County resource guide
Autism Resources in Gentry, Missouri
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Gentry. Missouri statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
8 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Grant City · multi-county
Mosaic Medical Center — Worth County Referrals
Worth County families in Grant City access developmental specialist services through Mosaic Medical Center in Albany (Gentry County, ~20 miles south) or the St. Joseph (Buchanan County) metro network (~60 miles south). Worth County is Missouri's smallest county by population, bordering Iowa.
Worth County is Missouri's smallest county. St. Joseph (~60 min south) is the primary specialist hub.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Albany · multi-county
Missouri First Steps — Gentry County
Missouri First Steps provides free birth-to-3 developmental services and autism-related EI supports for Gentry County families in Albany. Coordinated through local school district contacts for this very rural northwest Missouri Iowa-border county.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Grant City · multi-county
Burrell Behavioral Health — Telehealth ABA (Worth County MO)
Telehealth ABA for Worth County families in Grant City. BCBA-supervised remote therapy is the only realistic ABA option for Missouri's smallest county in the far north near Iowa.
St. Joseph (~60 min south) has in-person ABA options if families can travel.
Mental health
Therapists and psychiatrists experienced with autistic children and adults.
Albany · multi-county
Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center — Gentry County
Regional community mental health services reach Gentry County through northwest Missouri CMH providers. Albany, the county seat on the Iowa border, is a small rural community where families typically travel to St. Joseph or Kansas City for autism specialty care.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Grant City · multi-county
Autism Society of Missouri — Northwest Corner (Worth County)
The Autism Society of Missouri connects Worth County families to statewide virtual peer support communities. Online programming is the primary resource for Missouri's smallest county near the Iowa border.
Albany · multi-county
Autism Society of Missouri — Northwest Missouri (Gentry County)
The Autism Society of Missouri provides virtual peer support and statewide resource connections for Gentry County families. Online programming and the statewide helpline bridge the gap for this very rural, provider-scarce northwest Missouri border county.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Albany
Albany R-III School District — Special Education
Albany R-III School District provides autism evaluations and IEP services for school-age students in Gentry County. Families travel to St. Joseph or Kansas City for comprehensive autism evaluations and ABA therapy in this remote northwest Missouri county.
Albany · multi-county
MPACT — Missouri Parents Act (Gentry County)
MPACT delivers free IEP advocacy by phone and virtually for Gentry County families in Albany. An essential remote resource for families in one of Missouri's smallest and most rural northwest counties bordering Iowa.
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