County resource guide
Autism Resources in Shawano County, Wisconsin
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Shawano County. Wisconsin statewide resources also apply.
Shawano County (Shawano) is a central Wisconsin county adjacent to the Menominee Indian Reservation, served by ThedaCare Medical Center — Shawano for local healthcare. Families access Green Bay or Appleton for specialized autism evaluations. Shawano-Gresham School District provides special education. FACETS provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Provider directory
Local Providers28 providers in Shawano County
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0 providers in Shawano County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Antigo · multi-county
Aspirus Langlade Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Aspirus Health's Langlade Hospital in Antigo provides pediatric developmental services for Langlade County, the northernmost of the counties in this directory, with referral pathways to Aspirus specialists in Wausau (~55 miles south). Langlade County is a heavily forested, rural county — telehealth is strongly recommended.
Highly rural north-central Wisconsin — telehealth with Aspirus or UW Health strongly recommended before traveling to Wausau for evaluation.
Shawano · multi-county
Aspirus Shawano Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
Aspirus Health's Shawano campus provides pediatric developmental services for Shawano County with referral pathways to Aspirus in Wausau and ThedaCare in Appleton. Shawano County includes a significant Menominee Nation population — Aspirus providers have experience with culturally responsive care.
Shawano County borders the Menominee Indian Reservation — confirm tribal health program coordination for eligible families.
Keshena · multi-county
Menominee Tribal Clinic — Developmental Health Services
Menominee County is entirely the Menominee Indian Reservation, Wisconsin's only tribal county. The Menominee Tribal Clinic provides primary health services and can coordinate autism referrals through the Indian Health Service network. ThedaCare in Shawano (~25 miles south) and Green Bay providers are also used for specialist access.
Indian Health Service coordinates with tribal clinic. Shawano (~25 mi south) for ThedaCare specialist referrals.
Oconto · multi-county
Prevea Health — Oconto County Developmental Referrals
Oconto County families access developmental pediatric evaluations through Prevea Health and Aurora BayCare in Green Bay (~45 miles south). Green Bay's pediatric specialist network serves as the primary evaluation hub for Oconto County and the northern Fox River Valley.
Green Bay (Prevea, Aurora BayCare) ~45 miles south is the main evaluation hub for Oconto County families.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Shawano
Shawano County Birth to 3 Program
Shawano County administers Wisconsin's Birth to 3 early intervention program under IDEA Part C. Free in-home developmental services for children under 3. Serves Shawano, Bonduel, and surrounding communities.
FREE under IDEA Part C. No diagnosis required. Menominee families may also be served through tribal health programs.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Oconto · multi-county
Centria Autism — Oconto County
Centria Autism provides in-home ABA therapy for children in Oconto County. BCBA-supervised programs serving Oconto, Oconto Falls, and surrounding communities. Accepts commercial insurance under Wisconsin's ABA mandate and ForwardHealth.
Wisconsin requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Shawano · multi-county
Centria Autism — Shawano County
Centria Autism provides in-home ABA therapy for children in Shawano County. BCBA-supervised programs serving Shawano and surrounding communities, including rural areas near the Menominee Reservation. Accepts commercial insurance under Wisconsin's ABA mandate and ForwardHealth.
Wisconsin requires commercial insurance to cover ABA therapy.
Keshena · multi-county
ThedaCare ABA Network — Menominee County / Shawano Region
In-home and community-based ABA therapy for Menominee County children through ThedaCare and regional providers. Shawano-based services are the most accessible for Keshena families. Accepts ForwardHealth and tribal insurance.
Tribal families may also access IHS-covered behavioral health services.
Respite care
Respite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
~3,000 providers nationwide
ARCH National Respite Locator
A free national database of respite providers searchable by state and locality — home care agencies, community-based organizations and state programs. The single best starting point for finding respite anywhere in the country, and it is the tool state agencies themselves point families toward.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Before you pay out of pocket, check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds — respite is covered by nearly every state waiver, and many families never think to ask.
Most states run one
Your state's Lifespan Respite Care Program
Lifespan Respite Care Programs are federally seeded, state-run programs that help families of any age and any disability find and pay for respite — often including vouchers or subsidies that do not depend on having a Medicaid waiver. Most states have one, they are chronically under-used, and they are rarely mentioned by anyone else in the system.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Search for "[your state] Lifespan Respite" or use the ARCH directory. Ask specifically about voucher or subsidy programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Antigo · multi-county
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin — Langlade County / North Central WI
Autism Society of Wisconsin family support for Langlade County. Resource navigation and peer connection for families in Antigo and the surrounding north-central Wisconsin forested communities.
Oconto · multi-county
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin — Oconto County
Autism Society of Wisconsin family support for Oconto County. Resource navigation and peer support connecting families to the Green Bay area autism community and statewide Wisconsin services.
Shawano · multi-county
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin — Shawano County
Autism Society of Wisconsin family support for Shawano County. Resource navigation and peer connection for families in the Shawano area and surrounding north-central Wisconsin communities.
Keshena · multi-county
Autism Society of Wisconsin — Menominee County / Tribal Nation
Autism Society of Wisconsin peer support and resource navigation for Menominee County tribal families. Online community and statewide helpline are primary support touchpoints; Shawano-area in-person events are the nearest community programming.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Keshena · multi-county
WI FACETS — IEP Advocacy (Menominee County / Tribal Schools)
Free IEP coaching for Menominee County families. FACETS can help families navigate both the Menominee Indian School District (BIE) and Wisconsin public school IEP processes. Tribal education operates under BIE oversight — FACETS is familiar with both systems.
FREE. Covers BIE tribal school IEPs as well as Wisconsin public school IEPs.
Antigo · multi-county
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Langlade County)
Free IEP and special education advocacy for Langlade County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Covers Antigo Unified School District and surrounding rural north-central Wisconsin schools.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Oconto · multi-county
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Oconto County)
Free IEP and special education advocacy for Oconto County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Covers Oconto, Oconto Falls, and Gillett school districts.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Shawano · multi-county
Wisconsin Family Ties — IEP Advocacy (Shawano County)
Free IEP and special education advocacy for Shawano County families from Wisconsin's federally funded PTI. Covers Shawano-Gresham and Bonduel school districts, and can help navigate inter-agency coordination for Menominee families.
FREE. Federally funded PTI.
Activities, clubs & recreation
Clubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
200+ locations nationwide
ACEing Autism
Weekly Saturday tennis clinics built specifically for autistic children aged 5 to 18, run by volunteers at more than 200 locations across the country, serving over 7,000 players. Sessions run in six-week blocks of an hour. This is the clearest example of the interest-based model working: the sport supplies the structure, the turn-taking and the reason to be there, so the social side happens sideways rather than being the task.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location — around $120 for a six-week session at some sites, with scholarships available. Use the map on their site to find your nearest program, schedule and local contact.
~4,000 camps nationwide
American Camp Association — camp finder
A free searchable directory of close to 4,000 summer camps that can be filtered for camps serving autistic campers, by distance, session length, activities and cost. The best single starting point for finding a day or overnight camp anywhere in the country.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Registration for specialized camps typically opens December–February and popular overnight camps fill within days. Start the funding conversation in autumn.
Nationwide — find your local chapter
Best Buddies
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, plus employment, leadership and inclusive living programs. Over 4,000 chapters across all 50 states, serving school-age through adult. If what your family wants is a friend rather than an activity, this is the most direct answer in the country.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
A national organization, not a local listing — use the finder on their site, or call 1-800-89BUDDY, to locate your nearest chapter.
Local affiliates across most of the country
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Day and overnight camps run through local Easterseals affiliates, several of them autism-specific, with weekend respite and family camp sessions as well. Many affiliates operate sliding-scale fees, and several camps serve adults alongside children.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Programs vary a great deal between affiliates — check what your nearest one actually runs rather than assuming the national description applies.
Week-long camps hosted nationwide
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle, using adapted roller bikes over a week-long camp that gradually transfers balance to the rider. Learning to ride a bike is a milestone a lot of autistic children are quietly written off for, and this is the program that most reliably delivers it. Camps are hosted by local organizations across the country, so availability is by host town rather than by chapter.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their site for host locations and dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
Local chapters in a number of US cities
KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Volunteer-led one-to-one recreation for children and young adults with developmental and physical disabilities, at no cost to families or carers. The one-to-one model is the point: a volunteer is paired with your child for the session, which makes it workable for people who cannot manage a group setting unsupported.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. Runs through local chapters in a number of US cities rather than everywhere — check whether yours has one.
900+ divisions nationwide
Little League Challenger Division
Baseball for children and adults with a physical or intellectual disability, across more than 900 divisions. The main division serves ages 4–18, or up to 22 if still enrolled in school; the Senior League Challenger Division serves 15 and above with no upper age limit.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the league finder on their site to locate the nearest Challenger division, or ask about starting one.
200+ communities
Miracle League
Baseball on purpose-built accessible fields in more than 200 communities. Every player bats and every player scores, so ability differences do not decide the game.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their location list for the nearest field — coverage is good but not universal.
Every state — county-level programs
Special Olympics
Year-round sports training and competition at no cost to the athlete or their family, for children and adults alike. Programs run at county level in every state.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility centers on intellectual disability or a closely related developmental disability. If your child is autistic without an intellectual disability, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after.
Through local clubs and state associations
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, usually with buddy support on the pitch. Run through ordinary local soccer clubs rather than as a separate organization.
A national programme with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Ask your state youth soccer association which local clubs run TOPSoccer — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
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Helpful guides
Guides for Shawano 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 Wisconsin resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Shawano County, Wisconsin?
We list 16 providers serving Shawano County, covering diagnostic clinics, parent & family support, ABA therapy, early intervention (0–3) and advocacy & legal. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Shawano County?
ABA providers serving Shawano County are listed in the ABA therapy section of this page, with phone numbers and websites. Many deliver services in the family's home or at school as well as in a clinic. Ask about waitlists when you call — they vary widely and change month to month.
Are there telehealth autism services for Shawano County families?
Yes — 1 provider serving Shawano County offers telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Shawano County?
4 providers serving Shawano County deliver services in the family's home. Many children do better in a familiar setting than in an unfamiliar clinic room, and in-home visits remove the travel burden.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin families can apply to the Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS) Waiver; Family Care and IRIS for adults, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is No waitlist — continuous enrollment, roughly 70 days from eligibility, and your place is usually set by the date you apply — so applying early matters even if you are unsure what services you need. Many waivers also disregard parental income, so families who don't qualify for regular Medicaid often still qualify here.
What if I can't find an autism provider in Shawano County?
If none of the Shawano County providers is the right fit, these Wisconsin counties currently have the most listed providers: Marathon County (26), Outagamie County (22), Brown County (21), Calumet County (21). Many providers travel or offer telehealth, so it is worth calling even if they are not based nearby. You can also tell us about a provider we are missing.
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