County resource guide
Cattaraugus County, New York
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Cattaraugus County. New York statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
14 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Wellsville · multi-county
Jones Memorial Hospital (UR Medicine) — Developmental Referrals
Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville, part of the UR Medicine network, is the primary hospital for Allegany County. Developmental pediatric screenings and referrals are available for autism concerns. For comprehensive evaluations, families are referred to Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester (1.5–2 hours north) or UHS in Binghamton for southern county families. Telehealth evaluation options are increasingly available.
Allegany County is one of NY's most rural counties. Golisano Children's in Rochester is the primary referral site. Telehealth evaluations strongly recommended.
Olean · multi-county
Olean General Hospital (Kaleida Health) — Developmental Referrals
Olean General Hospital in Cattaraugus County provides primary care and developmental screening referrals. Comprehensive autism evaluations require travel to John R. Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo (1.5 hours north) or, for some southern county families, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Telehealth evaluation options are important for this rural county.
For full autism evaluation, Oishei Children's Hospital (Buffalo, 1.5 hrs) is the primary referral site. Telehealth evaluation is a strong alternative.
Jamestown · multi-county
UPMC Chautauqua (WCA Hospital) — Developmental Pediatrics
UPMC Chautauqua (formerly WCA Hospital) in Jamestown is the primary hospital for Chautauqua County and provides developmental pediatrics referrals. Comprehensive autism evaluations require referral to John R. Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo (1 hour) or UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for western Chautauqua families. Telehealth evaluation options are increasingly available.
Comprehensive autism evaluation typically requires travel to Buffalo (Oishei Children's Hospital, 1 hr). Telehealth increasingly available.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Little Valley
Cattaraugus County Early Intervention Program
Cattaraugus County's Early Intervention program provides free evaluations and services for children birth to age 3. The county Health Department coordinates EI across Olean, Salamanca, and rural Cattaraugus communities. In-home service delivery is standard given the county's rural geography.
FREE for eligible children. Don't wait for a diagnosis — a developmental concern is sufficient to refer.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Wellsville · multi-county
Behavioral Intervention Associates — Allegany County
ABA therapy for Allegany County families with BCBA-supervised in-home services. Rural county setting means in-home delivery is primary. Accepts commercial insurance under New York's ABA mandate and NY Medicaid. Families may supplement with telehealth ABA from Rochester or Binghamton providers.
Rural county — in-home ABA is primary. NY ABA insurance mandate applies.
Olean · multi-county
Spectrum Behavioral Services — Cattaraugus County
BCBA-supervised ABA therapy serving Cattaraugus County families through in-home and center-based services. Accepts commercial insurance under New York's ABA mandate and NY Medicaid. Rural setting means in-home delivery is primary; some families travel to Olean or Buffalo for center-based options.
NY ABA insurance mandate applies. In-home ABA is primary in rural Cattaraugus County.
Jamestown · multi-county
Spectrum Behavioral Services — Western NY (Chautauqua)
Chautauqua County families seeking ABA therapy are served through western New York providers that offer in-home services. Spectrum Behavioral Services extends from the Buffalo area to Chautauqua County for in-home BCBA-supervised ABA. Commercial insurance coverage applies under New York's ABA mandate; NY Medicaid covers ABA for eligible children.
In-home ABA is primary in rural Chautauqua County. Travel time may affect scheduling.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Wellsville · multi-county
OPWDD — Western New York DDSO (Allegany County)
Allegany County families access OPWDD-funded autism and developmental disability services through the Western New York DDSO. Services include community habilitation, day programs, respite, and Medicaid waiver supports. Allegany County is rural — some services require travel. Apply for OPWDD eligibility early.
Apply for OPWDD eligibility well before age 18. Rural location means some services require travel.
Olean · multi-county
OPWDD — Western New York DDSO (Cattaraugus County)
Cattaraugus County families access OPWDD-funded autism and developmental disability services through the Western New York DDSO. Services include day habilitation, community habilitation, respite, and Medicaid waiver supports. The Seneca Nation of Indians, based in Cattaraugus County, has its own tribal health services that may complement OPWDD.
Apply for OPWDD eligibility early. Seneca Nation members: also contact Seneca Nation Health System for complementary tribal services.
Buffalo · multi-county
OPWDD — Western New York DDSO (Chautauqua)
Chautauqua County families access OPWDD-funded services through the Western New York Developmental Disabilities Services Office. OPWDD services include day habilitation, community habilitation, respite care, and Medicaid waiver supports. The WNY DDSO has a field office serving Chautauqua County and can guide families through the eligibility process.
Apply for OPWDD eligibility early — services require eligibility first and waiver waitlists exist.
Buffalo · multi-county
Parent Network of Western New York
The Parent Network of Western New York is the federally funded Parent Training and Information (PTI) center for upstate New York families, including Erie County. Provides free workshops, one-on-one parent support, IEP preparation assistance, and training on IDEA rights. Serves families of children with any disability from birth through age 26.
FREE federally funded PTI. Call for free IEP coaching and parent training.
Wellsville · multi-county
Parent Network of Western New York — Allegany County
The federally funded Parent Training and Information center directly serves Allegany County as part of its western New York region. Provides free IEP coaching, IDEA rights workshops, and one-on-one parent support by phone and video for families in Wellsville, Bolivar, and rural Allegany County communities.
FREE federally funded PTI. Phone and virtual access are primary for rural Allegany County.
Olean · multi-county
Parent Network of Western New York — Cattaraugus County
The federally funded Parent Training and Information center serves Cattaraugus County as part of the WNY region. Free IEP coaching, IDEA rights training, and one-on-one support for families in Olean, Salamanca, Ellicottville, and rural Cattaraugus communities.
FREE federally funded PTI. Phone and virtual access for rural Cattaraugus families.
Jamestown · multi-county
Parent Network of Western New York — Chautauqua County
The federally funded Parent Training and Information center for western New York directly serves Chautauqua County families. The Parent Network WNY is based in Buffalo and has long-standing outreach to Chautauqua County, providing free IEP coaching, IDEA rights workshops, and one-on-one parent support for navigating the Jamestown-area school districts.
FREE federally funded PTI. Chautauqua County is within the WNY PTI's core service area.
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