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City guide · Illinois
What Chicago families use, listed with the same fixed questions answered for every provider — so you can compare like with like.
← All of ChicagoOrdered by review count, then name. Providers cannot pay to be listed, ranked, or edited.
4 resources in Chicago — Parent support
Chicago Autism Network is a nonprofit that runs free monthly parent workshops and awards Therapy Assistance Grants to help Illinois families, especially those in Chicago, pay for autism therapy and evaluations.
Ages Families of all ages
Chicagoland Autism Connection is a nonprofit support group that has run since 1997, offering monthly parent meetings, social and recreational activities, and links to outside autism resources for Chicago-area families.
Ages Families of all ages
Have Dreams is a Chicagoland nonprofit offering lifespan programmes for autistic people from elementary school age through adulthood, including after-school social skills groups, a young-adult workforce development academy, adult community programmes, counselling, and free parent support groups and resources, from locations in Evanston and Park Ridge.
Ages Elementary school age through adulthood
Lurie Children's Autism Family Support Program is a resource hub for Chicago-area autism families: free sign-up for caregiver workshops, guidance on requesting and understanding a child's IEP, and a large directory of third-party ABA providers with their own accepted insurance and Medicaid plans.
Ages Families of children and teens
Nothing here is a recommendation — we list what exists, note what a provider says about itself, and let parents tell you the rest. Intake contacts, school districts, and funding for the whole metro are on the Chicago guide.