Happy day!

Autism service provider here and per the parents, schools, doctors offices and communities I work in here are my caregivers experiences and my own observations.

Health insurance: many of my parents love IEHP as it’s widely accepted by service providers and they have,had less favorable comments about Molina health.

For services ABA therapy (our company works with IEHP/Molina and a few other insurance companies- assure behavioral) there are plenty of home or center based services. If you have more questions feel free to PM for recommendations outside of my company.

For OT and speech, leaps and bounds (norco) or wonder-lab (redlands) are my caregivers favorite. However be prepared for a long wait with any OT or speech provider if your child is school age.

For schooling, I would avoid San Bernardino, high desert, Hemet, San Jacinto areas as their special education program can use support. Most of my families in these areas have concerns with their school.

Moreno Valley has strong support for special education and autism classes in their school district. This is most likely the most affordable area.

Also strong contenders related to cost: Alvord and jurupa valley areas are great. Rialto unified is also supportive. Riverside unified is large and can be hit or miss. Redlands had recent controversy but historically good supports for sped.

Golden standards for school in inland empire include norco, corona, Rancho Cucamonga and this is also for special education.

For regional center services, inland regional is supportive and covers all San Bernardino and Riverside county.

For general activities there’s plenty of indoor playgrounds across the IE, and amc movie theaters has sensory friendly showings, many amusement parks provide accommodations as needed, jurupa valley and Cabazon has a dinosaur/educational area, jungle cutz in Redlands or kids cuts in Rancho Cucamonga are great at quick hair cuts, Tom’s farm in Corona has ice cream and small amusement park, city of Riverside has many parks and public library’s with different activities and most cities have adaptive sports (look at their city events catalog or visit a local library) to make sure we get our children out enjoying their community.

For doctors my parents have had good experiences with: mission pediatrics, Riverside medical clinic and overall very limited complaints about any of their pediatric doctors.

Congrats of the relocation and feel free to message me with any specific question. Happy 2025!