County resource guide
Wabasha County, Minnesota
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Wabasha County. Minnesota statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
9 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Lake City · multi-county
Mayo Clinic Health System — Lake City Developmental Services
Mayo Clinic Health System operates a clinic in Lake City serving Wabasha County families. The Lake City campus connects to Mayo's network for specialist referrals, including Rochester's world-class autism program. Wabasha County's position on the Mississippi River between Red Wing and Winona gives families access to multiple regional medical systems.
Lake City is between Red Wing and Winona — families have access to both Mayo systems along the Mississippi corridor.
Red Wing · multi-county
Mayo Clinic Health System — Red Wing Developmental Services
Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing provides developmental pediatric evaluations and autism referrals for Goodhue County. The Red Wing campus connects to Mayo's Rochester network for specialist access. Goodhue County families also have access to Allina Health facilities in the Twin Cities metro approximately 50 miles west.
Red Wing is ~50 miles from the Twin Cities and ~60 miles from Rochester — families have multiple major medical systems accessible.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Wabasha
Wabasha County Early Childhood Special Education
Wabasha County and its school districts provide free Early Childhood Special Education services for children birth through age 5. Developmental evaluations, IFSPs, and in-home therapy under IDEA Part C and B in Lake City, Wabasha, and rural county communities.
FREE under IDEA. Contact Wabasha County Public Health or your local school district to begin.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Red Wing · multi-county
Fraser — Southeast Metro ABA (Goodhue County)
Fraser provides ABA therapy reaching Goodhue County from its southeast metro locations. BCBA-supervised in-home and center-based programming. Accepts Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate.
Minnesota requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Wabasha · multi-county
Fraser — Southeast MN ABA (Wabasha County)
Fraser provides ABA therapy reaching Wabasha County families along the Mississippi River. BCBA-supervised in-home programming accepting Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate.
Minnesota requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy. In-home model practical for this rural river county.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Red Wing · multi-county
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — Mississippi River Valley
AuSM connects Goodhue County and Red Wing area families to statewide autism support networks and programming. Red Wing's location in the Mississippi River bluff country and its historic arts community enriches the local family environment.
Contact AuSM for support group schedules in the Red Wing and Goodhue County area.
Wabasha
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — Mississippi River Valley (Wabasha)
AuSM connects Wabasha County families to statewide autism support networks and programming. Wabasha County's scenic Mississippi River communities create a tight-knit rural family network that benefits from statewide peer connections.
Contact AuSM for support group schedules and resources in the Wabasha County area.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Red Wing · multi-county
PACER Center — Goodhue County Families
PACER Center, Minnesota's nationally recognized federally funded PTI, provides free IEP advocacy, training, and parent support to Goodhue County families navigating Red Wing Public Schools and rural Goodhue County districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties.
Wabasha · multi-county
PACER Center — Wabasha County Families
PACER Center, Minnesota's federally funded PTI, provides free IEP advocacy, training, and one-on-one support to Wabasha County families navigating Lake City Public Schools and other rural Wabasha County districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties statewide.
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