County resource guide
Autism Resources in Geary, Kansas
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Geary. Kansas statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
8 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Manhattan · multi-county
Kansas State University — Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Kansas State University's training clinic offers speech-language evaluations and therapy for children and adults, including those with autism spectrum disorder. Supervised by licensed clinical faculty. Sliding-scale fees make this an accessible option in Manhattan.
University training clinic — supervised graduate clinicians. Affordable sliding-scale fees.
Junction City
USD 475 (Geary County Schools) — Developmental Evaluation
Geary County Schools (USD 475) serves both civilian and military families in Junction City adjacent to Fort Riley. USD 475 conducts special education evaluations including autism assessments under IDEA Part B. For comprehensive clinical evaluation, families access Manhattan (Riley County, ~30 min west) or Topeka specialists.
USD 475 has extensive experience with military families due to Fort Riley proximity. Manhattan (Riley County) and Topeka are the primary clinical evaluation hubs.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Junction City
Kansas Infant-Toddler Services — Geary County
Kansas Part C early intervention for children under 3 in Geary County. Free developmental evaluations and home-based services in Junction City. Military families should also ask EFMP about coordination of EI services across PCS moves.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Military families: EFMP can help coordinate service continuity across PCS moves.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Junction City · multi-county
Centria Autism — Geary County / Junction City
In-home and clinic-based ABA therapy for Geary County families. BCBA-supervised. Fort Riley military families can use Tricare to cover ABA; civilian families access coverage through commercial insurance under Kansas's ABA mandate or KanCare Medicaid.
Tricare covers ABA for military families. Kansas ABA mandate covers commercial insurance for civilians.
Manhattan · multi-county
Lighthouse Autism Center — Manhattan
Center-based ABA therapy clinic in Manhattan serving Riley County and surrounding communities in northeast-central Kansas. BCBA-supervised programs for early learners through school age. Accepts most commercial insurance under Kansas's ABA mandate.
Kansas commercial insurance ABA mandate applies.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Junction City
Families Together — Geary County / Fort Riley
Kansas's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy for Geary County families — both military and civilian. Families Together understands the unique IEP challenges of military families with frequent relocations and helps navigate USD 475.
FREE. Families Together is experienced with military family IEP issues including records transfer and continuity of services.
Topeka · multi-county
Families Together — North Central Kansas
Federally funded Parent Training and Information Center serving Riley County and the Manhattan area. Free IEP advocacy, workshop trainings, and individual guidance for families navigating school special education services and IDEA rights.
FREE. Kansas's federally funded PTI. Statewide service.
Junction City
Irwin Army Community Hospital — EFMP (Fort Riley)
Military families at Fort Riley access autism and developmental services through the Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) at Irwin Army Community Hospital. EFMP coordinates Tricare-covered ABA therapy, IEP support, and special needs case management. Fort Riley's EFMP is one of the more robust military EFMPs given the installation size.
Military families: enroll in EFMP before PCS to Fort Riley. EFMP staff coordinate IEP meetings with USD 475 and arrange Tricare ABA coverage.
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