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Special-education help for Atlanta families.

Atlanta is home to one of the country's best autism centers and top dyslexia schools — the trick is knowing which are genuinely excellent and near you. This is Atlanta's own credential-vetted directory of the best evaluators, schools, therapists, and doctors, plus free and low-cost options. Then, if you want it, an expert reads your child's records and builds your plan.

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An expert review of your child's IEP & records, our researched Atlanta recommendations from the vetted directory below, a clear written action plan, and a vetted local advocate, found and recommended for you. Reduced-fee spots available.

How we choose who to trust

We don't rank by star ratings — they're noisy and easy to game. Every group below earns its place by credentials: board certification, school accreditation, professional licensure, and standing in the field's real professional bodies. The honest bar, not the loudest reviews.

ABPP / ABCNOrton-Gillingham · AIMSCCC-SLP · OTR/L · BCBACOPAACastle Connolly

Evaluators & neuropsychologists ABPP board-certified

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — NeuropsychologyABPP-CN · academic

CHOA's neuropsychology section is deep in board-certified pediatric neuropsychologists (Drs. Burns, Lee, Howarth, Blackwell — all ABPP, Emory faculty). Rigorous, school-ready evaluations for learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism.

Peachtree Neuropsychological Associatesprivate neuropsych · Atlanta

An established Atlanta private neuropsychology practice providing comprehensive child and adolescent evaluations for learning, attention, and developmental concerns.

ABPP — Find a board-certified pediatric neuropsychologistboard-cert directory

The American Board of Professional Psychology's directory lists clinicians who passed board certification in clinical neuropsychology — the real credential to look for in a private evaluator.

Special-education schools accredited & specialized

The Schenck Schooldyslexia · Orton-Gillingham

Widely regarded as one of the country's top elementary schools for dyslexia — accelerated, Orton-Gillingham remediation in small groups, with the goal of returning strong readers to mainstream school.

Atlanta Speech Schoolspeech/language + dyslexia (Learning Hub)

A renowned Atlanta institution — its Learning Hub supports children 2–18 with speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and tutoring for dyslexia, writing, and executive functioning.

Cumberland Academy of Georgiaautism / Asperger's / ADHD

An Atlanta school built for students with high-functioning autism, Asperger's, ADHD, and related learning differences — structured, supportive, individualized.

Reading & dyslexia Orton-Gillingham

Academy of Orton-Gillingham — find an Atlanta tutoraccredited O-G practitioners

The Academy's directory lists accredited Orton-Gillingham practitioners — the gold-standard credential for a private dyslexia tutor near you.

BookshareFREE if qualifying

A huge audiobook/highlighting library — free for students with a qualifying reading disability, so your child keeps up with grade-level books while they learn to decode.

ABA, speech & occupational therapy BHCOE · CCC-SLP · OTR-L

Talk About TherapyCCC-SLP · speech/OT/feeding/PT

A Metro Atlanta pediatric clinic with licensed CCC-SLP speech-language pathologists offering speech, occupational, feeding, and physical therapy plus autism evaluations.

Atlanta Autism Centercenter-based ABA + OT/speech

An Atlanta-area center providing diagnosis, center-based ABA, and occupational, speech, and feeding therapies for children with autism — coordinated under one roof.

Hopebridge — AtlantaBHCOE-accredited ABA

A BHCOE-accredited ABA provider with Atlanta-area centers offering ABA plus complementary occupational and speech therapy.

BHCOE — Find more accredited ABAaccreditation directory

For more options, the BHCOE directory lists every accredited ABA provider in Atlanta — the real quality bar for choosing ABA.

Developmental & behavioral doctors board-certified (DBP)

Marcus Autism Center (CHOA / Emory)NIH Autism Center of Excellence

One of the nation's largest autism centers (a subsidiary of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory's autism division) — developmental pediatricians and psychologists providing gold-standard autism diagnosis and care.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta — Developmental Pediatricsboard-certified · academic

CHOA's developmental and neurology programs provide board-certified diagnosis and management of ADHD, developmental delay, and learning concerns.

Advocates COPAA · vetted

COPAA — Find an Advocate / Attorneynational professional body

The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates' directory lists only active, vetted special-education advocates and attorneys serving the Atlanta area — the field's real professional standard.

Georgia Advocacy OfficeGeorgia P&A · free legal-rights help

Georgia's protection & advocacy agency — free legal-rights information and help if your child's rights are being denied.

Low-cost, sliding-scale & free every family deserves help

Georgia State University — Psychology Clinicsliding scale · no more than $30/hr

GSU's training clinic (downtown Atlanta) provides affordable assessment and counseling for children on a sliding scale based on income — no more than $30 an hour — supervised by licensed psychologists.

Babies Can't Wait — Georgia Early Interventionfree · birth–3

Georgia's free Early Intervention program (through the Dept. of Public Health) provides developmental evaluations and services for infants and toddlers birth–3 — a free first step.

Free official help in your state federally funded · free

Georgia's free Parent Center

Parent to Parent of Georgia

Federally funded and free — they help Georgia families understand their rights, the IEP/504 process, evaluations, and meetings. A great first call.

Georgia disability rights & legal advocacy

Georgia Advocacy Office

Georgia's protection & advocacy agency — free legal-rights information and help if your child's rights are being denied.

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