County resource guide
Autism Resources in Crawford County, Kansas
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Crawford County. Kansas statewide resources also apply.
Crawford County (Pittsburg) is in southeast Kansas near Joplin, Missouri. USD 250 Pittsburg school district provides special education. Families access Joplin or Wichita for evaluations. Families Together (KS PTI) provides free statewide advocacy.
Provider directory
Local Providers5 providers in Crawford County
About our listings
Provider listings on Autism Parent Club are submitted by practices or researched from public sources. All listings are reviewed for accuracy before publication. To suggest a correction, use the “Suggest a correction” link below.
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Pittsburg · multi-county
Pittsburg State University — Psychology and Speech Services
Autism screenings and developmental assessments through Pittsburg State University's psychology and communication sciences programs. Faculty-supervised clinical services for the Crawford County community. Affordable university-clinic rates.
University clinic model — supervised clinicians, sliding-scale or reduced fees.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Pittsburg · multi-county
Centria Autism — Southeast Kansas
In-home ABA therapy serving Crawford County and southeast Kansas. BCBA-supervised. In-home model is practical for the rural geography of the Pittsburg area. Accepts commercial insurance under Kansas's ABA mandate and KanCare.
In-home model serves rural SE Kansas geography well.
Mental health
Therapists and psychiatrists experienced with autistic children and adults.
Pittsburg · multi-county
Ascension Via Christi — Pittsburg Behavioral Health
Mental health and behavioral health services through Ascension Via Christi in Pittsburg, serving Crawford County. Supports autistic children and teens with co-occurring anxiety, depression, and behavioral challenges.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Pittsburg · multi-county
Autism Society of Kansas — Four State Area Chapter
Serves the four-state corner of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas — based in Crawford County. Parent support groups, resource navigation, and connections to Via Christi/Ascension Health services for autism families in southeast Kansas.
Four-state geographic area. Also connects families to services in Joplin, MO.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Pittsburg · multi-county
Families Together — Southeast Kansas
Kansas's federally funded PTI center providing free IEP advocacy and IDEA training for Crawford County families. Supports parents through evaluations, IEP meetings, and dispute resolution with the school district.
FREE. Statewide service from Kansas's federally funded PTI.
For providers
Be the first featured provider in Crawford County
Featured listings include your logo, extended description, a direct contact button, and top placement above standard listings. Families searching for help in Crawford County see you first.
Missing a provider? Submit a listing — it’s free →
Helpful guides
Guides for Crawford County families
Step-by-step help on the topics that matter most.
School & IEP
Navigating the IEP process
Your rights under IDEA, how evaluations work, and what every IEP section means.
Finding help
ABA, OT, speech and waitlists
How to find qualified providers, navigate insurance, and get off waitlists faster.
Getting started
Where to start after diagnosis
A week-by-week checklist for the first 90 days — from evaluation to early intervention.
Benefits & money
SSI, Medicaid waivers, ABLE accounts
Federal benefits your child may qualify for and how to apply without losing your spot.
Mental health
Co-occurring conditions and support
Managing anxiety, ADHD, and depression alongside an autism diagnosis.
Daily life
Sensory processing and OT
Understanding sensory needs, sensory diets, and how occupational therapy helps.
Adulthood
Employment, housing, legal planning
Supported employment, housing options, guardianship alternatives, and ABLE accounts.
Communities served
Cities in Crawford County
Serving families across Crawford County including Pittsburg, Frontenac, Girard, Columbus, Cherokee, Mulberry, McCune, Arma, Scammon and Galesburg and more.
See all Kansas resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Kansas.
Kansas state guide →Nearby counties in Kansas
See something that needs fixing?
Providers move, phone numbers change, and links break — it happens. If anything on this page is out of date, wrong, or no longer working, please tell us and we’ll fix it. Keeping this accurate for autism families is the whole reason we’re here.
Report a correction →Help the community
Know a great provider in Crawford County?
If a therapist, clinic, or specialist helped your family, tell us about them and we’ll add them to the directory so other families can find them too.
Tell us about a provider →For providers
Are you a provider serving Crawford County?
Add your practice so families searching for help can find you. Listings are free.
Add your practice →