County resource guide
Columbiana County, Ohio
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Columbiana County. Ohio statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
8 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Lisbon
Akron Children's Hospital — Autism Services
Akron Children's Hospital provides autism evaluations and specialty services accessible to Columbiana County families. An Autism Treatment Network site with comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluations. Youngstown-area St. Elizabeth locations also serve this corridor.
Autism Treatment Network site. Mahoning County (Youngstown) providers also accessible from Columbiana.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Lisbon
Help Me Grow — Columbiana County
Ohio's Part C Early Intervention program for Columbiana County. County-based service coordination for children birth to 3 with developmental delays. Home and community settings. Free to eligible families.
FREE. No diagnosis required to request an EI evaluation.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Steubenville · multi-county
Centria Autism — Jefferson County / Ohio Valley
In-home and center-based ABA therapy serving Jefferson County and the Ohio Valley area. BCBA-supervised. Accepts most commercial insurance and Ohio Medicaid. Families near the Pennsylvania border may also access Pittsburgh-area ABA providers.
Ohio's ABA mandate covers commercially insured children. Pittsburgh-area providers may also be geographically accessible.
Youngstown · multi-county
Centria Autism — Mahoning Valley
In-home and center-based ABA therapy for the Youngstown area and Mahoning Valley. BCBA-supervised. Accepts most commercial insurance and Ohio Medicaid. Ohio law requires commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
Lisbon · multi-county
Hopebridge — Youngstown Area
Center-based ABA therapy serving northeast Ohio including Columbiana County from Youngstown-area locations. BCBA-supervised program accepting commercial insurance and Ohio Medicaid.
Ohio requires commercial insurance to cover ABA. Mahoning County (Youngstown) is the nearest ABA hub.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Lisbon
Autism Society of Ohio — Columbiana County
Autism Society of Ohio support and resources for Columbiana County families. Connects Lisbon-area families with northeast Ohio chapter programming and the OhioASD directory.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Marion · multi-county
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)
Ohio's federally funded PTI serving Jefferson County at no cost. Free IEP advocacy and IDEA rights training for families navigating Steubenville City Schools and other Jefferson County districts.
FREE. Ohio's federally funded PTI — essential before any IEP dispute.
Marion
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)
Free IEP advocacy and training for Columbiana County families. OCECD is Ohio's federally funded PTI center, with staff who have lived experience raising children with disabilities.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Call before any IEP or due process proceeding.
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