County resource guide
Autism Resources in Redwood, Minnesota
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Redwood. Minnesota statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
11 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Redwood Falls · multi-county
Redwood Area Hospital — Developmental Pediatric Referral
Redwood Area Hospital in Redwood Falls provides primary care and developmental referrals for Redwood County in southwest Minnesota. Full autism evaluations are typically routed to Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato (~60 miles east) or Sanford Health in Sioux Falls. Redwood Falls is the county seat of this agricultural prairie community.
Mankato (~60 miles east) and Sioux Falls (~90 miles southwest) are the primary autism evaluation hubs for Redwood County.
Marshall · multi-county
Sanford Health — Marshall Pediatric Developmental Services
Sanford Health's Marshall clinic is the primary healthcare hub for Lyon County and the greater Marshall area in southwest Minnesota. Provides developmental pediatric evaluations and autism referrals. Complex cases route through Sanford's Sioux Falls, SD campus (~100 miles west).
Sanford Marshall serves southwest MN. Complex cases often route to Sioux Falls, SD or Mankato.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Redwood Falls
Redwood County Early Childhood Special Education
Redwood County and the Redwood Area School District provide free Early Childhood Special Education services for children birth through age 5. In-home evaluations and developmental therapy under IDEA Part C and B for families across this southwest Minnesota agricultural county.
FREE under IDEA Part C/B. Contact Redwood County Public Health or the school district to begin.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Marshall · multi-county
Fraser — Southwest MN ABA Services (Lyon County)
Fraser provides in-home and community-based ABA therapy reaching Lyon County. BCBA-supervised programming accepts Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate. Marshall's regional hub status helps more families access services.
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.
Redwood Falls · multi-county
REACH for Resources — Redwood County ABA
In-home and telehealth ABA services for families in Redwood County and the greater southwest Minnesota region. BCBA-supervised programming accepting 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.
Marshall · multi-county
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — Southwest MN (Lyon County)
AuSM connects Lyon County families in Marshall to statewide autism support networks and programming. Southwest MN's growing Hispanic/Latino community in Marshall adds cultural diversity to the local autism family community.
Redwood Falls
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — Southwest MN (Redwood County)
AuSM connects Redwood County families in Redwood Falls to statewide autism support resources and peer networks. The agricultural prairie landscape of southwest Minnesota means statewide virtual connections are especially important for isolated families.
Contact AuSM for southwest Minnesota resources and online community access.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
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.
Marshall · multi-county
PACER Center — Lyon County & Southwest MN
PACER Center, Minnesota's federally funded PTI, provides free IEP advocacy, training, and remote consultation for Lyon County families navigating Marshall and surrounding rural southwest Minnesota school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties.
Redwood Falls · multi-county
PACER Center — Redwood County & Southwest MN
PACER Center provides free IEP advocacy, training, and virtual consultation for Redwood County families navigating rural southwest Minnesota school districts. Important resource for a county where in-person specialist access requires significant travel.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties statewide.
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