County resource guide
Autism Resources in Van Buren County, Michigan
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Van Buren County. Michigan statewide resources also apply.
Van Buren County — home to South Haven, Paw Paw, and Bangor — is in southwestern Michigan. Families typically travel to Kalamazoo or Battle Creek for specialized autism evaluation and ABA therapy. The Van Buren/Cass Community Mental Health 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.
Provider directory
Local Providers14 providers in Van Buren County
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Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Cassopolis · multi-county
Bronson Children's Hospital — Cass County Referral
Bronson Children's in Kalamazoo is the primary autism evaluation center for Cass County families. Multi-disciplinary developmental assessments available for Cassopolis-area families approximately 40 miles from the Kalamazoo campus.
Kalamazoo · multi-county
Bronson Children's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Bronson Children's Hospital in Kalamazoo provides comprehensive developmental and autism evaluations for southwest Michigan families. Multi-disciplinary team of developmental pediatricians and psychologists. One of the primary diagnostic resources between Grand Rapids and Indiana.
Benton Harbor · multi-county
Bronson Children's Hospital — SW Michigan Autism Referral
Bronson Children's Hospital in Kalamazoo is the primary referral center for comprehensive autism evaluations from Berrien County. Multi-disciplinary teams including developmental pediatricians and neuropsychologists serve southwest Michigan.
Paw Paw · multi-county
Bronson Healthcare — Van Buren County Developmental Referrals
Bronson Healthcare Group is the dominant health system for southwest Michigan, with Bronson LakeView Hospital in Paw Paw serving Van Buren County. Comprehensive autism evaluations are conducted at Bronson Children's Hospital in Kalamazoo, approximately 25 miles east of Paw Paw.
Bronson Children's in Kalamazoo is the primary autism evaluation center for Van Buren County families.
St. Joseph · multi-county
Lakeland Health — Developmental Pediatrics SW Michigan
Lakeland Health (now part of Spectrum Health / Corewell) in St. Joseph provides developmental pediatrics referrals and autism evaluation coordination for Berrien County families. Multi-disciplinary assessment access through the southwest Michigan hospital network.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Paw Paw
Early On Van Buren County
Michigan's Early On program for Van Buren County provides free early intervention services for children birth to age 3. In-home developmental evaluations, IFSPs, speech, OT, and developmental therapy across the county.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Self-refer — no physician referral required.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Benton Harbor · multi-county
Centria Autism — Berrien County
Centria Autism provides in-home and center-based ABA therapy for Berrien County children. BCBA-supervised programming with Medicaid and commercial insurance accepted throughout southwest Michigan.
Paw Paw · multi-county
Centria Autism — Van Buren County
In-home ABA therapy serving Van Buren County families. BCBA-supervised individualized programs accepting most commercial insurance and Michigan Medicaid. In-home delivery is practical across this rural lakeshore county.
Michigan requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Allegan · multi-county
Great Lakes ABA — Allegan County
In-home ABA therapy serving Allegan County families. BCBA-supervised individualized programs accepting most commercial insurance and Michigan Medicaid. In-home delivery is especially practical for this geographically spread-out southwest Michigan county.
Michigan requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Cassopolis · multi-county
Autism Alliance of Michigan — Cass County
Autism Alliance of Michigan offers resource navigation and peer support for Cass County families. Helpline staff assist with finding providers, Medicaid waiver programs, and support networks in southwest Michigan.
FREE helpline.
Benton Harbor · multi-county
Autism Alliance of Michigan — SW Michigan
Autism Alliance of Michigan supports Berrien County families with resource navigation, peer support groups, and helpline services. Staff assist with insurance appeals, provider searches, and connecting to the southwest Michigan autism community.
FREE helpline.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Paw Paw · multi-county
Michigan Alliance for Families — Southwest Michigan (Van Buren County)
Michigan Alliance for Families provides free IEP advocacy and special education support to Van Buren County families. Statewide PTI expertise in Michigan's special education law.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Allegan · multi-county
Michigan Alliance for Families — West Michigan (Allegan County)
Michigan Alliance for Families provides free IEP advocacy and special education support to Allegan County families. Statewide PTI with expertise in Michigan's special education procedures.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 83 Michigan counties.
Paw Paw
Van Buren Community Mental Health Authority
Van Buren County's CMH authority coordinates Medicaid-funded developmental disability services, ABA therapy, and HCBS waiver programs. The primary public gateway for autism services in Van Buren County.
Medicaid/waiver funded. Call for intake to access ABA, respite, and HCBS waiver services.
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Helpful guides
Guides for Van Buren 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 Michigan resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Michigan.
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