County resource guide
Autism Resources in Hinds County, Mississippi
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Hinds County. Mississippi statewide resources also apply.
Hinds County (Jackson) is home to UMMC's Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital — Mississippi's only academic children's hospital and the state's primary autism evaluation resource. Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center (Parent Partners) provides free IEP advocacy statewide. Mississippi requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy, and Mississippi's HCBS waiver and First Steps early intervention serve eligible residents.
Provider directory
Local Providers10 providers in Hinds County
About our listings
Provider listings on Autism Parent Club are submitted by practices or researched from public sources. All listings are reviewed for accuracy before publication. To suggest a correction, use the “Suggest a correction” link below.
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Madison · multi-county
Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics (Madison Families)
Madison County families in Madison and Ridgeland are within 15 miles of UMMC's Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson, making it the most accessible county in Mississippi for the state's top autism evaluation resource.
Ridgeland and Madison are among the closest suburbs to UMMC. Families here have the best access to Blair E. Batson in the state.
Brandon · multi-county
Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics (Rankin Families)
Rankin County families in Brandon and Flowood are within 15–20 miles of UMMC's Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi's only academic children's hospital and the state's primary autism evaluation center.
Short drive from Brandon/Flowood to Jackson. Rankin County families have among the best access to the state's top autism evaluation resource.
Jackson · multi-county
UMMC — Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital Developmental Pediatrics
Autism and developmental evaluations at the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Blair E. Batson Children's Hospital — Mississippi's only academic children's hospital and the state's primary autism evaluation resource. The multi-disciplinary team serves Hinds County and families statewide.
Mississippi's only academic children's hospital. Many MS families have no other in-state comprehensive evaluation option.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Jackson
Canopy Children's Solutions — Jackson Autism Clinic
ABA services for children 18 months–8 years at 1513 Lakeland Dr, Jackson, MS. Accepts Medicaid, UnitedHealthcare, BCBS, and Tricare.
Source: https://mycanopy.org/solutions/early-intervention-autism-clinic/
Brandon · multi-county
Centria Autism — Brandon/Rankin County
Centria Autism provides ABA therapy for children with autism in the Rankin County area including Brandon and Flowood. National ABA provider with Mississippi Medicaid acceptance.
Accepts Mississippi Medicaid. Check current Brandon/Jackson area clinic availability.
Jackson
Centria Autism — Jackson
In-home and center-based ABA therapy in Hinds County. BCBA-supervised. Accepts most commercial insurance and Mississippi Medicaid.
Mississippi requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Ridgeland · multi-county
Centria Autism — Madison/Ridgeland Area
Centria Autism serves Madison County children with ABA therapy from Jackson-metro area centers. Ridgeland and Madison are well within the service area for one of Mississippi's primary ABA providers.
Mississippi Medicaid accepted. Madison County's proximity to Jackson makes ABA access easier than most MS counties.
Jackson
Jackson Autism Center
Serves the diverse needs of children with disabilities in the greater Jackson, MS area. Founded by Dr. Rebecca Mullican.
Source: https://jacksonautismcenter.com
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Madison · multi-county
Kids SPOT — Madison County Pediatric Speech & OT
Pediatric speech and occupational therapy for children with autism in Madison and Ridgeland. Serves the north Jackson metro with autism-experienced SLPs and OTs.
Verify current autism specialty and insurance acceptance when scheduling.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Jackson · multi-county
Mississippi Parent Training and Information Center (MS-PTI)
Mississippi's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for Mississippi families. An especially critical resource in a state with limited specialized providers.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Essential in Mississippi's thin provider landscape.
For providers
Be the first featured provider in Hinds County
Featured listings include your logo, extended description, a direct contact button, and top placement above standard listings. Families searching for help in Hinds County see you first.
Missing a provider? Submit a listing — it’s free →
School districts & government services
Public programs and school district contacts for Hinds County.
School & special education
- Jackson Public Schools — Special Education
Jackson is the state capital and largest city in Hinds County.
Services & benefits
- Mississippi DMH — Hinds County IDD Services
Contact Mississippi DMH for Hinds County waiver enrollment and IDD services.
Adult services
- Mississippi DMH — Hinds County IDD Services
Contact Mississippi DMH for Hinds County waiver enrollment and IDD services.
Respite & support
- Mississippi DMH — Hinds County IDD Services
Contact Mississippi DMH for Hinds County waiver enrollment and IDD services.
Helpful guides
Guides for Hinds 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 Hinds County
Serving families across Hinds County including Jackson, Clinton, Byram, Terry, Raymond, Edwards, Bolton, Champion Hill, Learned and Pocahontas and more.
See all Mississippi resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Mississippi.
Mississippi state guide →Nearby counties in Mississippi
See something that needs fixing?
Providers move, phone numbers change, and links break — it happens. If anything on this page is out of date, wrong, or no longer working, please tell us and we’ll fix it. Keeping this accurate for autism families is the whole reason we’re here.
Report a correction →Help the community
Know a great provider in Hinds County?
If a therapist, clinic, or specialist helped your family, tell us about them and we’ll add them to the directory so other families can find them too.
Tell us about a provider →For providers
Are you a provider serving Hinds County?
Add your practice so families searching for help can find you. Listings are free.
Add your practice →