Autism Resources in Outagamie County, Wisconsin
22 providers in Appleton, Oshkosh and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Outagamie County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Outagamie County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
ThedaCare — Developmental Pediatrics (Appleton)
Appleton, WI · serves several counties
ThedaCare's developmental pediatrics team in Appleton provides autism evaluations and developmental assessments for Fox Valley families. ThedaCare is the dominant health system in the Fox Valley region, with deep community roots in the Appleton area.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
CESA 6 — Early Childhood Special Education (Fox Valley)
Oshkosh, WI · serves several counties
Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6 coordinates early childhood special education and Birth to 3 referrals for Outagamie County. A primary entry point to publicly funded developmental services for children under age 3 in the Fox Valley region.
Free early childhood screening. Entry point for Birth to 3 referrals under IDEA Part C.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Hopebridge — Appleton
Appleton, WI · serves several counties
Center-based ABA therapy in Appleton serving Outagamie County and surrounding Fox Valley communities. BCBA-supervised with an integrated therapy model that also incorporates speech and occupational therapy. Accepts Wisconsin commercial insurance and Medicaid.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Wisconsin — Fox Valley Chapter
Appleton, WI · serves several counties
Fox Valley chapter of the Autism Society of Wisconsin offering support groups, family events, and resource navigation for Appleton-area families. Active community presence in the Fox Valley with programming for all age groups.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
WI FACETS — IEP Advocacy (Fox Valley)
Appleton, WI · serves several counties
WI FACETS provides free IEP advocacy and special education support for Outagamie County families navigating Appleton Area School District and surrounding districts. Helps families understand rights under IDEA and prepare for IEP meetings.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Also serving Outagamie County
These 29 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Outagamie County 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
3 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Aspirus Waupaca Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Waupaca, WI · serves several counties
Aspirus Health's Waupaca campus provides pediatric developmental services for Waupaca County with referral pathways to Aspirus specialists in Wausau and ThedaCare in Appleton. Waupaca County sits between the Fox Valley and Wausau metro, giving families access to two major regional health systems.
Both Aspirus (Wausau) and ThedaCare (Appleton) are accessible for complex evaluations.
Aurora BayCare — Pediatric Developmental Services
Oshkosh, WI · serves several counties
Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay extends developmental pediatrics services to Winnebago County. Provides autism evaluations and developmental assessments in the Oshkosh/Neenah corridor, with access to the full Advocate Aurora specialist network.
ThedaCare — Developmental Pediatrics (Calumet County)
Chilton, WI · serves several counties
ThedaCare's pediatric network serves Calumet County with developmental evaluations and referrals to ThedaCare Children's in Appleton. Calumet County is part of the greater Fox Valley metro with excellent access to the full ThedaCare and Aurora specialist networks.
Calumet County is in the Fox Valley metro — full access to Appleton-area ThedaCare and Aurora specialists.
ABA therapy
3 providersApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Centria Autism — Calumet County / Fox Valley
Chilton, WI · serves several counties
Centria Autism's Fox Valley operations serve Calumet County with in-home and center-based ABA therapy. BCBA-supervised individualized programs. Accepts commercial insurance under Wisconsin's ABA mandate and ForwardHealth.
Wisconsin requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Centria Autism — Shawano County
Shawano, WI · serves several counties
Centria Autism provides in-home ABA therapy for children in Shawano County. BCBA-supervised programs serving Shawano and surrounding communities, including rural areas near the Menominee Reservation. Accepts commercial insurance under Wisconsin's ABA mandate and ForwardHealth.
Wisconsin requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Step Forward Therapy — ABA (Oshkosh)
Oshkosh, WI · serves several counties
In-home and community-based ABA therapy for children in Winnebago County. BCBA-led programs with focus on naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention. Accepts most commercial insurance and ForwardHealth (Wisconsin Medicaid).
Wisconsin requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Speech therapy
1 providerSpeech-language pathology, AAC, pragmatic language, and feeding.
ThedaCare — Pediatric Speech-Language Pathology (Green Bay)
Green Bay, WI · serves several counties
ThedaCare speech-language pathology for children with autism and communication disorders in northeast Wisconsin.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Respite through Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS)
Statewide, WI · serves several counties
Respite is a covered CLTS service, and Wisconsin is one of the best-placed states to actually get it: CLTS has no waiting list, enrolling children as soon as they are found eligible. The program frames respite as maintaining the child's natural support by easing daily demands on the family, and it is administered by your county agency rather than by the state. Adults are covered separately through Family Care and IRIS, which are entitlements.
Apply through your county health and human services agency. The Respite Care Association of Wisconsin also maintains a statewide respite resource list.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, WI
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, WI
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
3 providersParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin — Calumet / Fox Valley
Chilton, WI · serves several counties
Autism Society of Wisconsin family support for Calumet County and the Fox Valley. Support groups and community events drawing on the larger Appleton-area Fox Valley autism community, with local resource navigation for Chilton and rural Calumet families.
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin — Waupaca County
Waupaca, WI · serves several counties
Autism Society of Wisconsin family support for Waupaca County. Support groups, resource navigation, and community events for families in the Waupaca, Clintonville, and New London area.
Autism Society of Wisconsin — Oshkosh Area
Oshkosh, WI · serves several counties
Autism Society of Wisconsin family support and programming in the Oshkosh/Neenah area. Monthly support groups, resource navigation, and connection to the Fox Valley autism community.
Advocacy & legal
4 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
WI FACETS — IEP Advocacy (Winnebago / Fox Valley)
Oshkosh, WI · serves several counties
Free IEP coaching and special education rights training for Winnebago County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Supports parents navigating Oshkosh Area and Neenah Joint school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Calumet County)
Chilton, WI · serves several counties
Free IEP and special education advocacy for Calumet County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Covers Chilton and Stockbridge school districts, and connects families to Fox Valley special education resources.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Shawano County)
Shawano, WI · serves several counties
Free IEP and special education advocacy for Shawano County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Covers Shawano-Gresham and Bonduel school districts, and can help navigate inter-agency coordination for Menominee families.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Waupaca County)
Waupaca, WI · serves several counties
Free IEP and special education advocacy for Waupaca County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Covers Waupaca, Clintonville, New London, and Iola-Scandinavia school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Autism-friendly dentists
1 providerDentists experienced with autistic patients — desensitisation visits, sensory accommodations, and staff who take the time it takes.
Marquette Delta Dental Urgent and Special Care Clinic
Milwaukee, WI · serves several counties
Wisconsin's only dental school runs this clinic, opened in December 2024 after a $28 million renovation, with the specific aim of treating up to 500 patients with special needs a year - more than a 65% increase on what it could manage before. Care is delivered by dental students supervised by licensed faculty, and the school draws patients from 66 of Wisconsin's 72 counties.
Call Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, to book the initial screening consultation - you cannot skip that step.
Activities, clubs & recreation
11 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Autism Society of Wisconsin - recreation directory
Wisconsin, WI · serves several counties
The state Autism Society keeps a recreation category in its resource directory - useful outside Milwaukee and Madison, where organized provision thins out quickly.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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, WI
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.
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About autism services in Outagamie County
Outagamie County (Appleton, Kaukauna) is the Fox Cities' largest county, served by ThedaCare Medical Center — Appleton and Children's Wisconsin satellite clinics for healthcare. Appleton Area School District provides strong special education programming. FACETS provides free IEP advocacy statewide. Wisconsin's CLTS waiver and Birth to 3 program are available for eligible Outagamie County residents.
Helpful guides
Guides for Outagamie 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 Outagamie County
Serving families across Outagamie County including Appleton, Kaukauna, Kimberly, Little Chute, Seymour, Combined Locks, Hortonville, Shiocton, Black Creek and Freedom and more.
See all Wisconsin resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Outagamie County, Wisconsin?
We list 22 providers serving Outagamie County, covering diagnostic clinics, parent & family support, activities, clubs & recreation, ABA therapy and early intervention (0–3), plus 4 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.
Which autism providers in Outagamie County accept Medicaid?
2 of the providers we list for Outagamie County state that they accept Medicaid, including Hopebridge — Appleton and Step Forward Therapy — ABA (Oshkosh). Coverage and plan participation change often, so confirm directly with the provider before your first appointment.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Outagamie County?
ABA providers serving Outagamie 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 Outagamie County?
3 providers serving Outagamie 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 Wisconsin?
Wisconsin families can apply to the Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver; Family Care and IRIS for adults, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is No waitlist — continuous enrollment, roughly 70 days from eligibility, 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 Outagamie County?
If none of the Outagamie County providers is the right fit, these Wisconsin counties currently have the most listed providers: Marathon County (23), Brown County (21), Calumet County (21), Dodge County (21). 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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