Autism Resources in Walworth County, Wisconsin
13 providers in Elkhorn and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Walworth County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Walworth County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Advocate Aurora Health — Walworth Pediatric Developmental
Elkhorn, WI · serves several counties
Aurora Health outreach to Walworth County provides developmental pediatric evaluations with referral pathways to Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Lake Geneva and Elkhorn families also have access to Illinois specialists via the Chicago suburbs corridor.
Southern Wisconsin location — some families access Illinois-based specialists. Confirm insurance network.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Walworth County Birth to 3 Program
Elkhorn, WI
Walworth County's Birth to 3 early intervention program under IDEA Part C. Free in-home developmental services for children under 3 in the Lake Geneva-Elkhorn corridor. No diagnosis required to refer.
FREE under IDEA Part C.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Centers — Walworth County
Elkhorn, WI · serves several counties
Hopebridge's multidisciplinary autism therapy model — ABA, speech, and OT — serving Walworth County children. Center-based and in-home options. Accepts commercial insurance under Wisconsin's ABA mandate and ForwardHealth.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin — Walworth County
Elkhorn, WI · serves several counties
Autism Society of Wisconsin family support and resource navigation for Walworth County. Connects Lake Geneva, Elkhorn, and Whitewater families with statewide autism services and peer support.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Walworth County)
Elkhorn, WI · serves several counties
Free IEP coaching and special education rights advocacy for Walworth County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Supports parents navigating Elkhorn Area, Whitewater Unified, and Lake Geneva–Genoa City school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Also serving Walworth County
These 20 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Walworth 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
2 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Mercyhealth — Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Janesville, WI · serves several counties
Mercyhealth's pediatric specialists in Janesville provide developmental evaluations including autism assessments for Rock County families. One of the primary health systems serving south-central Wisconsin and the Janesville/Beloit corridor.
UW Health — Jefferson Area Developmental Pediatrics
Jefferson, WI · serves several counties
UW Health provides outreach developmental pediatric clinics to Jefferson County, with full evaluation pathways at UW American Family Children's Hospital in Madison. Jefferson County families benefit from proximity to both Madison (UW) and Milwaukee (Children's Wisconsin) for comprehensive autism evaluations.
Refer to UW Waisman Center or Children's Wisconsin for complex evaluations.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Applied Behavior Consultants — Jefferson County
Jefferson, WI · serves several counties
In-home and community-based ABA therapy serving Jefferson County children. BCBA-supervised programs with naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention focus. Accepts commercial insurance under Wisconsin's ABA mandate.
Wisconsin requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
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
2 providersParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin — Jefferson County
Jefferson, WI · serves several counties
Autism Society of Wisconsin support and resource navigation for Jefferson County families. Connects families with statewide services, support groups, and local programming in the Jefferson-Fort Atkinson corridor.
Autism Society of Wisconsin — Rock County
Janesville, WI · serves several counties
Autism Society of Wisconsin programming for Rock County families. Family support groups, advocacy resources, and connections to statewide ASW programming in Janesville and Beloit.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Jefferson County)
Jefferson, WI · serves several counties
Wisconsin's federally funded PTI provides free IEP coaching and special education rights support for Jefferson County families covering Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, and Watertown 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
10 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
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.
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.
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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.
Not sure which kind of therapy you need?
Start with our plain-language guide to ABA, speech and OT — what each one is, and questions to ask on the first call.
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About autism services in Walworth County
Walworth County (Elkhorn, Delavan, Lake Geneva) is a southern Wisconsin lake country county that benefits from access to both Milwaukee and Chicago-area providers. Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha and Children's Wisconsin serve county families. Elkhorn Area School District provides special education. FACETS provides free IEP advocacy statewide. Wisconsin's CLTS waiver and Birth to 3 program serve eligible residents.
Helpful guides
Guides for Walworth 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.
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 Walworth County, Wisconsin?
We list 13 providers serving Walworth County, covering diagnostic clinics, ABA therapy, parent & family support, autism-friendly dentists and respite care, 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 Walworth County?
ABA providers serving Walworth 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 Walworth County?
3 providers serving Walworth 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 Walworth County?
If none of the Walworth County providers is the right fit, these Wisconsin counties currently have the most listed providers: Marathon County (23), Outagamie County (22), Brown County (21), Calumet 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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