County resource guide
Erie County, Pennsylvania
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Erie County. Pennsylvania statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
5 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Erie
UPMC Hamot — Pediatric & Developmental Services
UPMC Hamot in Erie is northwestern Pennsylvania's primary academic medical center and provides developmental pediatric evaluations for Erie County families. Part of the UPMC network that spans Pennsylvania, coordinating with UPMC Children's in Pittsburgh for complex cases.
UPMC Hamot is the primary hospital in Erie County. Ask about their developmental pediatrics referral pathway.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Erie
Erie County Early Intervention Program
Pennsylvania Early Intervention services for Erie County children birth to age 3. Free evaluations and therapy for children with developmental delays or autism risk indicators. Administered through the Erie County Department of Human Services.
FREE through Pennsylvania Early Intervention. Ask your pediatrician for a referral or call Erie County directly.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Erie
Trumpet Behavioral Health — Erie
Center-based and in-home ABA therapy serving Erie County. Trumpet Behavioral Health uses naturalistic teaching methods within BCBA-supervised programs. Accepts commercial insurance under Pennsylvania's ABA mandate and Medicaid.
Pennsylvania requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Erie · multi-county
Autism Society of Northwestern Pennsylvania
Regional Autism Society chapter serving Erie County and the northwest Pennsylvania region. Provides parent support groups, family social events, resource navigation, and connections to local providers and state resources.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Pittsburgh · multi-county
PEAL Center — Erie County Families
Pennsylvania's statewide PTI serving Erie County families at no cost. Free IEP advocacy, IDEA training, and school district navigation for families in Erie City Schools and suburban Erie County districts. Erie is geographically isolated from major urban PTI offices — PEAL bridges that gap.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all Pennsylvania families.
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