Autism Resources in Harrison, Missouri

St. Joseph · multi-county

Mosaic — Northwest Missouri Developmental Services (Mercer County)

Mosaic's northwest Missouri network provides developmental disability services and autism evaluation referrals for Mercer County families in Princeton. St. Joseph (Buchanan County) serves as the primary evaluation hub for this very small, rural northwest Missouri county.

St. Joseph hub for Mercer County. Very small population; expect significant drive time.

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.

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.

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.

Princeton · multi-county

Telehealth Speech-Language Services — NW Missouri (Mercer County)

Telehealth speech-language pathology services are the most practical option for Mercer County families in Princeton given the county's very small size and distance from regional medical centers. Multiple Missouri-licensed SLPs offer video-based evaluations and therapy for autism communication needs.

Telehealth is critical for this remote county. Ask Missouri First Steps for telehealth speech referrals.

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.

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.

Princeton · multi-county

Autism Society of Missouri — Northwest (Mercer County)

The Autism Society of Missouri connects Mercer County families in Princeton to virtual peer support and statewide resources. Online programming is the primary community access point for families in this small, remote northwest Missouri county.

Bethany

Bethany R-IV School District — Special Education

Bethany R-IV School District coordinates autism evaluations and IEP services for Harrison County school-age students. Families may need to travel to Chillicothe, Trenton, or the Kansas City metro for comprehensive autism diagnostic evaluations.

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.