County resource guide

Autism Resources in Yamhill County, Oregon

Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Yamhill County. Oregon statewide resources also apply.

Yamhill County (McMinnville, Newberg, Sheridan) is a Willamette Valley wine country county southwest of Portland, with access to both Willamette Valley Medical Center (McMinnville) and Portland-area providers for specialized evaluations. Newberg School District and McMinnville School District provide special education. Oregon FACETS provides free IEP advocacy statewide. Oregon's ODDS and Early Intervention programs serve eligible residents.

Provider directory

Local Providers19 providers in Yamhill County

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0 providers in Yamhill County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.

Based in Yamhill County

Mental health

Therapists and psychiatrists experienced with autistic children and adults.

Newberg · multi-county

Providence Newberg Medical Center — Behavioral Health

Behavioral health and mental health services for children and adolescents through Providence Newberg Medical Center. Serves the Newberg and Dundee areas of Yamhill County, with referral pathways to Providence's larger Portland network for autism-specific care.

Ages 0–18(503) 537-1555

Providence network spans Portland metro — can coordinate care across counties.

Parent & family support

Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.

McMinnville

Autism Society of Oregon — Yamhill Valley

Parent support and community resource network for Yamhill County families affiliated with the Autism Society of Oregon. Peer connections, local family events in McMinnville and Newberg, and links to statewide programs, advocacy, and the Oregon autism community.

Ages All ages(503) 636-1676

Advocacy & legal

Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.

McMinnville · multi-county

FACT Oregon — Yamhill County

Free special education advocacy for Yamhill County families from FACT Oregon, Oregon's federally funded PTI. Supports families through McMinnville, Newberg, and other Yamhill County school districts. Phone and telehealth support available.

Ages All agesAccepting new patientsTelehealth(503) 786-6082

FREE. Oregon's only federally funded PTI. Available statewide.

Also serving Yamhill County

These 16 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Yamhill 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.

Hillsboro · multi-county

Legacy Health — Child Development Program

Developmental and autism evaluations at Legacy Health in Washington County, serving the Portland west suburbs including Beaverton and Hillsboro. More accessible waitlists than OHSU for many families.

Ages 0–18(503) 415-5600

Alternative to OHSU with potentially shorter wait times.

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.

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.

Advocacy & legal

Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.

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.

Ages All agesAccepting new patientsTelehealth(503) 786-6082

FREE. Oregon's federally funded PTI — also covers Western Oregon University families in Monmouth.

Activities, clubs & recreation

Clubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.

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.

Ages 6-22

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.

Ages Elementary school through adult1-800-892-8339

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.

Ages 5–21

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.

Ages 4–18 (to 22 if in school); Senior League 15+

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.

Ages 8+ (Young Athletes: 2–7)

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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Guides for Yamhill County families

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Communities served

Cities in Yamhill County

Serving families across Yamhill County including McMinnville, Newberg, Sheridan, Amity, Dayton, Carlton, Dundee, Lafayette, Yamhill and Willamina and more.

McMinnvilleNewbergSheridanAmityDaytonCarltonDundeeLafayetteYamhillWillamina

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Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Oregon.

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Common questions

Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.

How many autism providers serve Yamhill County, Oregon?

We list 7 providers serving Yamhill County, covering parent & family support, activities, clubs & recreation, advocacy & legal, diagnostic clinics and respite care, plus 1 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.

Are there telehealth autism services for Yamhill County families?

Yes — 2 providers serving Yamhill County offer telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.

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 Yamhill County?

If none of the Yamhill 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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