County resource guide
Miami County, Kansas
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Miami County. Kansas statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
8 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Overland Park · multi-county
Children's Mercy — Kansas City Kansas Clinics
Autism evaluation and developmental services through Children's Mercy Kansas City's Kansas-side clinics, serving Johnson County and the western KC suburbs. Children's Mercy is an Autism Treatment Network site and the dominant pediatric program in the bi-state metro.
Autism Treatment Network site. The same exceptional program as the Kansas City MO campus.
Paola
Miami County Medical Center — Developmental Referrals
Miami County Medical Center in Paola serves this fast-growing county on the southern edge of the Kansas City metro. Families can also access Olathe (Johnson County) specialists readily. Children's Mercy Kansas City is the primary regional referral for comprehensive autism evaluations.
Miami County is one of Kansas's fastest-growing counties due to KC metro expansion — more local pediatric services may be available than in more rural KS counties.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Paola
Kansas Infant-Toddler Services — Miami County
Kansas Infant-Toddler Services provides free Part C early intervention for children birth to age 3 with developmental delays in Miami County. Paola families benefit from proximity to the KC metro's expanded early intervention networks.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Overland Park · multi-county
Behavioral Innovations — Overland Park
Center-based ABA therapy in Johnson County and the Kansas City Kansas suburbs. BCBA-supervised. Accepts most commercial insurance under Kansas's ABA insurance mandate.
Kansas requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Paola
Centria Autism — ABA Therapy (Kansas City South Metro)
Centria Autism provides ABA therapy for Miami County families in Paola. With proximity to the Olathe and Kansas City metro, families may access in-clinic or in-home ABA options from Centria or other metro-area providers.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Overland Park · multi-county
Autism Society of Kansas
Kansas's statewide autism organization with Johnson County and KC-area programming. Support groups, resource navigation, and family events.
Paola
Autism Society of Kansas — Statewide Support
The Autism Society of Kansas connects Miami County families in Paola to peer support, statewide advocacy, and community events. Proximity to the Kansas City metro opens additional in-person support group options.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Paola
Families Together — Kansas PTI (Statewide)
Families Together provides free IEP advocacy and special education rights training for Miami County families. Paola's location near the KC metro gives families access to both rural and metro parent advocacy resources.
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