494 RESOURCES · 101 CALIFORNIA-SPECIFIC · 93 AUTISTIC-AUTHORED · 290 FREE

Autism support, sorted by where you are.

Tell us what you are dealing with and where you are in the process. We point you at what is useful now — and say plainly who made it and what the autistic community has said about it.

Before you start calling, four short guides

Free, nothing to sign up for — all four

The First Ninety Days What to do from today, in order, and the legal deadline each call starts. Four Questions First What to ask a provider, in the order that saves the most time. Three Pockets Who handles what and who pays, from zero. Also in 中文. The Age Three Handoff What happens to funded therapy when a child turns three.

Where are you right now?

Pick a stage — many resources serve more than one
California

Find your Regional Center

California runs autism services through 21 Regional Centers, assigned by where you live. Pick your county and we will tell you which one is yours and what to do first — the first step differs depending on whether your child is under three.

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