Autism Resources in Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is the largest city in East Tennessee and the region's hub for autism services, anchored by East Tennessee Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee. Families across the region come here for diagnosis, therapy, and specialty care. This guide covers how families find diagnosis, therapy, schools, and community locally, and how Tennessee's programs — TEIS early intervention, the ECF CHOICES waiver, and TennCare — fit in.