For years Texas illegally capped special-education enrollment, and Houston families are still catching up — too many kids were quietly denied an evaluation they were owed. You don't have to accept that. Below is a full directory of the best special-education providers across Houston — named, credential-vetted, and including free and sliding-scale options — and we work in English and Spanish. 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 largest children's hospital in the U.S. — board-certified pediatric neuropsychologists (including Dr. Mary Reeni George, PhD, ABPP) providing rigorous, school-ready evaluations for ADHD, learning disabilities, and autism.
Baylor's pediatric neuropsychology team (which trains the next generation of board-certified neuropsychologists) provides comprehensive evaluations tied to one of the country's top medical schools.
A dedicated private pediatric neuropsychology practice doing comprehensive evaluations for learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism — with reports written to be usable in the IEP/504 process.
Houston's premier learning-differences school (K–12), ISAS-accredited, built for students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia — and approved for the new Texas Education Freedom Accounts.
A K–8 independent school for intellectually capable students with learning differences — dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, and language disorders — with individualized instruction.
A Houston institution since 1980, bringing evidence-based, Orton-Gillingham reading instruction to children and training the teachers who deliver it — a trusted name in structured literacy.
A BHCOE-accredited ABA provider with multiple Houston locations, delivering individualized, research-based autism therapy with credentialed BCBAs.
A Houston pediatric practice with CCC-SLP speech-language pathologists (and occupational-therapy evaluations) — experienced clinicians, individualized therapy.
A leading Houston pediatric speech-language practice (with occupational therapy) known for individualized, high-quality care from licensed clinicians.
For more options, the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence directory lists every BHCOE-accredited ABA provider in Houston — the real quality bar for choosing ABA.
The Meyer Center's board-certified developmental-behavioral pediatricians and psychologists diagnose ADHD, autism, developmental delay, and learning disabilities — a family-centered, comprehensive workup.
Baylor's Division of Developmental Pediatrics — board-certified physicians evaluating and managing autism, ADHD, and developmental concerns, tied to a top academic medical center.
A Houston-based professional advocacy practice providing non-attorney representation at ARD/IEP and 504 meetings and hearings — deeply familiar with HISD and Harris County districts.
A Houston special-education advocacy practice affiliated with COPAA and TOPAA, with direct experience working with the HISD Board's Special Education Ad Hoc Committee.
For more options, the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates' directory lists active, vetted special-education advocates and attorneys — including bilingual ones serving Texas.
UH's training clinics (the School Problems Clinic and the Developmental Neuropsychology Clinic) provide comprehensive psychoeducational and neuropsychological evaluations for ages 5–17 on a sliding fee scale — the same gold-standard testing at a fraction of private cost.
A free, fully bilingual Texas resource hub that walks families through the ARD/IEP process step by step and helps you find advocates — built by and for parents of children with disabilities.
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 Houston 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 Houston providers from the vetted directory above.
A clear written plan, plus a vetted Houston advocate, found and recommended for you, for the in-person help.
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