County resource guide
Autism Resources in Marion County, Oregon
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Marion County. Oregon statewide resources also apply.
Marion County (Salem, Keizer) is Oregon's capital county, served by Salem Health for local healthcare. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland is the primary evaluation center for comprehensive autism assessment. Salem-Keizer School District is Oregon's second-largest and provides extensive special education programming. Oregon FACETS provides free IEP advocacy statewide. Oregon's ODDS and Early Intervention programs apply statewide.
Provider directory
Local Providers26 providers in Marion County
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0 providers in Marion County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Marion County
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Salem · multi-county
Salem Health — Developmental Pediatrics
Developmental and autism evaluations through Salem Health, the primary health system for Marion County and the greater Salem area. Serves Salem, Keizer, and surrounding mid-Willamette Valley communities with developmental pediatric specialists. Coordinates with OHSU Portland for complex cases.
Salem Health is the regional hub for the mid-Willamette Valley. Referral typically required from primary care.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Salem
Marion County EI/ECSE — Early Intervention
Oregon EI/ECSE early intervention services for children birth through age 5 in Marion County, administered through the Willamette Education Service District. Home visits, developmental therapy, and ECSE preschool programming for children with autism and developmental delays in Salem, Keizer, and Woodburn. Free under federal IDEA Part C.
Free under IDEA. Contact Willamette ESD for Child Find intake. No income requirements.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Salem · multi-county
BehaviorSpan — Salem
Center-based and in-home ABA therapy serving Marion County including Salem and Keizer. BCBA-supervised individualized programs using evidence-based naturalistic methods. Accepts Oregon Health Plan Medicaid and commercial insurance under Oregon's ABA mandate.
Oregon requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Salem · multi-county
Salem Speech & Language Services
Speech-language pathology clinic in Salem providing communication therapy for autistic children and teens in Marion County. Services include AAC evaluation and training, pragmatic language therapy, and social communication groups. Accepts Oregon Health Plan and major commercial insurers.
AAC specialists on staff. Accepts OHP and commercial insurance.
Respite care
Respite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Statewide · multi-county
Oregon Lifespan Respite — and K Plan respite
Oregon's Lifespan Respite Care Program is deliberately open: it serves any individual or family regardless of age, income, ethnicity, race, need or situation, connecting families to providers and to the money to pay them. Separately, respite is funded through the K Plan — and because the K Plan is a state plan benefit rather than a capped waiver, there is no queue for it. Sixteen regional Area Agencies on Aging deliver locally.
Ask about K Plan respite specifically. Oregon families are often told to wait for a waiver when the K Plan route has no waiting list at all.
Also serving Marion County
These 21 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Marion County in the area they cover. Worth calling to confirm how far they actually travel, and whether telehealth or in-home visits are an option.
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Dallas · multi-county
Salem Health — Developmental Pediatrics (Polk County)
Developmental pediatric and autism evaluation services through Salem Health, the primary health system serving the greater mid-Willamette Valley. Polk County families in Dallas and Monmouth access Salem Health's specialists in adjacent Marion County — Salem is just 15 miles east of Dallas.
Polk County families typically access Salem Health services in Salem — short drive from Dallas or Independence.
Respite care
Respite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Searchable by state
ARCH National Respite Locator
A free national directory of respite providers and programs, run by ARCH, the National Respite Network and Resource Center. ARCH says it is not a complete list, so it works best alongside…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH's advice is to contact your State Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite program first. Before you pay out of pocket, also check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds.
39 states and DC have been funded
Your state's Lifespan Respite program
Lifespan Respite programs are federally funded, state-run programs that help family caregivers of children or adults, regardless of special need, find and pay for respite.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH lists every state's Lifespan Respite contact and respite coalition on this page. Ask specifically about voucher or stipend programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Dallas · multi-county
Autism Society of Oregon — Mid-Valley West Network
Parent support network for Polk County families affiliated with the Autism Society of Oregon. Peer connections spanning Dallas, Monmouth, and Independence, with links to the larger Salem-area autism support community and statewide ASO resources.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Albany · multi-county
FACT Oregon — Mid-Willamette Valley
FACT Oregon delivers free IEP and special education advocacy for Linn County families. Oregon's only federally funded PTI center. Telehealth navigation, training workshops, and one-on-one support for parents through the IEP process.
FREE. Oregon's federally funded PTI. Available by phone and telehealth for rural families.
Dallas · multi-county
FACT Oregon — Polk County
Free IEP advocacy and special education rights support for Polk County families from FACT Oregon, Oregon's federally funded PTI. Helps families in Dallas, Monmouth, and Independence navigate school district IEP evaluations and meetings. Phone and telehealth support available.
FREE. Oregon's federally funded PTI — also covers Western Oregon University families in Monmouth.
Portland · multi-county
Oregon FACETS
Oregon's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for Oregon families. Knows Oregon's special education regulations and IEP timelines.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Call before any IEP meeting or dispute in Oregon.
Autism-friendly dentists
Dentists experienced with autistic patients — desensitisation visits, sensory accommodations, and staff who take the time it takes.
Portland · multi-county
OHSU — Special Needs Dental Services
Oregon Health & Science University's dental clinics provide care for patients whose medical, physical, psychological or social circumstances require modified dental treatment, through its General Practice Residency. Dental school clinics trade time for expertise: appointments run longer because students do the work under supervision, and there can be a wait for a first visit. In exchange you get a team that treats disabled patients every day, usually at a lower cost, and they generally accept Medicaid.
Activities, clubs & recreation
Clubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Portland · multi-county
Autism Society of Oregon
Runs a sports and camps program alongside its resource work, and does so free of charge with NO official autism diagnosis required. That last detail removes a real barrier - diagnostic waits run to years in much of Oregon, and this is one of the few places a family can get support while still waiting.
Foster · multi-county
Camp Attitude
A camp on 34 acres of riverfront at Foster for disabled children and adults, with families able to attend together.
Lake Oswego · multi-county
Camp Yakety Yak
A Lake Oswego camp for young people aged 6 to 22 with additional needs, focused on communication and social and emotional growth. The age range running to 22 covers the transition years, which most camps do not.
227 programs in 32 states
ACEing Autism
Tennis clinics for kids, teens and, in some locations, adults on the autism spectrum.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location and scholarships are available. Use the Find a Program search on their site with your zip code.
About 3,900 camps
American Camp Association — camp finder
A free searchable directory of about 3,900 camps, with a filter for disabilities and other special needs alongside distance, activities, session length and cost. A good single starting…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Choose day or overnight, then use the "Disabilities and Other Special Needs" filter. Specialized camps can fill early, so start looking in the winter before.
All 50 states — find your local program
Best Buddies
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, with programs from elementary school through college and adulthood, plus…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
A national organization, not a local listing — use the finder on their site, or call 1-800-89-BUDDY, to locate your nearest program.
Local Easterseals across the country
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Day and residential camps for children and adults with disabilities, plus sports, social activities and community outings run by local Easterseals.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Programs vary a great deal between locations — use the Find your Easterseals search on the page and check what yours actually runs.
Camps hosted in different towns each year
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle over a five-day camp, 75 minutes a day. iCan Shine says about 80% of participants ride independently by the end…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their Camp Locations page for dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis
KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Free, non-competitive, one-to-one recreation for youth ages 5 to 21 with physical or developmental disabilities, led by trained volunteer coaches.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. KEEN runs in six cities plus two university campus chapters (Vanderbilt and the University of Virginia) — outside those, it is not available yet.
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder
Little League Challenger Division
Little League's adaptive baseball program for anyone with a physical or intellectual challenge.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the League Finder on their site to locate the nearest Challenger division, or ask about starting one. Little League's rule is that a player who can take part in regular Little League with reasonable accommodations should do so.
300 leagues — check for one near you
Miracle League
Baseball for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities, played on custom-designed rubberized turf fields that accommodate wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the Find a Miracle League page on their site — there are 300 leagues, so coverage is good but not universal.
Nationwide — find your local program
Special Olympics
Year-round sports training and competition for children and adults.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility requires an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay, identified by an agency or professional. If your child is autistic without a cognitive delay, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after. Ask your local program about any costs.
Through local soccer clubs
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, offered through local US Youth Soccer clubs.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Find your state association's TOPSoccer clubs through the link on their page, or ask your state association office directly — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
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School districts & government services
Public programs and school district contacts for Marion County.
School & special education
- Salem-Keizer School District — Special Education
Services & benefits
- Oregon ODDS — Marion County DD Services
Contact Oregon ODDS for Marion County waiver enrollment and DD services.
Adult services
- Oregon ODDS — Marion County DD Services
Contact Oregon ODDS for Marion County waiver enrollment and DD services.
Respite & support
- Oregon ODDS — Marion County DD Services
Contact Oregon ODDS for Marion County waiver enrollment and DD services.
Helpful guides
Guides for Marion 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.
Communities served
Cities in Marion County
Serving families across Marion County including Salem, Keizer, Woodburn, Silverton, Stayton, Jefferson, Turner, Aumsville, Brooks and Donald and more.
See all Oregon resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Oregon.
Oregon state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Marion County, Oregon?
We list 14 providers serving Marion County, covering activities, clubs & recreation, parent & family support, ABA therapy, advocacy & legal and early intervention (0–3), plus 4 more. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Which autism providers in Marion County accept Medicaid?
1 of the providers we list for Marion County state that they accept Medicaid, including BehaviorSpan — Salem. Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Marion County?
ABA providers serving Marion County are listed in the ABA therapy section of this page, with phone numbers and websites. Many deliver services in the family's home or at school as well as in a clinic. Ask about waitlists when you call — they vary widely and change month to month.
Are there telehealth autism services for Marion County families?
Yes — 2 providers serving Marion County offer telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Marion County?
1 provider serving Marion County delivers services in the family's home. Many children do better in a familiar setting than in an unfamiliar clinic room, and in-home visits remove the travel burden.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Oregon?
Oregon families can apply to the K Plan (Community First Choice) and ODDS waivers, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is No waitlist for K Plan in-home services, and your place is usually set by the date you apply — so applying early matters even if you are unsure what services you need. Many waivers also disregard parental income, so families who don't qualify for regular Medicaid often still qualify here.
What if I can't find an autism provider in Marion County?
If none of the Marion County providers is the right fit, these Oregon counties currently have the most listed providers: Multnomah County (21), Washington County (16), Clackamas County (15), Gilliam County (14). Many providers travel or offer telehealth, so it is worth calling even if they are not based nearby. You can also tell us about a provider we are missing.
Nearby counties in Oregon
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- Who cuts your child's hair without a meltdown?
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- Which pediatrician here actually listens, and doesn't rush the appointment?
- Who has managed an eye exam here?
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