County resource guide
Autism Resources in Coffee County, Tennessee
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Coffee County. Tennessee statewide resources also apply.
Coffee County — home to Manchester and Tullahoma — is in the upper Duck River Valley of middle Tennessee. United Regional Medical Center provides healthcare. Coffee County Schools and Tullahoma City Schools provide special education. Families travel to Nashville for more specialized autism evaluation at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. TEIS is available, and STEP provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Provider directory
Local Providers21 providers in Coffee County
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Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Nashville · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center — TRIAD Autism Program
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's TRIAD program in Nashville is the primary referral center for Coffee County autism evaluations, approximately 1 hour northwest of Manchester. TRIAD provides gold-standard multi-disciplinary autism assessments.
About 1 hour from Manchester via I-24. Submit the referral early — TRIAD waitlists can extend months.
Nashville · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center — TRIAD Autism Program
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's TRIAD program in Nashville is the primary referral center for Warren County autism evaluations, approximately 1 hour west of McMinnville. TRIAD provides comprehensive multi-disciplinary autism assessments.
About 1 hour from McMinnville. Submit referral early — waitlists are significant.
Nashville · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center — TRIAD Autism Program
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's TRIAD program in Nashville is the primary referral for Cannon County autism evaluations, approximately 55 miles northwest of Woodbury. Murfreesboro (Rutherford County, ~20 miles) also has accessible developmental services and ABA providers.
Murfreesboro (~20 miles) has closer community developmental services for Cannon County families.
Lynchburg · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center TRIAD — Moore County Referral
Moore County families in Lynchburg (home of Jack Daniel's distillery) access autism evaluations through Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's TRIAD program in Nashville (~80 miles north) or through Maury Regional in Columbia. Moore is Tennessee's smallest county by population.
Nashville (~80 miles) is the primary hub for comprehensive autism evaluations. Moore County has extremely limited local services.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Manchester
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) — Coffee County
TEIS provides free Part C early intervention for Coffee County children birth to age 3. Local coordinators serve Manchester, Tullahoma, and surrounding communities with in-home developmental services.
Free under IDEA Part C. Self-refer by phone.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Lynchburg · multi-county
Centria Autism — Moore County (In-Home)
In-home ABA therapy serving Moore County families in Lynchburg. The in-home model is essential for this very small rural county with no local ABA centers. Accepts TennCare and commercial insurance.
Tennessee requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Nashville · multi-county
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center — Middle Tennessee
Hopebridge provides clinic-based ABA therapy for Coffee County families through Middle Tennessee clinic locations. Integrated ABA, speech, and occupational therapy services in a center-based model.
Ask about Murfreesboro-area Hopebridge locations, which may be closer to Coffee County families.
Murfreesboro · multi-county
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center — Murfreesboro Area
Hopebridge provides clinic-based ABA therapy accessible to Warren County families through Murfreesboro-area locations, approximately 45–60 minutes from McMinnville via US-70S.
Murfreesboro · multi-county
Hopebridge Autism Therapy Center — Murfreesboro/Cannon
Hopebridge provides clinic-based ABA therapy in Murfreesboro (~20 miles from Woodbury) serving Cannon County families. Integrated ABA and therapy services in a center-based model. TennCare and commercial insurance accepted.
Murfreesboro is the primary ABA clinic hub for Cannon County families.
Winchester · multi-county
Middle Tennessee ABA — Franklin County Outreach
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Winchester · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Franklin County Families
Lynchburg · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — South-Central TN / Moore County
Autism Tennessee connects Moore County families to Middle Tennessee support networks. Fayetteville (Lincoln County) and Tullahoma (Coffee County) are the nearest peer support hubs for Lynchburg-area families.
Manchester · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Upper Cumberland Network
Autism Tennessee connects Coffee County families to the Upper Cumberland and Middle Tennessee regional support network, peer groups, and statewide autism programming.
McMinnville · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Upper Cumberland Network
Autism Tennessee connects Warren County families to the Upper Cumberland regional support network and statewide autism programming, peer groups, and family events.
Woodbury · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Upper Cumberland/Cannon Network
Autism Tennessee connects Cannon County families to the Middle Tennessee and Upper Cumberland support network. Virtual programming and Murfreesboro-area events are the primary community connections for families in Woodbury.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Winchester · multi-county
Disability Rights Tennessee — Franklin County
Woodbury · multi-county
STEP — Support & Training for Exceptional Parents
Tennessee's federally funded PTI. Free IEP advocacy for Cannon County families. Staff help navigate Cannon County Schools and understand Tennessee's special education rights. Phone and virtual support serve this small, rural county.
FREE. Statewide PTI.
Lynchburg · multi-county
Support & Training for Exceptional Parents (STEP) — Moore County
STEP provides free IEP advocacy for Moore County families navigating the tiny Moore County school system. Virtual and phone support is essential for families in this small rural county.
FREE. Tennessee's federally funded PTI.
Nashville · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center — STEP (Special Education Advocacy)
Tennessee's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy and special education support for Coffee County families statewide.
FREE. Statewide PTI.
Nashville · multi-county
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center — STEP (Special Education Advocacy)
Tennessee's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center. Free IEP advocacy and special education training for Warren County families statewide.
FREE. Call before any IEP meeting.
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Helpful guides
Guides for Coffee 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 Tennessee resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Tennessee.
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