Autism Resources in Coos County, New Hampshire
11 providers in Concord, Berlin, Lancaster, Manchester and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Coos County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Coos County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Androscoggin Valley Hospital — Pediatric Services
Berlin, NH
Critical access hospital in Berlin providing primary pediatric care for Coos County families. Very limited specialist capacity — families needing autism evaluations will almost certainly travel to Concord, Manchester, Lebanon, or across state lines to Maine or Vermont.
Coos County is extremely rural. Expect significant travel (2–3 hours) for specialist evaluation. Ask about telehealth options with Dartmouth Health or MaineHealth.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Family Support Services — Coos County Early Intervention
Lancaster, NH
NH's Part C Early Intervention program for Coos County. Free in-home developmental services for children birth to 3. This is often the most accessible early service in this very remote region of NH.
FREE under IDEA Part C. In the North Country, EI home visits may be the most practical starting point — call right away.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Autism Learning Partners NH — Telehealth
Manchester, NH · serves several counties
Telehealth and remote ABA services for NH families, an important option for Coos County where in-person ABA providers are essentially unavailable. BCBA-supervised.
NH has no ABA insurance mandate. Telehealth ABA is often the only realistic option in Coos County. Confirm Medicaid or insurance coverage before enrolling.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
NAMI New Hampshire — North Country Families
Concord, NH · serves several counties
NAMI NH connects Coos County families to mental health peer support, family education programs, and statewide resources. Coos County has very limited local autism-specific programming — NAMI can help bridge gaps.
Remote-friendly — phone and online support is available for North Country families who cannot travel.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Parent Information Center (PIC) — Coos County Families
Concord, NH
NH's federally funded PTI serves Coos County families with free IEP advocacy and support. Given limited local resources, PIC is especially critical for North Country families navigating rural school districts.
FREE. Phone and remote support available — Coos County families do not need to travel to Concord to get help.
Also serving Coos County
These 18 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Coos 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.
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center — Autism & Developmental Pediatrics
Lebanon, NH · serves several counties
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon is the primary academic medical center for Grafton County and the Upper Valley. Its Child Development Program provides comprehensive autism evaluations serving NH, Vermont, and the broader region.
The region's top academic medical center for autism evaluation. Serves NH and Vermont families. Waits can be long — call early.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Easter Seals NH — Upper Valley / Grafton County
Lebanon, NH · serves several counties
Easter Seals NH extends ABA and disability services to Grafton County families in Lebanon, Hanover, Plymouth, and surrounding Upper Valley communities. One of the primary autism service providers in rural NH.
NH Medicaid accepted. Easter Seals is critical in Grafton County where commercial ABA clinics are limited.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Respite through your Area Agency — and flexible family supports
Statewide, NH · serves several counties
New Hampshire delivers developmental services through ten non-profit Area Agencies, each covering a region, and respite sits within their flexible family supports alongside environmental modifications. The state's Family Caregiver Support Program, coordinated through the Aging and Disability Resource Centers, funds respite as well. New Hampshire reports nobody waiting for its DD waiver, so the obstacle here is administrative rather than a queue.
Remember New Hampshire is a 209(b) state — an SSI approval does not enroll your child in Medicaid automatically, and Medicaid is the precondition. Sort that first.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, NH
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, NH
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.
Advocacy & legal
2 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Parent Information Center (PIC)
Concord, NH · serves several counties
New Hampshire's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for NH families. Knows New Hampshire's special education rules and procedures.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Serves all 10 NH counties — call before any IEP meeting.
Parent Information Center (PIC) — Carroll County Families
Concord, NH · serves several counties
NH's federally funded PTI serves Carroll County families with free IEP advocacy, training, and support. One-on-one help navigating school services and special education rights.
FREE. Statewide service — call before any IEP meeting regardless of your county.
Activities, clubs & recreation
11 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
New Hampshire Family Voices - therapeutic camps and programs
Concord, NH · serves several counties
The state family-to-family health information center maintains a therapeutic summer camp and program listing - a maintained index rather than a provider, and free.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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, NH
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 Coos County
Coos County (Berlin, Gorham, Colebrook) is New Hampshire's northernmost and least populated county, bordering Quebec and Maine. Androscoggin Valley Hospital provides very limited local healthcare; families requiring autism evaluations must travel to Dartmouth Health in Lebanon or Portland, ME — significant drives. Berlin School District provides special education. PIC provides free statewide IEP advocacy. Telehealth is essential for Coos County families.
Helpful guides
Guides for Coos 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 New Hampshire resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Coos County, New Hampshire?
We list 11 providers serving Coos County, covering diagnostic clinics, ABA therapy, early intervention (0–3), parent & family support 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 Coos County accept Medicaid?
1 of the providers we list for Coos County state that they accept Medicaid, including Easter Seals NH — Upper Valley / Grafton County. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Coos County?
ABA providers serving Coos 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.
Are there telehealth autism services for Coos County families?
Yes — 2 providers serving Coos County offer telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Coos County?
1 provider serving Coos County delivers 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 New Hampshire?
New Hampshire families can apply to the NH Developmental Disabilities Waiver (with the Acquired Brain Disorder waiver), a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is No waitlist reported, 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 Coos County?
If none of the Coos County providers is the right fit, these New Hampshire counties currently have the most listed providers: Rockingham County (16), Merrimack County (14), Belknap County (13), Grafton County (13). 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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These are the things no database has and every parent knows. If you can answer one of them, another family in Coos Countygets an afternoon back. It takes about a minute and you don’t need to know the business details — a name and a rough location is enough for us to check.
- Which dentist here has managed a cleaning without it becoming a fight?
- Who cuts your child's hair without a meltdown?
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- Which pediatrician here actually listens, and doesn't rush the appointment?
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