Autism Resources in St. Bernard County, Louisiana
10 providers in Chalmette and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in St. Bernard County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in St. Bernard County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Children's Hospital New Orleans — Developmental Pediatrics
Chalmette, LA · serves several counties
St. Bernard Parish families access comprehensive autism evaluations at Children's Hospital New Orleans, just across the parish line. CHNO is the primary diagnostic hub for greater New Orleans parishes.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Louisiana Early Steps — Greater New Orleans Region
Chalmette, LA · serves several counties
Free in-home early intervention for St. Bernard Parish children under 3. Service coordinators connect Chalmette families to developmental, speech, and OT services.
FREE for eligible children under 3.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society Louisiana — East Bank Chapter
Chalmette, LA · serves several counties
Peer support for St. Bernard Parish autism families. Connects Chalmette-area families to New Orleans metro events and the statewide Autism Society Louisiana network.
Contact Autism Society Louisiana for current schedule.
Also serving St. Bernard County
These 19 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list St. Bernard 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
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Children's Hospital New Orleans — Developmental Pediatrics
New Orleans, LA · serves several counties
Autism and developmental evaluations at Children's Hospital New Orleans, the region's largest dedicated pediatric hospital. Multi-disciplinary team serving Orleans and surrounding parishes.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Learning Tree ABA — South Louisiana
Belle Chasse, LA · serves several counties
ABA therapy serving Plaquemines Parish children. In-home and clinic-based services from BCBAs, coordinating with CHNO and local schools for comprehensive autism support.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
OCDD individual and family support — including respite
Statewide, LA · serves several counties
Louisiana's Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities funds individual and family support that covers respite alongside personal assistance, specialized clothing, dental and medical services, equipment, communication services, crisis intervention, nutrition and family education. Respite is also authorized under several HCBS waivers and can be delivered at home, at a licensed facility or in the community, planned or in an emergency.
Ask your local governing entity or Human Services Authority about family support funds separately from waiver respite — they are different pots.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, LA
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, LA
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
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society Louisiana — River Parishes Chapter
Belle Chasse, LA · serves several counties
Support and advocacy for Plaquemines Parish autism families. Connects river parishes families to New Orleans-area events, resources, and the statewide Autism Society Louisiana network.
Contact Autism Society Louisiana for meeting schedule.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans
Harahan, LA · serves several counties
Louisiana's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free information, training and one-on-one support for families of children with disabilities, including special education and IEPs.
Autism-friendly dentists
1 providerDentists experienced with autistic patients — desensitisation visits, sensory accommodations, and staff who take the time it takes.
LSU School of Dentistry - Pediatric Dentistry Advanced Education Clinic
New Orleans, LA · serves several counties
1100 Florida Avenue, 4th floor Clinic Building, New Orleans, LA 70119
LSU's pediatric dental clinic takes children with special health care needs - complex medical problems, behavioral problems and developmental problems - with the pediatric dentists consulting other medical specialists rather than treating the mouth in isolation. It accepts new patients from birth through 17 all year round, which is more open than most academic clinics manage.
For an adult, or for a case needing general anesthesia, ask about LSU's General Practice Residency clinic in Baton Rouge instead - it takes special needs and medically compromised patients from across Louisiana.
Activities, clubs & recreation
11 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Camp Tiger
New Orleans, LA · serves several counties
A week-long day camp for children aged 6 to 15 with physical or intellectual disabilities, drawing from New Orleans, the Northshore, Baton Rouge and the lower parishes. Long-established and run largely by medical students, which keeps it free or near-free for families.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, LA
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, LA
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, LA
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, LA
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, LA
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.
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KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, LA
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.
Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, LA
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, LA
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, LA
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, LA
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?
Start with our plain-language guide to ABA, speech and OT — what each one is, and questions to ask on the first call.
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About autism services in St. Bernard County
St. Bernard Parish (Chalmette, Arabi) is a metro New Orleans parish southeast of the city, served by University Medical Center (UMC) in New Orleans for specialized healthcare. Families access the New Orleans provider network including Children's Hospital New Orleans for autism evaluations. Families Helping Families Southeast Louisiana provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Helpful guides
Guides for St. Bernard 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 Louisiana resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Louisiana.
Louisiana state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve St. Bernard County, Louisiana?
We list 10 providers serving St. Bernard County, covering parent & family support, activities, clubs & recreation, diagnostic clinics, advocacy & legal and ABA therapy, plus 3 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.
Where can I find ABA therapy in St. Bernard County?
ABA providers serving St. Bernard 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.
Can autism therapy happen at home in St. Bernard County?
2 providers serving St. Bernard 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 Louisiana?
Louisiana families can apply to the New Opportunities Waiver (NOW), Children's Choice and Supports Waivers, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is Years — but urgency of need outranks your date on the registry, 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 St. Bernard County?
If none of the St. Bernard County providers is the right fit, these Louisiana counties currently have the most listed providers: Jefferson County (20), St. Tammany County (18), Morehouse County (16), Orleans County (16). 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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