Local resources in North Las Vegas
Ordered by review count, then name. Providers cannot pay to be listed, ranked, or edited.
4 resources in North Las Vegas
1. Children's Dentistry and Orthodontics – North Las Vegas
Paediatric dentistry with special-needs experience and bilingual Spanish-speaking staff, with sedation dentistry options for children with anxiety or autism.
Ages Not stated in the sources we saw
2. Family TIES of Nevada
Nevada's statewide Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center, supporting disabled people, their families and the professionals who work with them.
Ages All ages
3. Frontier Medical and Behavioral Center
A North Las Vegas clinic offering autism testing and diagnosis alongside child-to-adult psychiatry and ADHD services.
Ages Child to adult
4. Shadow Creek Children's Dentistry and Orthodontics
Paediatric dentistry with structured desensitisation programme and multidisciplinary care coordination for autistic children and children with sensory needs.
Ages Not stated in the sources we saw
The short answer for North Las Vegas
- Under 3: call NEIS Southern Nevada at 702-486-9200. No diagnosis is needed, and anyone can refer.
- 3 and up: request an evaluation through CCSD's Child Find Project — childfind@nv.ccsd.net — which covers every North Las Vegas public school.
- For a question CCSD can't resolve, Nevada's Office of Inclusive Education in Carson City oversees special education statewide at 775-687-9171.
- Long-term disability supports and the Medicaid waiver run through the Desert Regional Center, reachable at 702-486-7850.
North Las Vegas is served by the same three Nevada systems as its neighbors: NEIS's Southern Nevada office for children under 3, Clark County School District's Child Find Project once a child turns 3, and the Desert Regional Center for longer-term disability supports.
Because CCSD is a single countywide district, this page also names Nevada's own Office of Inclusive Education — the state agency that sets the rules CCSD's Child Find Project has to follow — as a second contact for when a school-level question needs to go further.
Statewide programs, numbers, and rights are on the Nevada page. This page adds the local entry points that are specific to North Las Vegas (Clark County).
Early intervention under 3: Nevada Early Intervention Services (NEIS) — Southern Nevada
Children under 3 in North Las Vegas are covered by NEIS's Southern Nevada region, part of Nevada's statewide IDEA Part C program run through the Aging and Disability Services Division. Any adult who has a concern about a child's development, movement, or communication can call and start a referral — a diagnosis or a doctor's note isn't necessary. Federal Part C rule requires the evaluation and the first Individualized Family Service Plan meeting to happen within 45 days of that call, and none of it costs the family anything.
- Nevada Early Intervention Services (NEIS) — Southern Nevada
- Referral phone: 702-486-9200
New to early intervention? Read the plain-language guide first.
School districts and special education
North Las Vegas children age 3 and older fall under Clark County School District, the same countywide system covering the rest of the valley, which must locate and evaluate any child with a suspected disability under federal Child Find law at no charge to the family. Because one district serves such a large area, it also helps to know Nevada's own special education office, which sets the Child Find rules CCSD follows and can weigh in when a district-level request stalls.
- Clark County School District — Child Find Project — childfind@nv.ccsd.net; covers every North Las Vegas public school along with the rest of the county
Other places to ask — not a substitute for the district
An evaluation request has to go to the school district itself; only the district can start the legal timeline. These are for asking questions about the process, or for when the district has not responded.
- Nevada Department of Education — Office of Inclusive Education — the state's special education office, not a district — 775-687-9171; sets the Child Find standards CCSD is required to meet
Evaluation and diagnosis pathways in North Las Vegas
These are hospital and university programs with public intake information. Listing here is informational — it is not a recommendation, and it is not medical advice. Public school evaluation is free and does not require any of these.
- LEARN Behavioral — Henderson Learning Center — center-based ABA therapy that explicitly serves North Las Vegas alongside Henderson, Las Vegas, Boulder City, and Mesquite, at 3041 W Horizon Ridge Parkway
Disability services and waivers: Nevada ADSD — Desert Regional Center
Longer-term developmental-disability supports for North Las Vegas families run through the same Desert Regional Center that covers all of Clark County, including intake, eligibility determination, and Nevada's Medicaid Home and Community Based Services waiver. You can start the process with a phone call before a diagnosis is finalized. Separately, ADSD's Autism Treatment Assistance Program funds up to $700 a month toward treatment once a child has a documented autism diagnosis, regardless of where the Medicaid or waiver application stands.
- Nevada ADSD — Desert Regional Center
- Phone: 702-486-7850 (Desert Regional Center intake) · 702-688-3271 (ATAP Southern Nevada intake)
Local organizations that help North Las Vegas families
- The Arc Nevada — statewide chapter of The Arc, supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism
- Nevada PEP — Nevada's parent training and information center; free help with IEPs, early intervention referrals, and due process, for families statewide
- Nevada 211 — Autism Support Services — statewide referral database covering respite care, camps, and treatment-funding programs
Documented waits and access notes
Wait times change. Each note below links to the public source it came from — confirm current status directly with the program.
- State regulation NAC 388.337 sets Nevada's own evaluation deadline at 45 school days after signed consent, a stricter yardstick than the 60-calendar-day minimum most other states rely on. (source)
- By one 2026 nationwide count, Nevada's Medicaid waiver waitlists stood at 295 people for the intellectual-disability waiver and 1,710 for the physical-disability waiver. (source)
Paying for support in North Las Vegas
Nevada's insurance mandate lets state-regulated plans offer autism coverage with applied behavior analysis funded up to $72,000 a year for enrollees under 18 (under 22 while still in high school) — it's an option a plan has to elect rather than an automatic benefit, and it doesn't reach self-funded employer coverage at all. ADSD's Autism Treatment Assistance Program is a separate, insurance-independent route, funding up to $700 a month for a diagnosed child.
Nothing here is a recommendation — we list what exists, note what a provider says about itself, and let parents tell you the rest.
Common questions from North Las Vegas parents
Sources
- [1]ADSD — Early Intervention Services (NEIS). Open source
- [2]ADSD — Early Intervention Services contact. Open source
- [3]CCSD Student Services Division — Child Find Project. Open source
- [4]Nevada Department of Education — Office of Inclusive Education. Open source
- [5]ADSD — Developmental Services contact (Desert Regional Center). Open source
- [6]ADSD — Autism Treatment Assistance Program (ATAP). Open source
- [7]LEARN Behavioral — Henderson Learning Center (serves North Las Vegas). Open source
- [8]The Arc Nevada. Open source
- [9]Nevada PEP. Open source
- [10]Nevada 211 — Autism Support Services. Open source
- [11]Cornell LII — Nevada Administrative Code § 388.337, evaluation deadlines. Open source
- [12]Kids Waivers — Nevada Medicaid waiver waitlist counts (2026). Open source
Researched 2026-08-14 from published sources. Programs and links change — confirm with the agency before relying on any detail. This page is information, not legal or medical advice.