Autism Resources in Livingston County, Michigan
11 providers in Brighton, Howell and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Livingston County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Livingston County
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Family Network — Livingston County
Brighton, MI
A parent-led support network for autism families in the Brighton/Howell/Fowlerville area. Regular meetups, peer support, and connection to resources for one of Michigan's fastest-growing suburban counties. Helps families bridge the gap between Detroit metro and Lansing resources.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Michigan Alliance for Families — Southeast Michigan
Howell, MI · serves several counties
Michigan Alliance for Families serves Livingston County families through its statewide PTI network. Free IEP advocacy, special education rights training, and one-on-one support navigating Michigan's school districts — particularly relevant as Livingston County's rapidly growing suburban districts expand their special education programs.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Also serving Livingston County
These 21 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Livingston 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.
MSU Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic
East Lansing, MI · serves several counties
The Michigan State University Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic provides comprehensive evaluations for children and adolescents in the Lansing/East Lansing area. Faculty psychologists and trainees use gold-standard diagnostic tools including the ADOS-2 and ADI-R. Connected to MSU's nationally recognized autism research programs.
University clinic — may have lower-cost evaluation options and shorter waits than private hospital systems.
ABA therapy
2 providersApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Centria Autism — Ann Arbor / Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, MI · serves several counties
Center-based and in-home ABA therapy serving Washtenaw County including Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and surrounding communities. BCBA-supervised programs accepting most commercial insurance and Michigan Medicaid. Centria is Michigan's largest ABA provider network.
Michigan requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Centria Autism — Oakland County
Pontiac, MI · serves several counties
Center-based and in-home ABA therapy serving Oakland County communities including Pontiac, Troy, Farmington Hills, and Southfield. BCBA-supervised programs accepting most commercial insurance and Michigan Medicaid. Michigan-founded Centria maintains multiple Oakland County clinic locations.
Michigan requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Respite through your Community Mental Health agency (CMHSP)
Statewide, MI · serves several counties
In Michigan the door to respite is your local Community Mental Health Services Program rather than a state office. The CMHSP decides eligibility based on the nature and severity of your child's disability, and administers the Children's Waiver Program, which funds respite among other supports to keep a child living at home. Michigan also publishes a family guide to respite specifically for children, which is unusually practical for a state document.
Michigan Alliance for Families is the free, independent help for getting through the CMHSP process — worth calling before you call the CMHSP.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, MI
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, MI
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 Alliance of Michigan — Ann Arbor / Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, MI · serves several counties
Autism Alliance of Michigan provides resource navigation, family programming, and peer support in Washtenaw County. AIM's helpline connects Ann Arbor-area families with provider referrals, Medicaid waiver assistance, and the U of M health system's autism resources.
Advocacy & legal
2 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Michigan Alliance for Families — Lansing Office
Lansing, MI · serves several counties
Michigan's statewide federally funded Parent Training and Information Center, headquartered in Lansing. Free IEP advocacy, special education workshops, and one-on-one family support across all 83 Michigan counties. Particularly accessible from Ingham County given the Lansing location.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Essential resource before any IEP meeting or dispute.
Michigan Alliance for Families — Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, MI · serves several counties
Michigan Alliance for Families provides free IEP advocacy and special education support for Washtenaw County families. Particularly helpful for navigating Ann Arbor Public Schools, Ypsilanti Community Schools, and Washtenaw ISD special education programs. Free one-on-one coaching and workshops.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Autism-friendly dentists
1 providerDentists experienced with autistic patients — desensitisation visits, sensory accommodations, and staff who take the time it takes.
University of Michigan School of Dentistry — specialty clinics
Ann Arbor, MI · serves several counties
The University of Michigan dental school runs specialty clinics including care for patients with special needs. Dental school clinics trade time for expertise: appointments run longer because students do the work under supervision, and there can be a wait for a first visit. In exchange you get a team that treats disabled patients every day, usually at a lower cost, and they generally accept Medicaid.
Activities, clubs & recreation
11 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
OUCARES - Oakland University Center for Autism
Rochester, MI · serves several counties
Sports programs for autistic children, teenagers and adults - indoor and outdoor soccer, swimming, bowling, yoga, judo, basketball, volleyball and golf - as part of programming explicitly designed across the whole lifespan rather than stopping at 18. The range means there is a realistic chance of matching an existing interest rather than asking a young person to adopt a new one.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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, MI
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 Livingston County
Livingston County — home to Howell, Brighton, and Hartland — is a fast-growing suburban county between Detroit and Lansing. Livingston County families have good access to both the Ann Arbor and Detroit provider networks for specialized evaluation. The Livingston County CMH agency coordinates Michigan's Children's Waiver. Michigan's Early On program serves children under 3. Michigan Alliance for Families provides free IEP advocacy statewide, and the county's ABA provider base is growing.
Helpful guides
Guides for Livingston 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.
Communities served
Cities in Livingston County
Serving families across Livingston County including Howell, Brighton, Hartland, Fowlerville, Pinckney, Hamburg, Marion, Genoa Township, Green Oak and Cohoctah and more.
See all Michigan resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Michigan.
Michigan state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Livingston County, Michigan?
We list 11 providers serving Livingston County, covering parent & family support, ABA therapy, advocacy & legal, diagnostic clinics and activities, clubs & recreation, plus 2 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 Livingston County accept Medicaid?
2 of the providers we list for Livingston County state that they accept Medicaid, including Centria Autism — Ann Arbor / Washtenaw County and Centria Autism — Oakland County. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Livingston County?
ABA providers serving Livingston 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 Livingston County?
2 providers serving Livingston 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 Michigan?
Michigan families can apply to the Habilitation Supports Waiver (HSW), a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is Multi-year; priority goes to crisis and institutional transition, 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 Livingston County?
If none of the Livingston County providers is the right fit, these Michigan counties currently have the most listed providers: Antrim County (25), Oakland County (23), Osceola County (23), Macomb County (21). 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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- Who cuts your child's hair without a meltdown?
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