County resource guide
Autism Resources in Yellow Medicine, Minnesota
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Yellow Medicine. Minnesota statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
17 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Granite Falls · multi-county
Allina Health — Granite Falls Municipal Hospital Developmental Referral
Granite Falls Municipal Hospital in Yellow Medicine County provides primary care and developmental referrals for this Upper Minnesota River prairie county. Full autism evaluations are routed to Willmar/CentraCare (~50 miles east) or the Twin Cities. Yellow Medicine County includes the Upper Sioux Community (Pejuhutazizi Nation) — tribal health resources may be available for eligible families.
CentraCare Willmar (~50 miles east) is the primary evaluation hub. Note: Upper Sioux Community tribal health resources may be available for eligible families.
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.
Ivanhoe · multi-county
Sanford Pipestone — Lincoln County Developmental Referral
Lincoln County families in Ivanhoe and Tyler access developmental and autism evaluation referrals through Sanford Medical Center Pipestone (~30 miles south) or the Sioux Falls network. Lincoln County is one of Minnesota's smallest, most rural counties in the southwest prairie region.
Sioux Falls (~90 miles south) and Sanford Pipestone are the primary evaluation options for Lincoln County families.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Granite Falls
Yellow Medicine County Early Childhood Special Education
Yellow Medicine County and area school districts provide free Early Childhood Special Education services for children birth through age 5 under IDEA. In-home evaluations and developmental therapy for families across this Upper Minnesota River Valley county, including coordination with Upper Sioux Community tribal resources.
FREE under IDEA Part C/B. Contact Yellow Medicine County or your local 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.
Madison · multi-county
Fraser — West-Central MN ABA (Lac qui Parle County)
Fraser provides telehealth and in-home ABA services reaching Lac qui Parle County. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance.
Telehealth ABA is especially important for this remote far-western Minnesota county.
Olivia · multi-county
Fraser — West-Central MN ABA (Renville County)
Fraser provides in-home and community-based ABA therapy reaching Renville County families. BCBA-supervised programs accept Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance under Minnesota's ABA mandate. In-home model practical across this agricultural county.
Granite Falls · multi-county
Fraser — West-Central MN ABA (Yellow Medicine County)
Fraser provides in-home and telehealth ABA services reaching Yellow Medicine County families. BCBA-supervised programming accepting 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.
Ivanhoe · multi-county
REACH for Resources — Southwest MN ABA (Lincoln County)
Telehealth and in-home ABA services for Lincoln County families in this rural southwest Minnesota prairie region. BCBA-supervised programming accepting Minnesota Medical Assistance and commercial insurance.
Minnesota requires commercial insurance to cover ABA. Telehealth is the primary delivery model for rural Lincoln County.
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.
Granite Falls
Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) — West-Central MN (Yellow Medicine)
AuSM connects Yellow Medicine County families in Granite Falls to statewide autism support resources and programming. The Upper Sioux Community adds a tribal dimension to autism support in this rural county.
Contact AuSM for west-central Minnesota resources and nearest support group to Granite Falls.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Ivanhoe · multi-county
PACER Center — Lincoln County & Southwest MN
PACER Center provides free IEP advocacy and virtual consultation for Lincoln County families navigating rural southwest Minnesota school districts in Ivanhoe, Tyler, and Lake Benton.
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.
Granite Falls · multi-county
PACER Center — Yellow Medicine County & Upper Minnesota River Valley
PACER Center, Minnesota's federally funded PTI, provides free IEP advocacy and virtual consultation for Yellow Medicine County families. PACER can also help families understand the interplay between Minnesota IDEA rights and tribal education options.
FREE. Federally funded PTI serving all 87 MN counties statewide.
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