County resource guide
Windham County, Vermont
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Windham County. Vermont statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
7 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Lebanon · multi-county
Dartmouth Health Children's — Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
For families in southeastern Vermont, Dartmouth Health (just across the NH border in Lebanon, NH) provides comprehensive autism and developmental evaluations through its nationally recognized children's program. Many Windham and Windsor County families choose Dartmouth over the longer drive to Burlington. Vermont Medicaid (Green Mountain Care) is accepted.
In Lebanon, NH — but the primary academic medical resource for SE Vermont. VT Medicaid accepted.
Burlington · multi-county
UVM Medical Center — Children's Hospital Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Vermont's only academic medical center offers autism and developmental evaluations through UVM Children's Hospital. The sole comprehensive evaluation program in the state — virtually all Vermont families requiring specialist evaluation come here. The wait can be long; Maine Parent Federation and Vermont Family Network can help families navigate while waiting.
Vermont's only comprehensive pediatric evaluation center. Plan for long waitlists.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Brattleboro · multi-county
Children's Integrated Services — Windham/Windsor District
Vermont Part C Early Intervention services for children under 3 in Windham and Windsor counties. Free developmental services delivered in home and community settings for families with concerns about autism or developmental delays.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Contact your local CIS program as soon as you have concerns.
Speech therapy
Speech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital — Pediatric Speech Therapy
Pediatric speech-language therapy at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital serving children in Windham County with communication delays, autism-related language differences, and AAC needs.
Occupational therapy & sensory
Occupational therapy, sensory integration, and sensory diets.
Brattleboro
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital — Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Pediatric OT services in Brattleboro for children with sensory processing differences and autism. Sensory integration evaluations and treatment, fine motor skill development, and functional activities of daily living.
Mental health
Therapists and psychiatrists experienced with autistic children and adults.
Brattleboro · multi-county
Brattleboro Retreat — Child and Adolescent Services
The Brattleboro Retreat provides psychiatric and behavioral health services for children and adolescents in southeastern Vermont, including those with co-occurring conditions alongside autism. Outpatient and inpatient psychiatric services are available for high-need youth.
Accepts Vermont Medicaid. For psychiatric crises, call Vermont 988 or go to nearest ED.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Burlington · multi-county
Vermont Family Network
Vermont's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for Vermont families. Knows Vermont's special education system — an essential lifeline in a small state with limited provider capacity.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Vermont's most important advocacy resource — call before any IEP meeting.
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