Gloucester County, New Jersey

Mullica Hill · multi-county

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Gloucester County Referral Network

Gloucester County families regularly access CHOP's comprehensive autism evaluations through CHOP's Voorhees specialty center (20 minutes away) or via the CHOP network primary care practices in Mullica Hill and Sewell. CHOP is widely considered the gold standard for South Jersey autism evaluations.

Ask your pediatrician for a CHOP referral. Voorhees campus is the closest full evaluation site. Waitlists are long — start early.

Voorhees · multi-county

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Voorhees Specialty Care Center

CHOP's Voorhees campus in Burlington County offers autism and developmental evaluations through the Center for Autism Research affiliate network. One of the most respected pediatric diagnostic programs on the East Coast. Families across South Jersey rely on CHOP for comprehensive evaluations.

CHOP is widely regarded as the premier diagnostic option in South Jersey. Expect significant waitlists — request a referral from your pediatrician early.

Camden · multi-county

Cooper University Health — Children's Regional Hospital Developmental Pediatrics

Autism and developmental evaluations at Cooper University Health's Children's Regional Hospital in Camden, South Jersey's primary academic medical center. Medicaid-accepting. Serves a diverse urban and suburban population across Camden County.

Medicaid-accepting. Cooper is South Jersey's major academic medical center and a key access point for families without commercial insurance.

Salem · multi-county

Salem Medical Center — Pediatric Referral to Cooper University Health

Salem County families typically access autism evaluations through Salem Medical Center's pediatric team, which coordinates referrals to Cooper University Health in Camden (the major academic medical center for South Jersey). Full diagnostic evaluations are generally not available locally.

Ask for a referral to Cooper University Health (Camden, ~45 min) or CHOP Voorhees for a comprehensive autism evaluation. Local diagnostic services are very limited.

Woodbury

Gloucester County Early Intervention — County Lead Agency

Gloucester County's federally funded Early Intervention program for children birth to 3. Free evaluations and IFSP development for eligible infants and toddlers. Services include speech, OT, developmental therapy, and ABA.

Free evaluation — call to start the process. EI is often the fastest route to services for children under 3.

Salem · multi-county

Autism Learning Partners — South Jersey / Salem County Coverage

In-home ABA therapy serving Salem County from the broader South Jersey network. BCBA-supervised with individualized programming. In-home delivery is the primary model given the county's rural character. Accepts NJ commercial insurance and NJ Medicaid/DDD.

Rural county — expect in-home delivery. Waitlists for South Jersey providers can be significant; start the process as early as possible.

Cherry Hill · multi-county

BlueSprig Autism — Cherry Hill

Center-based ABA therapy in Cherry Hill serving Camden County families. BCBA-supervised with naturalistic and structured teaching. Accepts most commercial insurance under NJ's ABA mandate and NJ Medicaid/DDD.

Deptford · multi-county

BlueSprig Autism — Deptford / Gloucester County

Center-based ABA therapy serving Gloucester County from the Deptford/Sewell area. BCBA-supervised with individualized programming. Accepts most commercial insurance under NJ's ABA mandate and NJ Medicaid/DDD.

Cherry Hill · multi-county

Autism New Jersey — Camden County Families

Autism New Jersey connects Camden County families to local support groups, provider referrals, and DDD waiver guidance. Cherry Hill and surrounding suburbs have an active parent community with regular meetups.

FREE helpline. South Jersey has growing parent networks — Autism NJ can connect you to local groups.

Mullica Hill · multi-county

Autism New Jersey — Gloucester County Families

Autism New Jersey's helpline and statewide network serve Gloucester County families with resource navigation, local provider referrals, and DDD waiver guidance. Growing suburban population in Gloucester County means an active South Jersey parent community.

FREE helpline. Good entry point for new families in Gloucester County.

Salem · multi-county

Autism New Jersey — Salem County Families

Autism New Jersey's statewide helpline and resource network serve Salem County families with provider referrals, DDD waiver guidance, and connection to South Jersey parent communities. Most in-person support groups for Salem families are in neighboring Cumberland or Gloucester counties.

FREE helpline. Salem County is very rural; Autism NJ can help connect you to the broader South Jersey network.

Camden · multi-county

SPAN — Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (Camden County)

NJ's federally funded PTI center serves Camden County families at no cost. IEP support, Child Study Team navigation, and special education rights training for urban and suburban families across Camden County.

FREE. Bilingual (Spanish/English) advocates available for Camden's large Latino community.

Woodbury · multi-county

SPAN — Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (Gloucester County)

NJ's federally funded PTI serves Gloucester County families at no cost. Free IEP advocacy, Child Study Team support, and due process assistance. Phone and virtual appointments available statewide.

FREE. Essential before any Child Study Team dispute or IEP hearing in NJ.

Salem · multi-county

SPAN — Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (Salem County)

NJ's federally funded PTI serves Salem County families at no cost by phone and virtual appointment. IEP support, Child Study Team navigation, and special education rights guidance available statewide regardless of location.

FREE. Phone and virtual appointments available — critical for rural South Jersey families.