County resource guide
Autism Resources in Daviess County, Missouri
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Daviess County. Missouri statewide resources also apply.
Daviess County — home to Gallatin — is a rural northwest Missouri county. St. Joseph's Mosaic Life Care and Kansas City's Children's Mercy are both accessible for specialized evaluations. Missouri's First Steps serves children under 3, and MPACT provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Provider directory
Local Providers13 providers in Daviess County
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Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Gallatin · multi-county
Mosaic Life Care — Developmental Referrals (Daviess County)
Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph is the primary referral hub for Daviess County families. Gallatin is approximately 50 miles northeast of St. Joseph, and families also access Children's Mercy Kansas City (~80 miles south) for comprehensive autism evaluations.
St. Joseph (~50 miles) and Kansas City (~80 miles) are the nearest autism evaluation hubs.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Kingston · multi-county
Missouri First Steps — Caldwell County
Missouri First Steps provides free birth-to-3 early intervention services for Caldwell County families in Kingston and surrounding communities. Developmental evaluations and autism-related EI supports are coordinated through the local school district's First Steps contacts.
Gallatin · multi-county
Missouri First Steps — Daviess County
Missouri's Part C Early Intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays in Daviess County. Home-based services reach Gallatin and surrounding agricultural communities of northwest Missouri.
FREE under IDEA Part C.
Bethany · multi-county
Missouri First Steps — Harrison County
Missouri First Steps provides free birth-to-3 developmental services and autism-related EI supports for Harrison County families in Bethany. State-coordinated early intervention services are the primary developmental support for this rural Missouri-Iowa border county.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Gallatin · multi-county
Behavioral Health Works — Northwest Missouri Telehealth (Daviess County)
Telehealth ABA therapy for Daviess County families in rural northwest Missouri. Virtual BCBA-supervised parent training and behavior support reduce the need to travel to St. Joseph or Kansas City for services. Accepts Medicaid.
Chillicothe · multi-county
Children's Mercy — Autism Outreach (Livingston County)
Children's Mercy Kansas City's autism outreach programs provide behavioral health resources and referral connections for Livingston County families in Chillicothe. The ~90-mile drive to Kansas City is the primary route for ABA and specialized autism services.
KC hub for Livingston County. Telehealth options may reduce drive frequency.
Mental health
Therapists and psychiatrists experienced with autistic children and adults.
Bethany · multi-county
North Central Missouri Mental Health Center — Harrison County
North Central Missouri Mental Health Center serves Harrison County with developmental disability services and mental health supports for families in Bethany. This north-central Missouri county on the Iowa border has very limited local specialty providers, relying on regional CMH and telehealth for autism services.
Kingston · multi-county
Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center — Caldwell County
Regional community mental health services reach Caldwell County through providers serving the northwest Missouri corridor. Kingston, the county seat, is a small rural community where families typically travel to the Kansas City metro or Chillicothe for autism specialty services.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Bethany · multi-county
Autism Society of Missouri — North-Central Missouri (Harrison County)
The Autism Society of Missouri connects Harrison County families in Bethany with virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming is the primary autism community access for this very rural north-central Missouri Iowa-border county.
Kingston · multi-county
Autism Society of Missouri — Northwest Missouri (Caldwell County)
The Autism Society of Missouri connects Caldwell County families to virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming is the primary autism community access point for families in this very small, rural northwest Missouri county.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Kingston · multi-county
MPACT — Missouri Parents Act (Caldwell County)
MPACT provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Caldwell County families in this rural northwest Missouri county. An essential remote resource for families navigating Missouri special education without local advocacy support.
Gallatin · multi-county
MPACT — Missouri Parents Act (Daviess County)
Missouri's federally funded PTI provides free IEP advocacy, training, and individual support for Daviess County families navigating special education rights in small northwest Missouri school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Bethany · multi-county
MPACT — Missouri Parents Act (Harrison County)
MPACT provides free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Harrison County families in Bethany. Remote services are essential for families in one of Missouri's most sparsely populated and geographically isolated north-central counties.
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Helpful guides
Guides for Daviess 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.
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Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Missouri.
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