Bowie County, Texas

Texarkana · multi-county

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System — Developmental Pediatrics

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System is the primary academic medical center for Texarkana and Bowie County. Developmental pediatric screenings and referrals for autism evaluations are available. As a border city with Arkansas, Texarkana families also have access to UAMS (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) specialists across the state line.

Texarkana straddles the TX-AR border. UAMS in Little Rock and Arkansas Children's Hospital are also accessible for evaluations — worth considering if TX waitlists are long.

Texarkana · multi-county

Texas Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) — Texarkana Region

Texas ECI services for infants and toddlers 0–3 in Bowie County. Free developmental evaluations and early intervention for children showing signs of autism or developmental delay. Services provided in the home and community settings across the Texarkana metro.

ECI is FREE for all eligible Texas children 0–3 regardless of income. Call 1-800-628-5115 to start a referral.

Paris · multi-county

Behavioral Innovations — Paris / Northeast Texas

Texas-founded ABA provider extending services to Lamar County. BCBA-supervised center-based and in-home ABA therapy. Accepts most commercial insurance and Texas Medicaid under the state ABA mandate. Northeast Texas is underserved for ABA — early contact recommended.

NE TX is underserved for ABA. Also check Sherman (Grayson County) and Texarkana (Bowie County) providers for additional options.

Texarkana · multi-county

BlueSprig Autism — Texarkana

BlueSprig, one of Texas's largest ABA therapy chains, serves Bowie County from their Texarkana clinic. BCBA-supervised center-based programs with family training. Accepts most commercial insurance and Texas Medicaid under the state ABA mandate.

Texas ABA insurance mandate applies. Texarkana families may also have ABA options across the AR border — confirm insurance network.

Texarkana · multi-county

Autism Society of Texas — Four States Chapter (Texarkana)

Support group and resource navigation for autistic individuals and families in the Texarkana metro, serving both the Texas and Arkansas sides of the border city. Community events, parent peer support, and connections to resources on both sides of the state line.

Cross-border community — many resources and families span both TX and AR.

Mount Pleasant · multi-county

Autism Society of Texas — Northeast Texas (Titus County)

Community support and resource navigation for autistic individuals and families in Mount Pleasant and Titus County. Connected to the statewide Autism Society network and Northeast Texas provider landscape.

Texarkana · multi-county

Texas Parent to Parent (TxP2P) — Bowie County / Texarkana

Statewide PTI connecting Bowie County families to IEP coaching, peer mentors, and disability resources. Free for all Texas families. Texarkana families can access both TX and AR parent advocacy networks given the border city's dual state nature.

Federally funded PTI — no cost to families. AR-side families should also explore Arkansas' PANDA PTI center.