County resource guide
Autism Resources in Alcona County, Michigan
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Alcona County. Michigan statewide resources also apply.
Alcona County — home to Harrisville — is a small, rural county in northeastern Michigan along Lake Huron. Families must travel to Alpena or the Traverse City area for all specialized autism evaluation and therapy. The Northeast Michigan CMH agency coordinates Michigan's Children's Waiver. Michigan Alliance for Families provides free statewide IEP advocacy.
Provider directory
Local Providers13 providers in Alcona 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.
Harrisville · multi-county
Alcona Community Hospital — Developmental Referrals
Alcona Community Hospital in Harrisville is the small community anchor for this rural northeast Michigan county. Autism evaluations are referred to McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey (~90 min) or Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw. Telehealth from University of Michigan is increasingly used for frontier Michigan families.
Tawas City · multi-county
MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas — Developmental Referrals
MyMichigan Medical Center in Tawas City is the primary hospital for Iosco County on Lake Huron's Sunrise Coast. Autism evaluations typically route to Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw or McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Formerly home to Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Iosco County has a veteran-community health context.
Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw is the primary autism evaluation referral for Iosco County families.
Alpena · multi-county
Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health — Developmental Disabilities
Northeast Michigan Community Mental Health serves Alpena County with developmental disability assessments and autism support services. The regional CMH is the primary publicly funded entry point for autism-related services in this Northeast Michigan lakeshore community.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Harrisville
Early On Alcona County
Michigan's Early On program for Alcona County provides free early intervention for infants and toddlers under age 3. In-home developmental evaluations, IFSPs, and therapy in Harrisville and across this rural lakeshore county.
FREE under IDEA Part C. Self-refer — no physician referral required.
Alpena · multi-county
Early On Michigan — Alpena County
Early On Michigan provides free developmental services and autism supports for children birth to age 3 in Alpena County. Coordinates with Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona ESD for service delivery in Northeast Michigan.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Harrisville · multi-county
Alcona County Community Mental Health
Alcona County CMH coordinates Medicaid-funded developmental disability services, ABA therapy coordination, and HCBS waiver programs for county residents with autism. The local public gateway for autism services in this sparsely populated northeast Michigan county.
Tawas City · multi-county
Centria Autism — Iosco County
In-home ABA therapy serving Iosco County families on Michigan's Sunrise Coast. BCBA-supervised individualized programs accepting most commercial insurance and Michigan Medicaid. In-home model serves both Tawas City and the more rural Oscoda area.
Michigan requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Harrisville · multi-county
Centria Autism — Northeast Michigan (Alcona County)
In-home ABA therapy serving Alcona County and surrounding northeast Michigan communities. BCBA-supervised programs accepting most commercial insurance and Michigan Medicaid. In-home model is essential in this remote coastal county.
Michigan requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Tawas City · multi-county
Iosco County Mental Health Authority
Iosco County Mental Health Authority coordinates Medicaid-funded ABA therapy, developmental disability services, and HCBS waiver programs for county residents with autism. The public gateway for autism services along Michigan's Sunrise Coast.
Medicaid/waiver funded. Call for intake.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Alpena · multi-county
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona ESD — Special Education
The Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona Intermediate School District coordinates autism programming, evaluations, and IEP services for school-age students in Alpena County. Provides regional autism classroom supports and transition services for Northeast Michigan students.
Alpena · multi-county
Michigan Alliance for Families — Northeast Michigan
Michigan's statewide federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy and training for Alpena County families. Phone and virtual consultations are a lifeline for families in this rural lakeshore area of Northeast Michigan.
Harrisville · multi-county
Michigan Alliance for Families — Northeast Michigan (Alcona County)
Michigan Alliance for Families provides free IEP advocacy and special education support to Alcona County families. Virtual and phone consultations are the primary delivery mode for families in this remote northeast Michigan county.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Tawas City · multi-county
Michigan Alliance for Families — Northeast Michigan (Iosco County)
Michigan Alliance for Families provides free IEP advocacy for Iosco County families. Phone and virtual consultations serve families in Tawas Area Schools and IOSCO-RESA administered programs across this northeast Michigan county.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
For providers
Be the first featured provider in Alcona County
Featured listings include your logo, extended description, a direct contact button, and top placement above standard listings. Families searching for help in Alcona County see you first.
Missing a provider? Submit a listing — it’s free →
Helpful guides
Guides for Alcona 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.
See all Michigan resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Michigan.
Michigan state guide →Nearby counties in Michigan
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 Alcona 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 Alcona County?
Add your practice so families searching for help can find you. Listings are free.
Add your practice →