the primary regional evaluation center for Vanderburgh County and the tri-state area (southwestern Indiana, western Kentucky, southern Illinois). Autism spectrum and developmental delay evaluations.
Regional hub serving tri-state families (IN/KY/IL). Ask about waitlists and any fast-track diagnostic options.
Princeton · multi-county
Gibson General Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics Referrals
Gibson County families in Princeton access developmental pediatric evaluations through Gibson General Hospital with referral pathways to Deaconess Health in Evansville (~35 miles south). Deaconess is the primary pediatric evaluation hub for southwest Indiana's rural counties.
Deaconess Health in Evansville (~35 miles south) is the primary comprehensive evaluation hub for Gibson County.
Vincennes · multi-county
Good Samaritan Hospital — Knox County Developmental Pediatrics
Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes provides pediatric services for Knox County with referral pathways to Riley Hospital in Indianapolis (~125 miles northeast). Vincennes is Indiana's oldest city and the original territorial capital.
Riley Hospital and Peyton Manning Children's in Indianapolis are the nearest comprehensive evaluation centers.
Vincennes · multi-county
Good Samaritan Hospital — Pike County Developmental Referrals
Pike County families in Petersburg access autism evaluations through Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes (~30 miles northwest) or through Deaconess Health in Evansville (~50 miles south). Petersburg is the county seat of Indiana's coal-country Pike County.
Vincennes (30 miles) and Evansville (50 miles) are both accessible from Petersburg.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Princeton
First Steps — Gibson County Early Intervention
Indiana's First Steps program provides free in-home early intervention for infants and toddlers with developmental delays in Gibson County. Services include speech, OT, PT, and developmental therapy under IDEA Part C.
FREE for eligible children.
Petersburg · multi-county
Indiana First Steps — Pike County
Indiana's Part C Early Intervention program for Pike County infants and toddlers (birth–3). Free evaluations and IFSP services for children in the Petersburg area.
FREE through age 3.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Evansville · multi-county
Autism Relief Group — Evansville
ABA therapy for children in Vanderburgh County and the Evansville metro. BCBA-supervised, in-home and center-based options. Accepts commercial insurance under Indiana's ABA insurance mandate.
Families in KY or IL may face different insurance rules — confirm coverage at intake.
Mount Vernon · multi-county
Centria Autism — Evansville Region
Centria Autism provides in-home ABA therapy for Posey County children from the Evansville office. BCBA-supervised programming with in-home service delivery to Mount Vernon and surrounding communities.
Princeton · multi-county
Deaconess Cross Pointe — Gibson County ABA
ABA therapy and behavioral support services for Gibson County children through the Deaconess Health southwest Indiana network. BCBA-supervised in-home and clinic options serving Princeton and surrounding rural communities. Accepts commercial insurance under Indiana's ABA mandate.
Indiana requires all commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
Vincennes · multi-county
Therapeutic Pathways — Southwest Indiana ABA (Knox County)
In-home ABA therapy for Knox County children in Vincennes and surrounding communities. BCBA-supervised. Indiana ABA insurance mandate applies to most commercial plans.
Indiana mandates ABA coverage for commercial insurance.
Petersburg · multi-county
Therapeutic Pathways — Southwest Indiana ABA (Pike County)
In-home ABA therapy for Pike County children. BCBA-supervised programming. Indiana ABA insurance mandate applies to most commercial plans.
Indiana mandates ABA coverage for commercial insurance.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Princeton · multi-county
Autism Society of Indiana — Gibson County / Southwest Indiana
Autism Society of Indiana family support for Gibson County. Support groups, resource navigation, and peer connection for Princeton-area families in rural southwest Indiana.
Petersburg · multi-county
Autism Society of Indiana — Pike County
Autism Society of Indiana statewide support for Pike County families. Peer connection and resource navigation for Petersburg and rural southwest Indiana.
Mount Vernon · multi-county
Autism Society of Indiana — Posey County
Autism Society of Indiana supports Posey County families with peer connection and statewide advocacy. Evansville chapter events are the most accessible for Mount Vernon-area families.
Evansville · multi-county
Autism Society of Indiana — Southwestern Indiana Chapter
The Southwestern Indiana chapter of the Autism Society of Indiana serves Evansville and surrounding Vanderburgh County. Support groups, family events, and local resource navigation for the tri-state autism community.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Princeton · multi-county
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy (Gibson County)
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free special education advocacy for Gibson County families covering North Gibson School Corporation and South Gibson School Corporation.
FREE statewide PTI.
Evansville · multi-county
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy (Southwestern Indiana)
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free special education advocacy for Vanderburgh County families navigating Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. Covers IEP disputes, eligibility questions, and procedural safeguards.
FREE statewide service. Call before any school meeting or dispute.
Vincennes · multi-county
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy for Knox County
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy and special education rights support for Knox County families navigating South Knox, North Knox, and Vincennes Community Schools.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Petersburg · multi-county
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy for Pike County
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy and special education rights support for Pike County families navigating Pike County Schools.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Mount Vernon · multi-county
IN*SOURCE — Special Education Advocacy
IN*SOURCE offers free IEP advocacy and special education legal rights support for Posey County families in Mount Vernon and the lower Wabash River region.
For providers
Be the first featured provider in Gibson County
Featured listings include your logo, extended description, a direct contact button, and top placement above standard listings. Families searching for help in Gibson County see you first.
Missing a provider? Submit a listing — it’s free →
Helpful guides
Guides for Gibson 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 →Nearby counties in Indiana
See something that needs fixing?
Providers move, phone numbers change, and links break — it happens. If anything on this page is out of date, wrong, or no longer working, please tell us and we’ll fix it. Keeping this accurate for autism families is the whole reason we’re here.
Report a correction →Help the community
Know a great provider in Gibson County?
If a therapist, clinic, or specialist helped your family, tell us about them and we’ll add them to the directory so other families can find them too.
Tell us about a provider →For providers
Are you a provider serving Gibson County?
Add your practice so families searching for help can find you. Listings are free.
Add your practice →