County resource guide
Autism Resources in Brown County, Ohio
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Brown County. Ohio statewide resources also apply.
Brown County — home to Georgetown and Ripley — is in southern Ohio along the Ohio River. The Brown County Board of DD coordinates waiver services and local supports. Families travel to Cincinnati for specialized autism evaluation and ABA therapy at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Help Me Grow serves children under 3. OCECD provides free statewide IEP advocacy.
Immediate resources
Key contacts for Brown County
Phone numbers you can call today — no referral needed for most.
Federally funded PTI center serving Ohio families.
Provider directory
Local Providers5 providers in Brown County
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Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Georgetown
Cincinnati Children's Hospital — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Division
Brown County families are within a reasonable drive of Cincinnati Children's Hospital, an Autism Treatment Network flagship and top-ranked children's hospital. Comprehensive autism evaluations, ABA, and research programs serve southwest Ohio.
Autism Treatment Network site. Georgetown is ~45 minutes from Cincinnati. Worth any waitlist.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Georgetown
Help Me Grow — Brown County
Ohio's Part C Early Intervention program for Brown County. Home-based service coordination, speech, OT, and developmental support for children birth to 3 at no cost to eligible families.
FREE. No diagnosis required to request an evaluation.
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Georgetown
Nationwide Children's Hospital — Telehealth Speech & Feeding
Telehealth speech-language pathology and feeding therapy from Nationwide Children's Hospital. Reaches Brown County families who face limited local specialist availability and long drives to Cincinnati or Columbus.
Telehealth available statewide. In-person in Columbus.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Georgetown
Autism Society of Ohio — Southwest Ohio
Autism Society of Ohio support for Brown County families. Connects Georgetown-area families with the Cincinnati metro chapter, OhioASD resource directory, and family events in southwest Ohio.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Marion
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)
Free IEP advocacy and parent training for Brown County families. OCECD is Ohio's federally funded PTI, staffed by parents with personal disability experience who know Ohio special education law.
FREE. Call before any IEP meeting, evaluation, or dispute.
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Helpful guides
Guides for Brown 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 Ohio resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Ohio.
Ohio state guide →Nearby counties in Ohio
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