County resource guide
Autism Resources in Haywood, Tennessee
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Haywood. Tennessee statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
9 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Memphis · multi-county
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis is the primary academic medical referral for Haywood County (Brownsville) autism evaluations, approximately 50 miles west. Le Bonheur's developmental medicine team provides comprehensive autism assessments for West Tennessee agricultural communities.
About 50 miles from Brownsville. Le Bonheur is the standard academic medical referral for West Tennessee autism evaluations.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Brownsville
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) — Haywood County
TEIS Part C early intervention for Haywood County (Brownsville) children birth to age 3. Free in-home developmental evaluations and therapy in Brownsville and surrounding rural West Tennessee communities.
Free under IDEA Part C. Self-refer by phone.
Jackson · multi-county
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) — West TN Region
TEIS early intervention services for Madison County children birth to age 3. Free evaluations and in-home services including speech, OT, and developmental therapy. The West Tennessee TEIS region hub serves Jackson and surrounding counties.
Free under IDEA Part C. Self-refer by phone — no doctor referral required.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Memphis · multi-county
BlueSprig Autism — Memphis Area (Haywood County)
BlueSprig provides clinic-based ABA therapy in the greater Memphis area serving Haywood County families. Individualized BCBA-supervised programming with TennCare and commercial insurance accepted under Tennessee's ABA insurance mandate.
Memphis-area clinic locations serve Haywood County families. In-home ABA delivery in Brownsville may also be available.
Jackson · multi-county
Centria Autism — Jackson
In-home ABA therapy serving Madison County and the surrounding West Tennessee region. BCBA-supervised with individualized programs. Accepts most commercial insurance and TennCare under Tennessee's ABA coverage requirements.
One of the few ABA providers with West Tennessee coverage. In-home model helps offset limited local clinic options.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Brownsville · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — West Tennessee Chapter
Autism Tennessee connects Haywood County families to the West Tennessee peer support network and statewide autism resources. Memphis-area programming and virtual events are the primary community connections for families in Brownsville.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Brownsville · multi-county
STEP — Support & Training for Exceptional Parents
Tennessee's federally funded PTI. Free IEP advocacy for Haywood County families. Phone and virtual consultations serve this rural agricultural West Tennessee county where local advocacy expertise is limited.
FREE. Statewide PTI.
Jackson · multi-county
Support & Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP) — West TN
STEP's West Tennessee team serves Madison County and surrounding rural counties. Free IEP training, one-on-one advocacy support, and help navigating Jackson-Madison County School System special education procedures.
FREE. Critical resource for West Tennessee families where provider density is lower than urban areas.
Ripley · multi-county
Support & Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP) — West TN
STEP serves Lauderdale County with free IEP advocacy and special education rights training. Critical resource for families in rural West Tennessee navigating the Lauderdale County Schools system.
FREE. Tennessee's federally funded PTI.
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