County resource guide
Autism Resources in Maury County, Tennessee
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Maury County. Tennessee statewide resources also apply.
Maury County — home to Columbia and Spring Hill (partially) — is in south-central Tennessee. Maury Regional Medical Center provides healthcare services. Maury County Public Schools provides special education programs. Families benefit from relatively easy access to Nashville's provider network, including Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. TEIS serves children under 3, and STEP provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Provider directory
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Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Columbia
Maury Regional Medical Center — Developmental Referrals
Maury Regional Medical Center is the primary hospital for Columbia and Spring Hill families. Developmental pediatric referrals from Maury Regional typically route to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's TRIAD Autism Program in Nashville, approximately 45 miles north.
Ask your pediatrician for a TRIAD referral at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for a comprehensive autism evaluation.
Columbia · multi-county
Maury Regional Medical Center — Developmental Referrals (Lewis County)
Lewis County (Hohenwald) families travel to Columbia (Maury County, approximately 40 miles northwest) for developmental and autism evaluation referrals at Maury Regional Medical Center. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center in Nashville (~80 miles north) is the academic medical center referral for comprehensive autism workups.
Columbia is about 40 miles northwest of Hohenwald. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (~80 miles north) is the gold standard referral for Lewis County families.
Linden · multi-county
Maury Regional Medical Center — Perry County Referral
Perry County families in Linden access developmental and autism evaluation referrals through Maury Regional in Columbia (~45 miles) or Vanderbilt Kennedy Center in Nashville (~75 miles). Perry is one of Tennessee's most rural and sparsely populated counties.
Very rural county. Columbia (~45 miles) and Nashville (~75 miles) are the nearest evaluation hubs.
Nashville · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center — TRIAD Autism Program
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's TRIAD program in Nashville provides comprehensive autism evaluations for Giles County families. The drive from Pulaski to Nashville is approximately 1 hour via US-31, making this one of the more accessible rural Middle Tennessee counties for specialty care.
About 1 hour from Pulaski. TRIAD is one of the nation's most respected autism evaluation programs.
Nashville · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center — TRIAD Autism Program
Marshall County (Lewisburg) is approximately 50 miles south of Nashville via I-65. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center is the primary academic medical referral for comprehensive autism evaluations. Murfreesboro (Rutherford County, ~35 miles northeast) also has accessible developmental services for Marshall County families.
About 50 miles from Lewisburg. Tennessee Walking Horse country — Shelbyville (Bedford County) and Columbia (Maury County) also have some local services.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Columbia · multi-county
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) — Maury County
TEIS Part C early intervention for Maury County children birth to age 3. Free evaluations and in-home therapy services in Columbia and Spring Hill. Growing caseload reflecting Maury County's rapid population increase.
Free under IDEA Part C. Self-refer by phone — no doctor referral required.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Linden · multi-county
Centria Autism — Perry County (In-Home)
In-home ABA therapy serving Perry County families in Linden and surrounding rural communities. BCBA-supervised individualized programs accepting TennCare and commercial insurance.
In-home model essential for this extremely rural county.
Nashville · multi-county
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center — Middle Tennessee
Hopebridge provides clinic-based ABA therapy accessible to Giles County families through Middle Tennessee locations. Integrated ABA, speech, and OT services for children with autism.
Nashville-area clinics. Ask about in-home ABA options closer to Pulaski.
Franklin · multi-county
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center — Nashville/Franklin Area
Hopebridge provides clinic-based ABA therapy in the Franklin/Brentwood area (Williamson County) approximately 35 miles north of Lewisburg, serving Marshall County families. Integrated ABA, speech, and OT services. TennCare and commercial insurance accepted.
Franklin/Brentwood ABA locations are about 35 miles from Lewisburg via I-65.
Hohenwald · multi-county
Middle Tennessee In-Home ABA — Lewis County
In-home ABA therapy for Lewis County children with autism. Hohenwald is one of Tennessee's more isolated small-county seats — in-home BCBA-supervised delivery is the most practical ABA model for families in this south-central TN county. TennCare accepted.
Contact Tennessee DIDD Middle Tennessee regional office for approved in-home ABA providers in Lewis County.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Columbia · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Columbia/Spring Hill Area
Autism Tennessee connects Maury County families in Columbia and the fast-growing Spring Hill corridor to Middle Tennessee's parent support network, resource navigation, and advocacy. Connects to the broader Nashville metro chapter.
Pulaski · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Middle Tennessee Network
Autism Tennessee connects Giles County families to the Middle Tennessee regional support network, peer groups, and statewide autism programming and advocacy.
Hohenwald · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Middle Tennessee Network
Autism Tennessee connects Lewis County families to the Middle Tennessee support network. Columbia and Nashville-area programming is accessible for Hohenwald families. Virtual events are the primary community connection for this isolated county.
Lewisburg · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Middle Tennessee Network
Autism Tennessee connects Marshall County families to the Middle Tennessee peer support network. Nashville-area programming and support groups are accessible from Lewisburg via I-65. Virtual events serve families across south-central Tennessee.
Franklin · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Williamson County Chapter
Local chapter of Autism Tennessee serving Franklin and Brentwood families. Parent support groups, sibling programming, social events, and resource navigation for one of the fastest-growing autism communities in Middle Tennessee.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Hohenwald · multi-county
STEP — Support & Training for Exceptional Parents
Tennessee's federally funded PTI at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Free IEP advocacy for Lewis County families. Phone and virtual support serve families in Hohenwald, where local advocacy resources are essentially nonexistent.
FREE. Statewide PTI.
Lewisburg · multi-county
STEP — Support & Training for Exceptional Parents
Tennessee's federally funded PTI. Free IEP advocacy for Marshall County families. Staff help navigate Marshall County Schools and understand special education rights. I-65 proximity gives Marshall County families relatively good access to Nashville-based STEP consultations.
FREE. Statewide PTI.
Columbia · multi-county
Support & Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP)
Free IEP advocacy and special education rights support for Maury County families navigating Maury County Schools or Columbia City Schools special education. Tennessee's PTI can help before IEP meetings, evaluations, or disputes.
FREE. Tennessee's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center.
Franklin · multi-county
Support & Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP) — Middle TN
Tennessee's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy coaching, training workshops, and one-on-one guidance for Williamson County families navigating special education. Covers the full Middle Tennessee region.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Call before any IEP meeting, evaluation request, or dispute in Tennessee.
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Helpful guides
Guides for Maury 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 Maury County
Serving families across Maury County including Columbia, Spring Hill, Mount Pleasant, Santa Fe, Hampshire, Theta, Culleoka, Godwin, Bigbyville and Sowell Mill and more.
See all Tennessee resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Tennessee.
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