Dallas has board-certified neuropsychologists at Children's Health/UT Southwestern, the country's largest school for learning differences, and a renowned university speech clinic — but finding the genuinely excellent help near you is the hard part. This is Dallas'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.
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.
The neuropsychology service at Children's Health (with UT Southwestern) includes board-certified pediatric neuropsychologists — Alice Ann Holland, PhD, ABPP (research director) and Veronica Bordes Edgar, PhD, ABPP. Comprehensive, school-ready evaluations for learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism, in Dallas and Plano.
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 near you.
The nation's largest independent school for bright students with learning differences — dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and ADHD (PK–12, since 1976). Structured, multisensory (Orton-Gillingham-based) instruction, and a renowned teacher-training institute.
A Dallas college-preparatory school (PK–12) for bright students with ADHD, dyslexia, and learning differences — small classes and a strengths-based approach.
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 Dallas ABA provider that has earned BHCOE accreditation — the clinical-excellence standard met by only a small share of ABA clinics — serving children with autism and related needs.
For more options, the BHCOE directory lists every accredited ABA provider in the Dallas area — 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.
The Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics clinic at Children's Health (UT Southwestern faculty; medical director Sari Bar, DO) evaluates and supports children with autism and developmental differences from birth to age 12.
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates' directory lists active, vetted special-education advocates and attorneys serving the Dallas area — the field's real professional standard.
North Texas's free civil legal-aid program — for income-eligible families, a route to legal help (including some special-education matters) at no cost.
UT Dallas's renowned clinic provides speech, language, and hearing evaluation and therapy, plus an autism program — with sliding-scale fees and scholarship funding for families who qualify.
For children birth to 3, Texas's ECI program provides developmental evaluations and therapies (speech, OT, and more) at free or sliding-scale cost — the earliest, no-barrier place to start.
Federally funded and free — they help Texas families understand their rights, the IEP/504 process, evaluations, and meetings. A great first call.
Texas's protection & advocacy agency — free legal-rights information and help if your child's rights are being denied.
A short message — your child, your Dallas district, and what you're facing. We set up a secure way to share the IEP.
We review the records against your rights and match your child to the right Dallas providers from the vetted directory above.
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