Autism Resources in Massachusetts

A statewide guide to autism services across Massachusetts — for families in Boston, Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge, Lowell, and communities across the Commonwealth.

Massachusetts has some of the strongest autism infrastructure in the country: world-class academic medical centers, a robust birth-to-three Early Intervention system, the ARICA insurance mandate, strong MassHealth ABA coverage, and a Department of Developmental Services with autism-specific supports including a Children's Autism Waiver. It also has real challenges — high demand and long diagnostic waitlists, uneven access outside the Boston metro, and the cost of living in an expensive state.

This page walks through how the pieces fit together and where the gaps are.

We've written this as a starting point. Massachusetts readers who know specifics better than we do — tell us what we got wrong or missed.