County resource guide
Winona County, Minnesota
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Winona County. Minnesota statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
8 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.
Winona · multi-county
Winona Health — Pediatric Developmental Services
Winona Health is the community hospital for Winona County on the Mississippi River bluffs. Provides developmental pediatric evaluations and autism referrals. Families with complex cases typically access Gundersen Health System in La Crosse (~30 miles south) or Mayo Clinic in Rochester (~45 miles northwest) for comprehensive evaluations.
Gundersen Health in La Crosse (~30 miles south) and Mayo Clinic in Rochester (~45 miles northwest) are the primary autism evaluation centers for Winona County families.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Winona
Winona County Early Childhood Special Education
Winona County and Winona Area 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 in-home therapy services in Winona and surrounding communities.
FREE under IDEA. Contact Winona Area Public Schools or Winona County Public Health to begin.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
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.
Winona · multi-county
Fraser — Southeast MN ABA Services (Winona County)
Fraser, one of Minnesota's largest autism service organizations, provides in-home and community-based ABA therapy reaching Winona County. BCBA-supervised programs accepting Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate.
Minnesota requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy. Telehealth supplements in-person services in rural southeastern MN.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Winona · multi-county
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — Southeast MN (Winona)
AuSM connects Winona County families on the Mississippi bluffs to statewide autism support resources, programming, and the STRIDE adult employment program. Winona's university community (Winona State University and Saint Mary's University) contributes an educated advocacy environment.
Contact AuSM for support group schedules in the Winona area.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
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.
Winona · multi-county
PACER Center — Winona County & Southeast MN
PACER Center, Minnesota's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center, provides free IEP advocacy, parent training, and one-on-one support to Winona County families navigating Winona Area Public Schools and surrounding rural districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties statewide.
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