County resource guide
McLennan County, Texas
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in McLennan County. Texas statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
5 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Waco
Baylor Scott & White — Waco Developmental Pediatrics
Baylor Scott & White Health (formerly Scott & White) provides developmental pediatric evaluations in the Waco area, serving McLennan County and surrounding Central Texas communities. Autism assessments with referrals into the Scott & White therapy network.
Scott & White is the dominant health system in Central Texas — most local families start here.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Waco
Action Behavior Centers — Waco
Texas's largest ABA therapy chain with a Waco-area clinic serving McLennan County. BCBA-supervised center-based ABA with family training. Accepts most commercial insurance and Texas Medicaid under the state's ABA mandate.
Largest ABA footprint in Texas — established insurance relationships with major payers.
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Waco
Baylor University Communication Sciences & Disorders Clinic
University-based speech-language pathology clinic at Baylor University, offering autism-specific communication therapy at reduced cost supervised by licensed SLPs. AAC assessment and social communication services available.
University clinic rates are typically lower than private practice. Graduate student clinicians supervised by licensed SLPs.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Waco · multi-county
Autism Society of Texas — Central Texas Chapter
Central Texas chapter serving Waco and McLennan County families. Parent support groups, community events, and connections to statewide Autism Society resources.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Waco · multi-county
Texas Parent to Parent (TxP2P) — McLennan County
Statewide PTI center connecting Waco-area families to peer support, IEP navigation, and disability resources. Free for all Texas families.
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