Brooklyn is a borough of two-and-a-half million people — a great specialist in Manhattan or Queens often isn't realistic from here, so this is Brooklyn's own credential-vetted directory: the best evaluators, schools, therapists, and doctors near you.
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Brooklyn's premier K–12 college-prep school for bright students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, dyscalculia, and NVLD — built on Orton-Gillingham (PAF) reading and structured writing, with ~90% heading to four-year colleges. (Designed for learning disabilities, not significant autism or behavioral needs.)
A Brooklyn school and center built specifically for children with autism — intensive, individualized, evidence-based programming for students who need that depth of support.
Small (about 46-student, 8:1) school for grades 2-6 with dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia, using multisensory Orton-Gillingham instruction.
Nonprofit school serving students ages 5-21 with autism using Applied Behavior Analysis in a 1:1 student-to-teacher ratio, plus parent training and after-school socialization.
State-approved nonprofit elementary program for students classified with autism, multiple disabilities, emotional disability, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities or other health impairments.
State-approved nonpublic placement for students ages 12-22 across all five boroughs with classifications including autism, using ABA methodologies and an individualized curriculum.
Autism-focused academy building individualized plans around each student's strengths, with on-site ABA, speech, occupational, physical and mental-health services.
Long-running NYC nonprofit (since 1975) running special-education classrooms and clinical supports for children ages 3-21 with autism and developmental disabilities, with sites in Brooklyn and citywide.
The NYC Department of Education's citywide special-education district, serving students ages 3-21 with significant autism, cognitive, emotional or multiple disabilities through specialized programs at many Brooklyn sites (small ratios like 12:1:1, 8:1:1, 6:1:1).
BCBA-led ABA school for students ages 5-15 with autism (in nearby Long Island City, Queens), offering speech, OT, PT and counseling alongside academics.
A board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with 20+ years of experience, right in Brooklyn — comprehensive, neurodiversity-affirming evaluations for children and teens (learning disabilities, ADHD, autism), written to be usable in the IEP process.
A practice focused on comprehensive child and adolescent neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations — cognition, attention, learning, and emotional functioning.
The American Board of Professional Psychology's directory lists clinicians who passed board certification in clinical neuropsychology — the real credential to look for.
The Academy's directory lists accredited Orton-Gillingham practitioners — the gold-standard credential for a private dyslexia tutor near you.
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.
A BHCOE-accredited ABA provider with a Brooklyn location, serving children birth–21 (home, school, and center-based) with BCBA-led, individualized autism programming.
For more options, the BHCOE directory lists every accredited ABA provider in Brooklyn — the real quality bar for choosing ABA.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's directory lists speech-language pathologists who hold the CCC-SLP — the national mark of a fully qualified clinician.
SUNY Downstate's academic child-development team (led by Dr. Harris Huberman) provides interdisciplinary evaluation and care for neurodevelopmental and behavioral disorders — autism, ADHD, developmental delay.
Maimonides Children's Hospital's developmental-behavioral team diagnoses and manages autism, ADHD, and developmental concerns — a hospital-based option right in Brooklyn.
A long-established NYC special-education advocacy practice that guides families through evaluations, IEPs, placement, and the city's complex process — serving Brooklyn families.
For more options, the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates' directory lists active, vetted special-education advocates and attorneys serving New York.
This CUNY nonprofit training center provides low-cost speech, language, and hearing evaluations and therapy, supervised by licensed clinicians — quality care at a fraction of private rates, right in Brooklyn.
Free help understanding your rights, the IEP process, evaluations, and meetings — one of the best free resources in the country, serving all five boroughs.
Federally funded and free — they help New York families understand their rights, the IEP/504 process, evaluations, and meetings. A great first call.
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How do I start the special-education process in Brooklyn?
Put your request in writing to your child's school, asking for a full special-education evaluation — that is the legal first step. On A New Story you'll find a free, ready-to-send evaluation-request letter you can use today.
How long does a special-education evaluation take?
Once you give written consent, the school generally must complete the evaluation and hold an eligibility meeting within a set timeline (often around 60 days, though it varies by state). Putting your request in writing starts the clock.
Can my school district pay for a private special-education school?
Sometimes. If the public school can't provide an appropriate education, the district can be required to fund a state-approved nonpublic placement. It isn't automatic — it takes the right evaluation and advocacy — but families do it every year, including ones with limited funds.
What's the difference between an IEP and a 504 plan?
An IEP provides specialized instruction and services under IDEA; a 504 plan provides accommodations under civil-rights law. A New Story's free guides walk you through which one fits your child.
Where can I find free special-education help in Brooklyn?
A New Story lists credential-vetted schools, evaluators, therapists, advocates, and the free public programs and parent centers in New York — searchable by ZIP, and free forever.