Autism Resources in Alexandria, Virginia
16 providers in Alexandria, Falls Church and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Alexandria. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Alexandria
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Inova Children's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Falls Church, VA · serves several counties
Inova Children's Hospital is Alexandria's primary referral center for comprehensive autism evaluations. Excellent access to the full DC-metro pediatric specialty network including Children's National Medical Center. One of the most resource-rich autism-care environments in Virginia.
DC-metro access means many Alexandria families also use Children's National Medical Center in DC.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Infant & Toddler Connection — Alexandria City (Part C)
Alexandria, VA
Virginia's Part C early intervention program for Alexandria City children birth to age 3. Free developmental evaluations, IFSP development, and in-home therapy services. Strong urban provider network with excellent access.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Alexandria City runs its own EI program with strong provider access.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Behavior Analysis and Therapy Partners — Alexandria
Alexandria, VA · serves several counties
In-home and center-based ABA therapy serving Alexandria City. BCBA-supervised with naturalistic approach. Accepts most commercial insurance under Virginia's ABA mandate and Tricare for military families.
Virginia requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy. Tricare accepted.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Northern Virginia — Alexandria Chapter
Alexandria, VA · serves several counties
Active Northern Virginia chapter serving Alexandria City with support groups, family events, resource navigation, and social skills programming. Alexandria's urban density means strong peer community and provider access.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
PEATC — Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
Alexandria, VA · serves several counties
Virginia's federally funded PTI is headquartered in Alexandria. Free IEP advocacy, training, and direct support for Alexandria City families navigating Alexandria City Schools. Ideal location for in-person consultations.
FREE. Federally funded PTI headquartered in Alexandria — particularly convenient for city families.
Also serving Alexandria
These 23 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Alexandria in the area they cover. Worth calling to confirm how far they actually travel, and whether telehealth or in-home visits are an option.
Diagnostic clinics
2 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Children's National Hospital — Autism Program
Washington, VA · serves several counties
One of the premier pediatric hospitals in the country, Children's National is the DC metro's top autism evaluation and treatment center. Multi-disciplinary assessments with developmental pediatricians, neuropsychologists, and behavioral specialists. An Autism Treatment Network site.
Autism Treatment Network site. DC metro's gold standard — long waitlists. Ask about community-based evaluation referrals.
Inova Children's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Falls Church, VA · serves several counties
Comprehensive autism and developmental evaluations at Inova Children's, Northern Virginia's largest pediatric hospital. Multi-disciplinary team serving Fairfax, Arlington, and the broader DC metro area.
Expect significant waitlists. Ask about their community referral network.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
ABA Partners — Arlington
Arlington, VA · serves several counties
Center- and home-based ABA therapy serving Arlington and close-in DC suburbs. BCBA-supervised programs tailored to naturalistic developmental milestones. Accepts commercial insurance under Virginia's ABA coverage mandate.
Virginia requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Virginia respite — waiver services plus a separate voucher
Statewide, VA · serves several counties
Two routes, and the second is the one families miss. Respite is a covered service under the Community Living, Family and Individual Supports and CCC Plus waivers, coordinated through your Community Services Board or managed care organization. Separately, the Lifespan Respite Voucher Program run by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services reimburses eligible caregivers for respite — and does not require you to hold a waiver at all.
If you are on a waiver waiting list, the DARS Lifespan Respite Voucher is the thing to ask about — it exists precisely for families who are waiting.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, VA
A free national directory of respite providers and programs, run by ARCH, the National Respite Network and Resource Center. ARCH says it is not a complete list, so it works best alongside…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH's advice is to contact your State Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite program first. Before you pay out of pocket, also check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds.
Your state's Lifespan Respite program
39 states and DC have been funded, VA
Lifespan Respite programs are federally funded, state-run programs that help family caregivers of children or adults, regardless of special need, find and pay for respite.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH lists every state's Lifespan Respite contact and respite coalition on this page. Ask specifically about voucher or stipend programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Parent & family support
2 providersParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Northern Virginia
Fairfax, VA · serves several counties
Active Northern Virginia chapter with support groups, resource fairs, social skills programming, and family events across Fairfax and the DC suburbs.
Autism Society of Northern Virginia — Arlington Chapter
Arlington, VA · serves several counties
Peer support groups, family social events, and resource navigation for Arlington-area families. Tight-knit community with a strong focus on connecting newly diagnosed families quickly.
Advocacy & legal
4 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
NEXT for AUTISM
Arlington, VA · serves several counties
National nonprofit with strong Northern Virginia presence. Focuses on transition to adulthood, employment supports, and building the adult autism service pipeline. Particularly strong for families navigating the post-21 cliff.
Especially valuable for transition planning and adult services.
Northern Virginia Resource Center (NVRC)
Fairfax, VA · serves several counties
Northern Virginia's premier nonprofit serving families of individuals with disabilities. IEP advocacy, parent training, resource navigation, and community connections across Fairfax and the DC suburbs. One of the strongest disability family advocacy organizations in the Mid-Atlantic.
Exceptional local resource. Call before any IEP meeting or dispute.
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC)
Alexandria, VA · serves several counties
Virginia's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support for Virginia families. Knows Virginia's special education regulations inside out.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. The most important call before any IEP dispute in Virginia.
PEATC — Northern Virginia Office
Arlington, VA · serves several counties
Local office of Virginia's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP coaching, special education rights workshops, and one-on-one family support. Covers Arlington, Alexandria, and surrounding jurisdictions.
FREE federally funded service. Call before any IEP dispute.
Activities, clubs & recreation
11 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Fairfax County Therapeutic Recreation Services
Fairfax, VA · serves several counties
The county's own therapeutic recreation service, including summer camps for people with developmental, intellectual, physical, emotional and learning disabilities, autism and ADHD - art, sensory play, games, sport, outdoor play and music. One of the most substantial public offerings anywhere in the country, and far cheaper than private equivalents.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, VA
Tennis clinics for kids, teens and, in some locations, adults on the autism spectrum.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location and scholarships are available. Use the Find a Program search on their site with your zip code.
American Camp Association — camp finder
About 3,900 camps, VA
A free searchable directory of about 3,900 camps, with a filter for disabilities and other special needs alongside distance, activities, session length and cost. A good single starting…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Choose day or overnight, then use the "Disabilities and Other Special Needs" filter. Specialized camps can fill early, so start looking in the winter before.
Best Buddies
All 50 states — find your local program, VA
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, with programs from elementary school through college and adulthood, plus…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
A national organization, not a local listing — use the finder on their site, or call 1-800-89-BUDDY, to locate your nearest program.
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Local Easterseals across the country, VA
Day and residential camps for children and adults with disabilities, plus sports, social activities and community outings run by local Easterseals.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Programs vary a great deal between locations — use the Find your Easterseals search on the page and check what yours actually runs.
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Camps hosted in different towns each year, VA
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle over a five-day camp, 75 minutes a day. iCan Shine says about 80% of participants ride independently by the end…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their Camp Locations page for dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
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KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, VA
Free, non-competitive, one-to-one recreation for youth ages 5 to 21 with physical or developmental disabilities, led by trained volunteer coaches.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. KEEN runs in six cities plus two university campus chapters (Vanderbilt and the University of Virginia) — outside those, it is not available yet.
Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, VA
Little League's adaptive baseball program for anyone with a physical or intellectual challenge.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the League Finder on their site to locate the nearest Challenger division, or ask about starting one. Little League's rule is that a player who can take part in regular Little League with reasonable accommodations should do so.
Miracle League
300 leagues — check for one near you, VA
Baseball for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities, played on custom-designed rubberized turf fields that accommodate wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the Find a Miracle League page on their site — there are 300 leagues, so coverage is good but not universal.
Special Olympics
Nationwide — find your local program, VA
Year-round sports training and competition for children and adults.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility requires an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay, identified by an agency or professional. If your child is autistic without a cognitive delay, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after. Ask your local program about any costs.
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
Through local soccer clubs, VA
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, offered through local US Youth Soccer clubs.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Find your state association's TOPSoccer clubs through the link on their page, or ask your state association office directly — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
Not sure which kind of therapy you need?
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About autism services in Alexandria
Alexandria is an independent city adjacent to Fairfax County in the DC metro. PEATC — Virginia's federally funded PTI — is headquartered in Alexandria, making it the hub of Virginia's IEP advocacy network. Families have excellent access to the full Northern Virginia provider ecosystem, including Inova and Children's National. Virginia requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy, and Virginia's Infant and Toddler Connection provides EI for children under 3.
Helpful guides
Guides for Alexandria 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.
See all Virginia resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Virginia.
Virginia state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Alexandria County, Virginia?
We list 16 providers serving Alexandria County, covering ABA therapy, parent & family support, diagnostic clinics, activities, clubs & recreation and early intervention (0–3), plus 2 more. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Alexandria County?
ABA providers serving Alexandria County are listed in the ABA therapy section of this page, with phone numbers and websites. Many deliver services in the family's home or at school as well as in a clinic. Ask about waitlists when you call — they vary widely and change month to month.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Alexandria County?
3 providers serving Alexandria County deliver services in the family's home. Many children do better in a familiar setting than in an unfamiliar clinic room, and in-home visits remove the travel burden.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Virginia?
Virginia families can apply to the DD Waivers — Community Living, Family & Individual Supports, Building Independence, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is By urgency, not by date — Priority 1 is served within about a year, and your place is usually set by the date you apply — so applying early matters even if you are unsure what services you need. Many waivers also disregard parental income, so families who don't qualify for regular Medicaid often still qualify here.
What if I can't find an autism provider in Alexandria County?
If none of the Alexandria County providers is the right fit, these Virginia counties currently have the most listed providers: Fairfax County (35), Prince William County (27), Arlington County (26), York County (23). Many providers travel or offer telehealth, so it is worth calling even if they are not based nearby. You can also tell us about a provider we are missing.
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