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<div class="hero"><div class="hero-inner"><span class="location-badge">New Hampshire Guide</span><h1>What to Do After an Autism Diagnosis in New Hampshire</h1><p>After an autism diagnosis in New Hampshire, your next moves are to start early intervention or school services, confirm your insurance or Medicaid coverage, choose an ABA provider, and connect with local support. Achieving Stars Therapy can start in-home ABA within one to two weeks and checks your benefits for free.</p></div></div>
<div class="quick-info"><div class="info-item"><div class="info-label">First Move</div><div class="info-value">Coverage Check</div></div><div class="info-item"><div class="info-label">Under Age 3</div><div class="info-value">Birth to 3</div></div><div class="info-item"><div class="info-label">Age 3 and Up</div><div class="info-value">School IEP</div></div><div class="info-item"><div class="info-label">ABA Start</div><div class="info-value">1 to 2 Weeks</div></div></div>
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<section><p>A diagnosis feels like a wall, but it's really a door. It unlocks services that were closed before, and in New Hampshire the fastest way forward is to move on a few things at once. Read the evaluation report first, note every recommendation it makes, then work the checklist below.</p></section>
<section><h2>Your first steps, in order</h2>
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<li><strong>Understand the report.</strong> The evaluation lists your child's diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder plus any co-occurring conditions and recommended services. That document drives everything that follows, so keep copies.</li>
<li><strong>Start services by age.</strong> If your child is under three, call <a href="/guide/early-intervention-new-hampshire">Birth to 3 early intervention</a>. Age three and up, ask your school district in writing for a special-education evaluation and an IEP.</li>
<li><strong>Confirm coverage.</strong> New Hampshire's Connor's Law and NH Medicaid both cover ABA. Check whether you are on Well Sense or NH Healthy Families, and what prior approval each needs. The <a href="/guide/aba-therapy-medicaid-new-hampshire">NH Medicaid guide</a> explains it.</li>
<li><strong>Choose an ABA provider.</strong> Decide between in-home and center care, then get on intake. Achieving Stars Therapy provides in-home ABA and starts most families in one to two weeks.</li>
<li><strong>Line up other therapies.</strong> If the report recommends speech therapy or occupational therapy, ask your pediatrician for those referrals now so they run alongside ABA.</li>
<li><strong>Connect with other NH families.</strong> A parent navigator can save you months of guessing. Contacts are in the support section below.</li>
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<section><h2>Get therapy started</h2><p>ABA is usually the core of a young child's plan, and it moves fastest when a board certified behavior analyst can start soon after the diagnosis. Achieving Stars Therapy runs evidence-based, in-home ABA built around your child's real routines, with a personalized treatment plan and no waitlist. Skills like communication and daily living get taught where your child actually lives. See <a href="/guide/how-to-get-autism-diagnosis-new-hampshire">how the diagnosis process works</a> if you are still finishing that step.</p></section>
<section><h2>Where NH parents get help</h2><p>You do not have to figure this out alone. New Hampshire has strong, free family-support organizations.</p>
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<li><strong>Parent Information Center of NH</strong> (<a href="https://picnh.org" rel="noopener">picnh.org</a>, 603-224-7005) helps families navigate special education and IEPs for children birth to 26.</li>
<li><strong>New Hampshire Family Voices</strong> (<a href="https://nhfv.org" rel="noopener">nhfv.org</a>) offers family-to-family guidance on services and supports across the state.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://nhautismcouncil.org" rel="noopener">NH Council on Autism Spectrum Disorders</a> tracks statewide autism policy and resources.</li>
<li>Local autism support groups and programs run in Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and the Lakes Region. Ask your Area Agency what meets nearby.</li>
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<section><h2>Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>What is the very first thing to do after a diagnosis?</h3><p>Read the report and confirm your insurance or Medicaid coverage. Those two steps decide how quickly ABA and other services can start.</p></div>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>Do I need a lawyer to get an IEP?</h3><p>No. Most families work directly with the school, and the Parent Information Center can coach you through it for free.</p></div>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>How soon should ABA begin?</h3><p>Soon. Early, consistent ABA tends to help most, which is why Achieving Stars Therapy starts in-home care within one to two weeks of approval.</p></div>
<div class="faq-item"><h3>Does my child need a new diagnosis every year?</h3><p>Usually not. Insurers may ask for updated treatment plans and progress data, but the original autism diagnosis generally stands.</p></div>
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<h2>Start In-Home ABA in New Hampshire</h2>
<p>Have the diagnosis in hand? Achieving Stars Therapy starts <a href="/location/states/aba-therapy-new-hampshire" style="color:var(--gold)">in-home ABA across New Hampshire</a> in one to two weeks. Free benefits check first.</p>
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