County resource guide
Autism Resources in Pike, Indiana
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Pike. Indiana statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
9 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
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.
Jasper · multi-county
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center — Developmental Pediatrics (Jasper)
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper provides pediatric developmental evaluations for Dubois County. The dominant health system for southwest Indiana outside of Evansville, with referral pathways to Deaconess Health and Peyton Manning Children's Hospital for complex autism workups.
Deaconess in Evansville (~50 miles west) is the nearest comprehensive pediatric evaluation center.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
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.
Jasper · multi-county
Deaconess Cross Pointe — Jasper ABA Services
Deaconess Health's southwest Indiana network provides ABA therapy and behavioral health services for Dubois County children in Jasper. BCBA-supervised programs. Accepts commercial insurance under Indiana's ABA mandate and Medicaid waiver.
Indiana requires all commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
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.
Jasper · multi-county
Autism Society of Indiana — Dubois County / Jasper
Autism Society of Indiana family support for Dubois County. Support groups, resource navigation, and peer connection for Jasper-area families in 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.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Jasper · multi-county
IN*SOURCE — IEP Advocacy (Dubois County)
Indiana's federally funded PTI provides free special education advocacy for Dubois County families covering Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools and Southwest Dubois County School Corporation.
FREE statewide 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.
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