Autism Resources in Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville anchors Northwest Arkansas — one of the state's two deepest concentrations of autism services, alongside Little Rock. The Schmieding Developmental Center in Springdale, co-located with Arkansas Children's Northwest and staffed by UAMS developmental-behavioral pediatrics, anchors diagnosis, and a growing set of ABA, speech, and OT providers serves the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers-Bentonville corridor. This guide walks through what's available and how Arkansas's funding programs work — including the CES waiver waitlist.