Local resources in Rutland
Ordered by review count, then name. Providers cannot pay to be listed, ranked, or edited.
6 resources in Rutland
1. Autism, Advocacy and Intervention
Autism, Advocacy and Intervention provides insurance-funded services for autistic children in a play-space setting at 163 Stratton Road in Rutland, serving Rutland County as well as other parts of Vermont.
Ages Not stated in the sources we saw
2. Carelinks ABA — Vermont
Home hours reaching Rutland, with the provider's own page saying Medicaid usually covers it — the question that decides access in most of Vermont.
Ages Ages not published in the sources we saw — ask when you call
3. LEARN Behavioral — Vermont
A large clinical organisation covering the state, which usually means supervision cover holds when an analyst leaves — a real risk in a small market.
Ages Ages not published in the sources we saw — ask when you call
4. Montshire Pediatric Dentistry — Rutland
Montshire Pediatric Dentistry's Rutland office provides dental care for children in a family setting and says it welcomes disabled patients, working to prevent tooth decay in every child it sees.
Ages Children (pediatric dental practice)
5. Rutland Autism Family Group
Rutland Autism Family Group is a grassroots non-profit that holds monthly autism-friendly events and offers support to parents and caregivers. It says its aim is to give autistic children access to typical childhood experiences and to build a culture of support among families.
Ages Families of autistic children
6. Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports
Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports runs year-round inclusive sports and recreation, including skiing, biking and wellness camps, for people with cognitive, developmental, physical or emotional disabilities, open regardless of ability to pay. Its headquarters is the Turtle Ridge Center at Pico Mountain, and in winter it also operates at Sugarbush Resort and Bolton Valley Ski Area.
Ages People of all ages with cognitive, developmental, physical or emotional disabilities
The short answer for Rutland
- Under 3: Rutland County's Children's Integrated Services coordinator, based at VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, can be reached at 802-855-4523.
- 3 and up: Rutland City Public Schools is required to identify and evaluate resident children with a suspected disability at no cost; contact the district's central office to start.
- Developmental-disability services and Vermont's Medicaid waiver route through Community Care Network — Rutland Mental Health Services, the state-designated agency for Rutland County.
- Rutland County Parent-Child Center is a separate community organization also active in early intervention and family support locally.
Rutland County's early-intervention coordinator works out of the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region rather than a school or hospital, which can surprise families used to a single well-known intake number. Community Care Network — the parent organization of Rutland Mental Health Services — is the designated agency families move to for developmental-disability services once a child is older.
Rutland City Public Schools handles evaluation for children of school age, entirely separate from either of those. This page keeps all three straight, with the source for each fact.
Statewide programs, numbers, and rights are on the Vermont page. This page adds the local entry points that are specific to Rutland (Rutland County).
Early intervention under 3: Children's Integrated Services (CIS) — Rutland County
Vermont organizes Part C early intervention by county, and Rutland County's Children's Integrated Services coordinator is based at the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region. A parent or provider concerned about a child's development from birth to age 3 can call to begin a screening; from there, families are connected with a home-visiting team drawn from local early-intervention, family support, and health providers, including the Rutland County Parent-Child Center, which also delivers CIS services in this region.
- Children's Integrated Services (CIS) — Rutland County
- Referral phone: 802-855-4523
New to early intervention? Read the plain-language guide first.
School districts and special education
Rutland City Public Schools is obligated under federal and Vermont Child Find law to locate and evaluate every resident child, birth through 21, suspected of having a disability, including children who are home-schooled or in an independent school within city boundaries. Vermont's Agency of Education is the second contact worth having on file — it sets the statewide special-education rules and parent-rights protections that apply to Rutland the same as anywhere else in the state.
- Rutland City Public Schools — Support Services office at the district's Central Office in the Longfellow Building, downtown Rutland
- Vermont Agency of Education — Special Education — statewide office for special-education policy and procedural safeguards covering every Vermont district
Evaluation and diagnosis pathways in Rutland
We have not yet verified a hospital or university evaluation program with public intake information in Rutland. That is a gap in our research, not a sign there is nothing here — and it does not stand between you and an evaluation. The school district evaluation above is free, and early intervention under 3 does not need a private diagnosis first.
Disability services and waivers: Community Care Network — Rutland Mental Health Services
Community Care Network, operating as Rutland Mental Health Services and Rutland Community Programs, is the agency Vermont's Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living designates to coordinate developmental-disability services across Rutland County, serving more than 3,500 people a year. Once eligibility is established, Community Care Network becomes the family's ongoing contact for service coordination, including access to Vermont's home- and community-based Medicaid waiver.
Local organizations that help Rutland families
- Rutland County Parent-Child Center — community organization delivering early-intervention and family-support programming in Rutland County alongside the CIS team
- Vermont Family Network — Vermont's statewide Parent Training and Information Center, available to Rutland County families navigating IEPs or disability services
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.
- Rutland City Public Schools must complete its evaluation and hold the initial Eligibility Planning Team meeting within 60 calendar days of your written consent. (source)
- Vermont's Children's Integrated Services must finish the initial evaluation, family assessment, and first IFSP meeting within 45 calendar days from your referral. (source)
- Vermont reported zero individuals on the developmental disability waiver waiting list in 2025. (source)
Paying for support in Rutland
Vermont requires certain insurance plans to cover autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and treatment under Title 8, Section 4088i. Rutland families outside that coverage, or needing services beyond it, typically move to Vermont Medicaid and the developmental-disability waiver process coordinated locally by Community Care Network.
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 Rutland parents
Sources
- [1]Vermont DCF — Children's Integrated Services (CIS) Coordinators. Open source
- [2]Vermont DCF — Children's Integrated Services / IDEA Part C. Open source
- [3]Rutland County Parent-Child Center — Early Intervention. Open source
- [4]Rutland City Public Schools — Support Services. Open source
- [5]Vermont Agency of Education — Vermont Special Education. Open source
- [6]Vermont DDSD — Designated Agencies. Open source
- [7]Community Care Network — Rutland Mental Health Services. Open source
- [8]Vermont Family Network. Open source
- [9]Vermont Statutes Title 8 § 4088i — autism insurance mandate. 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.