Kentucky
List of State Resources - Kentucky
| Name | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) | Other Resources | Appalachia's health care system, is a non-profit healthcare system operating 13 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Prestonsburg, South Williamson, West Liberty and Whitesburg in Kentucky; as well as Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician offices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores, and retail pharmacies. |
| Autism Awareness and Research Foundation of Edmonson County | Other Resources | Meredith York Telephone: 270-246-0332 Angela Johnson Telephone: 270-246-1328 |
| Autism Group of Cumberland County | Other Resources | Spri Wheatley autismgroup.sw@gmail.com |
| Autism Speaks | Support Groups | Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout life, to the needs of people with autism and their families. |
| Autism Speaks | Other Resources | Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout life, to the needs of people with autism and their families. |
| Big East Cooperative Region | Other Resources | (Boyd, Elliott, Greenup, Carter and Lawrence Counties) Parents United for Support and Help (PUSH)40 Barb Worden Telephone: 606-324-3005 bworden@pahtways-ky.org |
| Blue Sprig | Other Resources | They are leading ABA therapy providers nationwide. The team includes highly-skilled board-certified behavior analysts and registered behavior technicians dedicated to offering personalized care. Services include home and center services, family counseling assistance, and ABA therapy. Accept most major insurance policies |
| Blue Sprig | Therapies & Treatments | They are leading ABA therapy providers nationwide. The team includes highly-skilled board-certified behavior analysts and registered behavior technicians dedicated to offering personalized care. Services include home and center services, family counseling assistance, and ABA therapy. Accept most major insurance policies |
| Bluegrass Center for Autism | Therapies & Treatments | The mission of the Bluegrass Center for Autism is to provide children and adults affected by autism with an individualized spectrum of services for lifelong success. The Bluegrass Center for Autism model is an integrated teaching approach, beginning with a strong foundation in ABA while incorporating speech and language therapy, motor skills training, social skills training, independent living skills, vocational training, and academics. functional. |
| Campbell County Autism Parent Support Group | Other Resources | Lindsey Mattingly Telephone: 859-635-2118 ext. 110 Lindsey.Mattingly@campbell.kyschools.us |
| Caveland Education Cooperative Region | Other Resources | Allen County Autism Support Group Amanda Reagan Telephone: 270-618-3181 amanda.reagan@allen.kyschools.us |
| Centerstone | Therapies & Treatments | Centerstone is a nonprofit health system that provides mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Its mission is to provide life-changing care through a robust offering of services and programs, including: Mental Health Counseling, Addiction Recovery, Children's and Family Services, Residential Care, Crisis Services, Services for intellectual and developmental disabilities, therapeutic foster care and more |
| Centerstone | Training | Centerstone is a nonprofit health system that provides mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Its mission is to provide life-changing care through a robust offering of services and programs, including: Mental Health Counseling, Addiction Recovery, Children's and Family Services, Residential Care, Crisis Services, Services for intellectual and developmental disabilities, therapeutic foster care and more |
| Central Kentucky Cooperative Region | Other Resources | Autism Society of the Bluegrass (Central Kentucky) Sara Spragens Telephone: 859-299-9000, saraspragens@gmail.com |
| Chance light. Autism Services | Therapies & Treatments | Chance Light Autism Services offers the highest quality of intensive research-based behavioral treatment for children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder. They provide comprehensive ABA services, using individualized treatment models designed to effectively fit your child's unique needs. |
| Christian County Special Needs Autism Parent Support (SNAPS) | Other Resources | Janet Godsey Telephone: 270-887-7004 janet.godsey@christian.kyschools.us |
| Comforting Ties Autism Support Group (Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky) | Other Resources | Sandy Knollman Telephone: 513-703-6215 sandraknollman@yahoo.com |
| Danville/Boyle County Autism Parent Support Group | Other Resources | (Boyle, Mercer, Casey, Lincoln, Garrard Counties) Julie DeCoteau markdecoteau@bellsouth.net, Melissa Caudill Telephone: 859-236-8812, gmcbrc@bellsouth.net |
| Early autism services | Therapies & Treatments | They provide ABA therapy services to diverse communities around the world, their services include home and center-based ABA therapy, occupational, speech and language therapy, telehealth services, social skills groups, teens, and free apprenticeships. They have a highly qualified and certified staff. |
| East Kentucky Autism Support Group | Other Resources | Katrina Justice Telephone: 606-432-9367 Becky Harrell Telephone: 606-437-0066 |
| Easterseals | Support Groups | Provides essential services and support, from early childhood programs for the first five years to autism services, medical rehabilitation, and employment programs. |
| Easterseals | Other Resources | Provides essential services and support, from early childhood programs for the first five years to autism services, medical rehabilitation, and employment programs. |
| Elizabethtown Autism Parent Support Group | Other Resources | Lori Hill 43 Telephone: 270-769-0058 Lori.Hill@peoplefirstrehab.com |
| Fort Campbell Autism Support Group | Other Resources | Group is open to all; primary focus is military families. Kerry Graef Telephone: 270-798-2727, kerry.moline@us.army.mil |
| Fort Knox Autism Support Group (Open to all military card holders) | Other Resources | Marla Harris marla.harris@us.army.mil |
| Franklin County Autism and Related Disorder Support Group | Other Resources | Stacy Moore Telephone: 502-352-2425 Stacy.Moore@Franklin.kyschools.us |
| Hart of Autism (Hart County) | Other Resources | Stephanie Turner Telephone: 270-774-1180 , etaa8416@yahoo.com groups@yahoo.com /HartofAutism |
| Kentucky - Applied ABC | Evaluation & Diagnosis | Applied ABC provides ABA and autism therapy services for individuals with autism. Applied Behavioral Counseling provides behavioral therapy in the home. The organization offers evaluations, treatment plan, behavior analyst, parenting trainings and much more. |
| Kentucky - Applied ABC | Therapies & Treatments | Applied ABC provides ABA and autism therapy services for individuals with autism. Applied Behavioral Counseling provides behavioral therapy in the home. The organization offers evaluations, treatment plan, behavior analyst, parenting trainings and much more. |
| Kentucky Advisory Council on Autism | Other Resources | The Advisory Council on Autism Spectrum Disorder promotes collaborative efforts and advocates for improving support systems for people with autism. The Autism Office is housed at the University of Kentucky Institute for Human Development and the Autism Center at the University of Louisville. The office coordinates state efforts to improve the quality of life and independence of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder and provides support to their families and caregivers. |
| Kentucky Autism Training Center (KATC) | Training | The Kentucky Autism Training Center is a university program with a legislative mandate to improve outcomes for all Kentucky residents with ASD. He is committed to improving the quality of life for Kentuckians affected by autism spectrum disorder. They do this by connecting research with practice through training and collaboration. |
| Kentucky Autism Training Center (KATC) | Other Resources | The Kentucky Autism Training Center is a university program with a legislative mandate to improve outcomes for all Kentucky residents with ASD. He is committed to improving the quality of life for Kentuckians affected by autism spectrum disorder. They do this by connecting research with practice through training and collaboration. |
| Kentucky Valley Cooperative Region | Other Resources | Autism Support of Letcher County Linda Collins Telephone: 606-855-9026, hootandl@bellsouth.net |
| Key Assets Kentucky | Other Resources | Key Assets Kentucky specializes in offering support services in two distinct areas: residential treatment, group home care for youth with autism and / or developmental disabilities, and behavioral health counseling services for youth, adults, and families in times of crisis. Through their two outreach programs, they seek to improve the lives of the clients they serve and their families by offering high levels of care and support. |
| Merakey | Therapies & Treatments | Merakey is a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing care for people with autism throughout their lives by offering education and therapy services to help children, adolescents, and young adults. Applied behavior analysis is integrated into all autism programs to teach basic skills and maximize communication. |
| Milestones Autism Resources | Education | Milestones provides lifelong autism strategies, offering guidance to get you through the day and helping you plan ahead. Improve the lives of people on the autism spectrum by educating, training, and connecting the autistic community with evidence-based information. The resources and information in the Milestones Autism Resource Center are intended as a reference. |
| Milestones Autism Resources | Training | Milestones provides lifelong autism strategies, offering guidance to get you through the day and helping you plan ahead. Improve the lives of people on the autism spectrum by educating, training, and connecting the autistic community with evidence-based information. The resources and information in the Milestones Autism Resource Center are intended as a reference. |
| Milestones Autism Resources | Recreation & Community Life | Milestones provides lifelong autism strategies, offering guidance to get you through the day and helping you plan ahead. Improve the lives of people on the autism spectrum by educating, training, and connecting the autistic community with evidence-based information. The resources and information in the Milestones Autism Resource Center are intended as a reference. |
| Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative Autism Support Group of Shelbyville | Other Resources | Renea Sageser Telephone: 502-633-1007 rena@kidtherapy.org |
| Operation Autism | Therapies & Treatments | Operation Autism is a web-based resource designed and created specifically to support military families of children with autism. It is the shared product of the vision and energy of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and the financial support of the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. OAR's intent in developing this resource is to provide access to quality and evidence-based information about the disorder, identify sources of treatment and support on and off-base, and offer advice to address some of the unique challenges posed by the Military life for army-dependent children with autism and their families. |
| Operation Autism | Support Groups | Operation Autism is a web-based resource designed and created specifically to support military families of children with autism. It is the shared product of the vision and energy of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and the financial support of the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. OAR's intent in developing this resource is to provide access to quality and evidence-based information about the disorder, identify sources of treatment and support on and off-base, and offer advice to address some of the unique challenges posed by the Military life for army-dependent children with autism and their families. |
| Parent and Professional Autism Support Group in Powell County | Other Resources | (Wolfe, Montgomery, Clark, Powell Counties) Marilyn Barnett happy-top@msn.com |
| Parents of Autistic Children | Other Resources | (Southeast Kentucky) Angie Parman Telephone: 606-682-3416, angie@p4ac.com Joyce Steele Telephone: 606-682-2454 jsteele912@alltel.net |
| Pennyroyal Center | Therapies & Treatments | The center provides person-centered services in behavioral health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disabilities to all citizens of the region. Their services include: residential treatment, emergency and crisis services, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and more. |
| Pennyroyal Center | Other Resources | The center provides person-centered services in behavioral health, substance use, and intellectual and developmental disabilities to all citizens of the region. Their services include: residential treatment, emergency and crisis services, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and more. |
| River Region Cooperative Region | Other Resources | Autism Support Network of Owensboro (ASNO) Donna Lanham, djl423@yahoo.com, Trudi Laumas, laumas@att.net |
| The Autism Society of the Bluegrass | Education | They are a chapter of the Autism Society of America and a non-profit organization. The Bluegrass Autism Society is a resource and support group for families and professionals in the Central Kentucky area who are involved with autism. They provide education and scholarships for their members to obtain continuing education related to autism. |
| The Brook Hospital | Other Resources | The resources listed on this platform are designed to provide information on the most common mental disorders and can help you determine if someone you know may be suffering from a mental illness and need help. |
| Upper Cumberland Cooperative Region Autism Support 4 Lake Cumberland | Other Resources | Donna Littrell Telephone: 606-561-8282 awareness4autism@gmail.com |
| We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym - Northern Kentucky | Recreation & Community Life | We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym Northern Kentucky offers children of all abilities a place to play and grow together. It offers a fun and motivating environment to help them in the areas of strength, movement, sensory processing, communication, positive behavior modification, social interactions and self-care skills. Gym includes suspended equipment with swings for balance and vestibular processing, mats and pillows for fun, motor planning and strength, zip line for stress release and joint and body relaxation, trampoline for leg building and core strength, indoor play structure for climbing and increasing play skills, sensory toys to improve auditory processing and fine motor and fine motor skills and Arts and Crafts to improve hand-eye coordination, calming room to regulate emotions and reduce negative sensory input, private room for birthdays, private events and classes and retail store + healthy snacks and beverages. Under the direction of Becky and Joe Stenger |