Autism Resources in Winona County, Minnesota
16 providers in Winona and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Winona County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Winona County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Winona Health — Pediatric Developmental Services
Winona, MN · serves several counties
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)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Winona County Early Childhood Special Education
Winona, MN
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
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Fraser — Southeast MN ABA Services (Winona County)
Winona, MN · serves several counties
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
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — Southeast MN (Winona)
Winona, MN · serves several counties
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
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
PACER Center — Winona County & Southeast MN
Winona, MN · serves several counties
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.
Also serving Winona County
These 23 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Winona County in the area they cover. Worth calling to confirm how far they actually travel, and whether telehealth or in-home visits are an option.
Diagnostic clinics
3 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Gundersen Health System — Fillmore County Developmental Referral
Preston, MN · serves several counties
Fillmore County families in Preston and Harmony access comprehensive autism evaluations through Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin (~50 miles east), or Mayo Clinic Health System in the Rochester network. Gundersen is a strong regional academic health system covering the driftless region.
Fillmore County spans the driftless region. Gundersen La Crosse and Mayo Rochester are the two primary evaluation hubs.
Gundersen Health System — Houston County Developmental Referral
Caledonia, MN · serves several counties
Houston County families in Caledonia and La Crescent have excellent access to Gundersen Health System in La Crosse (~15 miles from La Crescent). Gundersen provides comprehensive autism evaluations across the driftless region and is the primary academic health resource for southeast Minnesota's bluff country.
La Crescent is essentially a suburb of La Crosse — Gundersen is the nearest major evaluation center.
Mayo Clinic Health System — Lake City Developmental Services
Lake City, MN · serves several counties
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.
ABA therapy
3 providersApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Fraser — ABA Services (Houston County)
La Crescent, MN · serves several counties
Fraser provides in-home and community-based ABA therapy reaching Houston County in southeast Minnesota's bluff country. BCBA-supervised programs accepting Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate.
Fraser — Southeast MN ABA (Wabasha County)
Wabasha, MN · serves several counties
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.
Fraser — Southeast MN ABA Services (Fillmore County)
Preston, MN · serves several counties
Fraser provides in-home and community-based ABA therapy reaching Fillmore County in the southeast Minnesota driftless region. BCBA-supervised programs accepting Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate.
In-home ABA is especially practical across Fillmore County's rural driftless landscape.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Respite through the DD and CADI waivers — via your county
Statewide, MN · serves several counties
Minnesota funds respite inside its disability waivers, including CADI and the DD waiver, covering short-term care so a family caregiver can have a break or handle an absence. Access is through your county or tribal agency and begins with a MnCHOICES assessment rather than a separate respite application.
Respite has to be written into your support plan with an hours figure. Ask for it explicitly at the MnCHOICES assessment rather than afterwards.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, MN
A free national directory of respite providers and programs, run by ARCH, the National Respite Network and Resource Center. ARCH says it is not a complete list, so it works best alongside…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH's advice is to contact your State Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite program first. Before you pay out of pocket, also check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds.
Your state's Lifespan Respite program
39 states and DC have been funded, MN
Lifespan Respite programs are federally funded, state-run programs that help family caregivers of children or adults, regardless of special need, find and pay for respite.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH lists every state's Lifespan Respite contact and respite coalition on this page. Ask specifically about voucher or stipend programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Parent & family support
1 providerParent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — Southeast MN (Fillmore County)
Preston, MN · serves several counties
AuSM connects Fillmore County families in Preston and Harmony to statewide autism support, social programming, and the STRIDE adult employment program. Rural driftless region families rely on AuSM's statewide peer networks.
Advocacy & legal
3 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
PACER Center — Fillmore County Families
Preston, MN · serves several counties
PACER Center serves all Minnesota families statewide including Fillmore County. Free IEP advocacy, IDEA training, and parent support for families navigating Preston Public Schools and rural Fillmore County districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties.
PACER Center — Houston County Families
Caledonia, MN · serves several counties
PACER Center, Minnesota's federally funded PTI, provides free IEP advocacy and parent training to Houston County families navigating Caledonia and La Crescent school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties.
PACER Center — Wabasha County Families
Wabasha, MN · serves several counties
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.
Activities, clubs & recreation
10 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, MN
Tennis clinics for kids, teens and, in some locations, adults on the autism spectrum.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location and scholarships are available. Use the Find a Program search on their site with your zip code.
American Camp Association — camp finder
About 3,900 camps, MN
A free searchable directory of about 3,900 camps, with a filter for disabilities and other special needs alongside distance, activities, session length and cost. A good single starting…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Choose day or overnight, then use the "Disabilities and Other Special Needs" filter. Specialized camps can fill early, so start looking in the winter before.
Best Buddies
All 50 states — find your local program, MN
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, with programs from elementary school through college and adulthood, plus…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
A national organization, not a local listing — use the finder on their site, or call 1-800-89-BUDDY, to locate your nearest program.
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Local Easterseals across the country, MN
Day and residential camps for children and adults with disabilities, plus sports, social activities and community outings run by local Easterseals.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Programs vary a great deal between locations — use the Find your Easterseals search on the page and check what yours actually runs.
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Camps hosted in different towns each year, MN
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle over a five-day camp, 75 minutes a day. iCan Shine says about 80% of participants ride independently by the end…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their Camp Locations page for dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, MN
Free, non-competitive, one-to-one recreation for youth ages 5 to 21 with physical or developmental disabilities, led by trained volunteer coaches.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. KEEN runs in six cities plus two university campus chapters (Vanderbilt and the University of Virginia) — outside those, it is not available yet.
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Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, MN
Little League's adaptive baseball program for anyone with a physical or intellectual challenge.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the League Finder on their site to locate the nearest Challenger division, or ask about starting one. Little League's rule is that a player who can take part in regular Little League with reasonable accommodations should do so.
Miracle League
300 leagues — check for one near you, MN
Baseball for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities, played on custom-designed rubberized turf fields that accommodate wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the Find a Miracle League page on their site — there are 300 leagues, so coverage is good but not universal.
Special Olympics
Nationwide — find your local program, MN
Year-round sports training and competition for children and adults.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility requires an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay, identified by an agency or professional. If your child is autistic without a cognitive delay, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after. Ask your local program about any costs.
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
Through local soccer clubs, MN
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, offered through local US Youth Soccer clubs.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Find your state association's TOPSoccer clubs through the link on their page, or ask your state association office directly — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
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About autism services in Winona County
Winona County — home to Winona and Rollingstone — is in southeastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River. Winona Health provides healthcare services. Winona Area Public Schools provides special education programs. Winona State University contributes to regional professional training capacity. Families often travel to Rochester or La Crosse, Wisconsin for specialized autism evaluation. PACER Center provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Helpful guides
Guides for Winona 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 Minnesota resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Minnesota.
Minnesota state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Winona County, Minnesota?
We list 16 providers serving Winona County, covering parent & family support, ABA therapy, diagnostic clinics, advocacy & legal and respite care, plus 1 more. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Winona County?
ABA providers serving Winona County are listed in the ABA therapy section of this page, with phone numbers and websites. Many deliver services in the family's home or at school as well as in a clinic. Ask about waitlists when you call — they vary widely and change month to month.
Are there telehealth autism services for Winona County families?
Yes — 1 provider serving Winona County offers telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Winona County?
5 providers serving Winona County deliver services in the family's home. Many children do better in a familiar setting than in an unfamiliar clinic room, and in-home visits remove the travel burden.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Minnesota?
Minnesota families can apply to the Developmental Disabilities (DD) Waiver and Community Access for Disability Inclusion (CADI), a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is No statewide queue, but county allocations create local delays, and your place is usually set by the date you apply — so applying early matters even if you are unsure what services you need. Many waivers also disregard parental income, so families who don't qualify for regular Medicaid often still qualify here.
What if I can't find an autism provider in Winona County?
If none of the Winona County providers is the right fit, these Minnesota counties currently have the most listed providers: Dakota County (21), Hennepin County (20), Morrison County (20), Blue Earth County (19). Many providers travel or offer telehealth, so it is worth calling even if they are not based nearby. You can also tell us about a provider we are missing.
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