County resource guide
Autism Resources in Union, Louisiana
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Union. Louisiana statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
15 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Farmerville · multi-county
LSU Health Shreveport — Developmental Pediatrics
Union Parish families are referred to LSU Health Shreveport or Glenwood Regional in West Monroe for autism evaluations. The northern location makes Shreveport the closer option for most Union Parish residents.
Ruston · multi-county
LSU Health Shreveport — Developmental Pediatrics Referral
Lincoln Parish families are referred to LSU Health Shreveport for comprehensive autism evaluations. The children's neurology and developmental pediatrics division serves northern Louisiana.
Monroe · multi-county
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe — Developmental Pediatrics
Autism and developmental evaluations at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe, the regional academic medical center for northeast Louisiana. The primary diagnostic resource for Ouachita Parish and a hub for surrounding rural parishes.
Main academic medical resource for northeast Louisiana. Telehealth available for rural parishes.
Homer · multi-county
Willis-Knighton Health — Claiborne Parish Developmental Referral
Claiborne Parish families in Homer access autism evaluation referrals through Willis-Knighton Health or LSU Health Shreveport (~50 miles southwest). Claiborne is a rural north Louisiana parish on the Arkansas border with limited local specialist services.
Shreveport (~50 miles) is the primary evaluation hub for Claiborne Parish families.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Bastrop · multi-county
Louisiana Early Steps — Northeast Region
Free in-home early intervention for Morehouse Parish children under 3. Developmental specialists coordinate speech, OT, and family support services in Bastrop and surrounding communities.
FREE for eligible children under 3.
Farmerville · multi-county
Louisiana Early Steps — Northeast Region
Free in-home early intervention for Union Parish children under 3. Service coordinators connect Farmerville families to developmental, speech, and OT services across north-central Louisiana.
FREE for eligible children under 3.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Bastrop · multi-county
Applied Behavioral Concepts — Northeast Louisiana
ABA therapy services for Morehouse Parish children. Board-certified behavior analysts provide in-home and telehealth ABA, with clinic coordination through Monroe.
Farmerville · multi-county
Centria Healthcare — North Louisiana
ABA therapy for Union Parish children. In-home and telehealth services from Centria's north Louisiana BCBA network, serving Farmerville and rural Union Parish families.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Farmerville · multi-county
Autism Society Louisiana — North Louisiana Chapter
Peer support for Union Parish autism families. Farmerville-area network connected to Monroe and Shreveport regional events and the statewide Autism Society Louisiana community.
Contact Autism Society Louisiana for meeting schedule.
Bastrop · multi-county
Autism Society Louisiana — Northeast Chapter
Parent support and resource network for Morehouse Parish autism families. Connects Bastrop-area families to Monroe regional events and statewide advocacy.
Contact Autism Society Louisiana for current schedule.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Monroe · multi-county
Families Helping Families — Northeast Louisiana
Federally funded PTI serving Lincoln Parish. Provides free IEP advocacy, parent training, and special education rights information for families in Ruston and surrounding north Louisiana.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Monroe · multi-county
Families Helping Families — Northeast Louisiana
PTI center serving Morehouse Parish families. Free IEP training, special education advocacy, and disability resource navigation from the Monroe regional office.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Monroe · multi-county
Families Helping Families — Northeast Louisiana
PTI center covering Richland Parish. Free IEP advocacy, parent training, and special education rights support from the Monroe regional FHF office.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Monroe · multi-county
Families Helping Families — Northeast Louisiana
PTI center serving Union Parish. Free special education advocacy, IEP training, and disability resource navigation from the Monroe regional FHF office.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Monroe · multi-county
Families Helping Families of Northeast Louisiana
Louisiana's federally funded PTI center for the northeast region. Free IEP advocacy and special education support for Ouachita Parish and surrounding areas. Key resource for rural families who lack local services.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Northeast Louisiana's primary IEP advocacy resource.
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