County resource guide
Warren County, Tennessee
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Warren County. Tennessee statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
11 listedDiagnostic 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.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
McMinnville
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) — Warren County
TEIS provides free Part C early intervention for Warren County children birth to age 3. Local TEIS coordinators serve McMinnville and surrounding communities with in-home evaluations and therapy.
Free under IDEA Part C. Self-refer by phone.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Smithville · multi-county
Acorn Health — Center-State Tennessee ABA
Acorn Health provides BCBA-supervised ABA therapy in the center-state region, serving DeKalb County from the Cookeville area and through in-home delivery in Smithville. Naturalistic and structured programs available based on individual child needs.
Tennessee ABA insurance mandate applies.
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.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
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.
Smithville · multi-county
Autism Tennessee — Upper Cumberland Region
Autism Tennessee connects DeKalb County families to the Upper Cumberland peer support network. Cookeville-area programming and virtual events serve families in Smithville and throughout the center-state rural corridor.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
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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