Search for grants and financial help
Hopefully your insurance will pay for most of the treatments and services for your child with autism.
The next step is look for government benefits like Medicaid Waivers or Family Assistance form the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD).
If you still need help paying for what your child needs, there are foundations that can help! Some offer grants, or money to pay for certain things.
Click on the box text below for a list of places that offer grants to families of children with autism:
Click on the title for more information, or call the number listed.
Grants for families with incomes below $100,000.For ABA, speech, OT, medicine, and home-safety devices.
818-705-1625
Asperger/Autism Network Family Grant Programs
Family grants for children with Asperger Syndrome or high-functioning autism
"Rainy Day Fund" for Adults with Asperger Syndrome in crisis ($50-$100)
617-393-3824
Funds for educational or medical supplies, open to all incomes
800-643-5787
This group keeps a database of foundations and agencies that offer financial support for families of children with autism
888-288-4762
Helps low income families pay for medical/psychiatric services, adapting a vehicle, transportation or items not covered by insurance
816- 201-1569
Special savings accounts that double how much you save and help you buy a lifelong asset, like a home
866-778-6037
One-time grants up to $1,000 to families with incomes of $50,000 or less, to help support medical treatment, lab testing, supplements or therapy
877-622-2884
Social Security Disability Insurance
Federal benefits to families of a child with a disability. (Income-dependent)
800-772-1213
United HealthCare Children’s Foundation
For families of children 16 or younger who have private or employer-paid insurance
855-698-4223
Grants for people and families in need
856-874-4444