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Special Needs
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ACTIVITIES
Autism Society of Greater New Orleans
504.464.5733 asgno.org ASGNO empowers, educates, and supports individuals affected by autism through educational opportunities, information and referral services, and support services.
Crane Rehab Center LLC – Pediatrics
8300 Earhart Blvd., Ste. 100, New Orleans (Pediatric Facility), 504.866.6990 3923 Bienville St., New Orleans (Center for Behavior, Language & Learning), 504.593.6900 cranerehab.com For nearly 20 years, Crane Rehab Center - Pediatrics has provided children and families with comprehensive, evidence-based, highquality, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and ABA services.
Kim4Kids
2237 N. Hullen St., Ste. 202, Metairie 504.517.5437 kim4kidsnola.com Pediatric occupational therapy services for children to address difficulties in fine and gross motor skills, handwriting, self-care skills, feeding, and play. A variety of diagnoses are treated in a fun, outpatient setting.
Love Swimming
5221 S. Front St., New Orleans 504.891.4662 loveswimming.com Enjoy a different style of therapy in warm, indoor pools with New Orleans’ swim instruction experts! Special needs classes are customized for each child’s emotional and developmental abilities.
EDUCATION
The Chartwell Center
1225 Magazine St., New Orleans 504.899.2478 thechartwellcenter.org Serving New Orleans-area children with autism spectrum disorder.
Lighthouse Louisiana
123 State St., New Orleans 504.899.4501 lighthouselouisiana.org Lighthouse Louisiana offers a variety of services to help individuals of all ages who are blind, visually impaired, and who have other disabilities.
Louisiana School for the Deaf
2888 Brightside Drive, Baton Rouge 225.757.3202 lalsd.org A state school for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in Louisiana.
Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired
2888 Brightside Dr., Baton Rouge 225.757.3481 lsvi.org LSVI offers blind and visually impaired students academic, career, and social opportunities to achieve their full potential.
NOLA Public Schools
Special Education Department 2401 Westbend Pkwy, New Orleans 504.304.3520 nolapublicschools.com/families/parentsresources/special-education
Raphael Academy
500 Soraparu St., New Orleans 504.524.5955 raphaelacademy.org Educating special needs students in Kindergarten through 12th grades, and offering an adult day program for individuals 18 years and older.
Special Education Department
Jefferson Parish Public School System 501 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey 504.349.7912 jpschools.org/domain/118
Special Education Department St. Bernard Parish Public Schools
200 E. St. Bernard Hwy, Chalmette 504.301.2000 sbpsb.org/domain/161
St. Michael Special School
1522 Chippewa St., New Orleans 504.524.7285 stmichaelspecialschool.com The St. Michael Special School educates students with mild to moderate special needs, academically, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Ages 6 to adulthood.
SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY
ChatterNola
3900 N. Causeway Blvd., Ste. 1219, Metairie 504.648.4196 chatternola.com A boutique private practice specializing in early intervention services (for ages birth through 8 years) in Speech-Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Creel Hearing Center
3330 Lake Villa Dr., Ste. 100, Metairie 504.612.8961 5001 Highway 190 E. Service Rd., Ste B-4, Covington 985.551.9870 creelhearing.com Facility type: AUD center
Doctors Hearing Center
5258 Veterans Blvd., Metairie 504.704.1415 doctors-hearing.com Facility type: AUD center
Harch Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
5216 Lapalco Blvd., Marrero 504.309.4948 hbot.com Pediatric brain injury, cerebral palsy, ADD, ADHD, autism, post-concussion syndrome, learning disorders, near drowning, crush injuries, mitochondrial disorder.
Hearing Health Care of Louisiana
3750 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie 504.888.2112 2600 Belle Chasse Highway, Suite 203, Gretna 504.433.1777 hearinghealthcarelouisiana.com Facility type: AUD center
New Orleans Speech and Hearing Center
1636 Toledano St., New Orleans 5646 Read Blvd., Ste. 320, New Orleans 4051 Veterans Blvd., Ste. 223, Metairie 504.897.2606 https://www.noshc.org Facility type: speech/hearing center or clinic
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Division of Communicative Disorders
Multiple locations 504.842.4022 ochsner.org/services/speech-languagepathology Facility type: general medical hospital
Speech, Language, and Audiology Department Children’s Hospital
200 Henry Clay Ave., New Orleans 504.896.9511 chnola.org Facility type: general medical hospital For additional information on speech/language pathology and audiology service providers, and to search locally, visit the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association at asha.org/ findpro. For additional information on speech/language pathology and audiology, as well as links to other information sites, visit the Louisiana SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association at lsha.org.
SUPPORT/THERAPY
The Autism Center at Children’s Hospital
210 State St., New Orleans 504.507.9052 chnola.org/autism Providing comprehensive, evidence-based assessment and treatment for children with the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
Autism Society of Greater New Orleans
504.464.5733 asgno.org ASGNO empowers, educates, and supports individuals affected by autism through educational opportunities, information and referral services, and support services.
Crane Rehab Center LLC – Pediatrics
8300 Earhart Blvd., Ste. 100, New Orleans (Pediatric Facility), 504.866.6990 3923 Bienville St., New Orleans (Center for Behavior, Language & Learning), 504.593.6900 cranerehab.com For nearly 20 years, Crane Rehab Center - Pediatrics has provided children and families with comprehensive, evidence-based, highquality, physical, occupational and speech therapy, and ABA services.
Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans
504.259.6201 dsagno.org Raising awareness about the ability of individuals with Down syndrome, providing information to parents, and sponsoring educational/social events.
Family Behavioral Health Centers
Metairie, Baton Rouge, and Lafayette locations familybehavioralhealthcenter.com Families can find professional understanding and practical solutions to a wide spectrum of behavioral, physiological, emotional and educational challenges. Services include: psychological evaluations, ADHD and other learning disorders, developmental evaluations, coping with chronic pain, family support during medical crisis or adjustment periods, marriage and family therapy, and more.
Gulfsouth Autism Center
7252 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans, 504.323.3450 3013 27th St., Metairie, 504.291.6200 9063 Siegen Ln., Baton Rouge, 225.294.1600 gulfsouthautismcenter.com Providing comprehensive treatment for children with autism spectrum disorders. Our early intervention program incorporates oneon-one ABA services with group speech and occupational therapy.
LSUHSC Child & Family Counseling Clinic
411 S. Prieur St., Room 307, New Orleans 504.556.3451 alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/clinics/cfccclinic.aspx The LSUHSC Child & Family Counseling Clinic is an outpatient mental health clinic designed to provide mental health services to children, adolescents, and their families providing individual, group, and family services.
Therapeutic Learning Center
3329 Metairie Rd., Metairie 504.565.7300 tlcnola.com TLC is a private, pediatric occupational therapy clinic that offers handwriting clinics, picky eaters club, pre-k prep, music therapy, and much more.
Tulane Center for Autism and Related Disorders (T-CARD)
131 S. Robertson St., 14th Floor A, New Orleans 504.988.3533 medicine.tulane.edu/tcard The program provides interdisciplinary, diagnostic evaluations for children. It will also offer treatment services using ABA approaches in the future.
