County resource guide
Mahoning County, Ohio
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Mahoning County. Ohio statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
5 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Boardman
Akron Children's Hospital — Boardman/Youngstown
Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley campus in Boardman brings developmental pediatrics and autism evaluation services to the Youngstown region. Part of the northeast Ohio network connecting Mahoning County families to specialty autism programs.
Primary pediatric specialty access for Mahoning County. Mahoning Valley campus also coordinates with the main Akron campus.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
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.
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Youngstown
Youngstown State University — Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
YSU's communication disorders clinic provides speech-language evaluations and therapy at reduced cost under supervision of licensed SLPs. Serves autistic children and adults working on language, social communication, and AAC needs.
University training clinic — reduced-cost option supervised by licensed SLPs. Good for uninsured or underinsured families.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Youngstown · multi-county
Autism Society — Mahoning Valley Chapter
The Mahoning Valley chapter offers support groups, resource navigation, and family programming for autistic individuals and their families in the Youngstown area. Connected to Autism Society of Ohio's statewide network and the OhioASD resource directory.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Youngstown
Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Mahoning County DD Board provides service coordination, eligibility determination, and connection to county-funded programs and HCBS waiver services for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. Serves as the local gateway to Ohio's developmental disability service system.
Start here for county-level services. Ohio DD Boards are a unique state resource — essential for families navigating the full system.
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