County resource guide
Lucas County, Ohio
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Lucas County. Ohio statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
5 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Toledo
ProMedica — Developmental & Autism Services
ProMedica's pediatric developmental medicine team provides autism evaluations and developmental assessments for children across the Toledo metro. Embedded within the ProMedica health system, they coordinate with speech, OT, and behavioral health services. Accepts most commercial insurance and Ohio Medicaid.
Primary pediatric health system in the Toledo area. Ask about their developmental pediatrics referral pathway.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Toledo · multi-county
Centria Autism — Toledo
In-home and center-based ABA therapy serving the Toledo metro. BCBA-supervised therapy teams. Accepts most commercial insurance and Ohio Medicaid. Ohio requires commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Toledo
University of Toledo — Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
The University of Toledo's training clinic provides speech-language evaluations and therapy at reduced cost, supervised by licensed SLPs. Services include augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), social communication, and language development support for autistic children.
University training clinic — reduced-cost option. Supervised by licensed SLPs.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Toledo · multi-county
Autism Society of Northwest Ohio
Regional chapter serving the Toledo area and northwest Ohio. Offers support groups for parents and caregivers, family social events, resource navigation, and advocacy training. Connects families to local and statewide autism resources.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Toledo
Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Ohio's county-level DD Board for Lucas County connects individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (including autism) to services, supports, and funding throughout the lifespan. Provides service coordination, eligibility determination for county-funded programs, and referrals to waiver services.
County DD Boards are unique to Ohio. First contact for county-funded developmental disability services.
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