County resource guide
Nicollet County, Minnesota
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Nicollet County. Minnesota statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
10 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Mankato · multi-county
Mayo Clinic Health System — Mankato Developmental Services
Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato provides developmental pediatric evaluations and autism referrals for Blue Earth County and south-central Minnesota. Connected to the broader Mayo network including Rochester for complex or specialist cases.
Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato can refer complex cases directly to Mayo's Rochester autism program.
St. Peter
Mayo Clinic Health System — St. Peter Developmental Services
Mayo Clinic Health System in St. Peter serves Nicollet County families with primary care and developmental referrals. Connected to the Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato campus (~15 miles south), which provides developmental pediatric evaluations and routes complex autism cases directly to Mayo's Rochester autism program.
Mayo Clinic Health System Mankato (~15 miles) is the primary referral for full autism evaluations. Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter has some community mental health resources.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
St. Peter
Nicollet County Early Childhood Special Education
Nicollet County and St. Peter Public Schools provide free Early Childhood Special Education services for children birth through age 5 under IDEA Part C and B. Developmental evaluations, IFSPs, and therapy services for families in St. Peter and rural Nicollet County.
FREE under IDEA. Contact St. Peter Public Schools or Nicollet County for referrals for children under age 3.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
New Ulm · multi-county
REACH for Resources — Brown County ABA Services
REACH for Resources provides ABA therapy services for Brown County and south-central Minnesota families. In-home and community-based BCBA-supervised programming. Accepts Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate.
Minnesota requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Mankato · multi-county
REACH for Resources — Mankato ABA Services
ABA therapy services in Mankato and Blue Earth County. BCBA-supervised in-home and community-based programming for children and adolescents. Accepts Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA insurance mandate.
Minnesota requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
St. Peter · multi-county
REACH for Resources — Nicollet County ABA
REACH for Resources provides ABA therapy for Nicollet County and the greater south-central Minnesota region. In-home and community-based BCBA-supervised programming. Accepts Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate.
Minnesota requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
St. Peter
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — South-Central MN (Nicollet)
AuSM connects Nicollet County families in St. Peter to statewide autism support resources, social programming, and the STRIDE adult employment program. Gustavus Adolphus College's academic community enriches the local resource landscape.
Contact AuSM for support group schedules in the St. Peter/Mankato area.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Mankato · multi-county
PACER Center — Blue Earth County & South-Central MN
PACER Center serves all Minnesota families statewide, including those in Blue Earth County and Mankato. Free IEP advocacy, training on IDEA rights, and parent-to-parent support for families navigating Mankato Area Public Schools special education.
FREE. Federally funded PTI — serves all 87 MN counties. Call before any IEP dispute.
New Ulm · multi-county
PACER Center — Brown County & South-Central MN
PACER Center serves all Minnesota families including those in Brown County with free IEP advocacy, training, and parent-to-parent support. New Ulm area families navigating Brown County schools benefit from PACER's statewide expertise.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties statewide.
St. Peter · multi-county
PACER Center — Nicollet County Families
PACER Center, Minnesota's federally funded PTI, serves all Minnesota counties including Nicollet County. Free IEP advocacy, IDEA training, and parent support for families navigating St. Peter Public Schools and surrounding south-central MN districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties.
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