special needs schools and school placement, therapeutic schools, bording schools, transition programs, at risk teens and young adults

Internet Special Education Resources: Special Needs Schools
Special Education & Learning Disabilities Resources: A Nationwide Directory

Special Needs Schools/ Special Education / Therapeutic Schools:
special education college prep Special Needs / Special Education College Programs
Listing Your Special Education School with ISER

Nationwide and International Services

Brehm School (in Carbondale, IL), small coeducational boarding school for students with language-based and complex learning disabilities

Online Programs -- Eaton Arrowsmith School, for kids and YA's with LD, attention disorders, or executive functioning challenges.Uses the Arrowsmith Program to exercise the brain.

Ombudsman Program for At Risk Teens -- accredited, alternative learning option with school districts across the US for middle school and high school

Heartspring Special Needs Center-- residential and day school in Kansas serving children (ages 5 - 21) with autism and other developmental disabilities from across the country also offers outpatient services.

Heartlight Therapeutic Boarding School --school for struggling teens promotes interaction / interpersonal relationships between the staff and teen residents

Imy Wax, Educational Consultant -- school placement and special program placement for students with special educational needs

Don C. Haworth, Productive Child/Teenager Transportation -- provides a safe, affordable, and secure to transport your teens and or young adults

The School Solution--consultation and placement services for families with a student who is struggling in his/her current academic environment

State, Regional and Local Services

Alabama

Arizona

Phoenix -- Gateway Academy, a private day school, serving grades 6-12 diagnosed with High Functioning Autism and students who are Twice-Exceptional.

Arkansas

NWA South (Springdale) --LearningRx Brain Training Center works one-on-one to strengthen weak cognitive learning skills and help students learn effectively

Morrow-- Teen Challenge Ranch, A leading therapeutic Christian boarding school and substance abuse treatment center for teenage boys.

Sage -- Easy K Ranch, residential home and care for mentally challenged children and teens in Arkansas

California

Statewide Services

Tollner Law Offices -- special education attorneys throughout California, with regional offices in San Jose, Los Angeles and Irvine

Fusion Academy -- personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12, as well as a complete after-school program in San Mateo

Bay Area (San Mateo) -- Compass High School uses multi-sensory teaching methods to strengthen reading, writing, math, organizational and life skills for teens with LD.

Buena Park--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Concord--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Daly City--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Fairfield--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Huntington Beach -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Los Angeles -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Los Gatos -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

La Jolla --Educational Options, LLC, offers school placement nationwide for at risk teens and children with special needs

Marin -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Mission Valley--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Mission Viejo -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Oakland--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism Orange--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Pasadena -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Pittsburgh--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Poway (San Diego area)--Newbridge School serve students K-8 with dyslexia, ADHD, high functioning autism, and other learning disabilities

San Diego -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

San Francisco Bay Area--Bayhill High School, a high school for students with learning differences in Oakland, California

San Francisco -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

San Jose--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

San Mateo -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12, as well as a complete after-school program

San Mateo (Bay Area) -- Stanbridge Academy, caring, inclusive K-12 school for students with mild to moderate learning differences and social communication disorders.

San Pablo--Spectrum Center Schools and Programs serve students aged 3 to 22 who have challenging educational and behavioral needs, including autism

Sonoma -- Hanna Boys Center, faith-based program and school for At-Risk and addicted teens

South Bay -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Walnut Creek -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Warner Center -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Julian Youth Academy-- private Christian residential school for teenage girls that are in need of full-time supervision and redirection

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

serving Maryland and Delaware--Wye River Upper School, independent upper school serving bright students with learning differences

District of Columbia

Washington, DC , serving Metro DC area including Maryland and Northern Virginia

Parkmont School

Florida

Bonifay-- Gateway Academy, Military-Style Christian Boarding School for Troubled Boys

Clearwater--The dePaul School, excellence in education for people with learning disabilities.

Jacksonville--Broach South offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Jacksonville Beach--Broach Jacksonville Beach offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Jacksonville-- Safe Harbor Boys Academy, Maritime based boarding school for at risk teenage boys, featured in Hallmark movie, Safe Harbor.

Lakeland-- Lakeland Grace Academy, Christian boarding school for teenage girls who are exhibiting bad behavior or failing academically.

Miami -- H.E.L.P. Miami, alternative school for grades K - 12 for students performing poorly in traditional schools

Orlando-- Providence Pass, Premier residential therapeutic progam for girls with emotional or behavioral difficulties or trauma.

Sarasota--The Gap School, therapeutic day school for children with ld, ADHD, Autism, Spectrum Disorders, or severely lacking in social skills

Tampa Bay Area (Bradenton, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Zephyrhills) --Broach Tampa schools , offers dedicated classrooms serving students with special needs on a traditional campus

Tampa, with programs in many counties --Florida Autism Center of Excellence (FACE), offers successful school programs for children and teens with Autism

Vero Beach-- Ranch for Boys, Christian boarding school for teenage boys who are exhibiting bad behavior or failing academically.

Georgia

Martin -- Shepherd's Hill Academy, Christian alternative at-risk teen wilderness program & therapeutic boarding school

Meansville-- Prayer Mountain Academy, Christian boarding school for teenage boys who are exhibiting bad behavior or failing academically.

Idaho

Bonners Ferry and Coeur D'Alene

Echo Springs Transition Study Center

Emmett -- Cherry Gulch,therapeutic boarding school nurtures young teenage boys in a highly structured, warm, and healthy peer environment.

Illinois

Carbondale--Brehm School, small coeducational boarding school for students with language-based and complex learning disabilities

Chicago area -- Acacia Academy offers personalized programs for students with LD, Aspergers and Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder and Dyslexia

Chicago -- Don C. Haworth, Productive Child/Teenager Transportation --provides a safe, affordable, and secure to transport your teens and or young adults

Deerfield and Chicago Metro area--Imy Wax, educational consultant, offers school and program placement for students with special educational needs

Glencoe and Chicago Metro area--The School Solution, consultation and placement services for families with a student who is struggling in his/her current academic environment

Kansas

Wichita--Heartspring Special Needs Center, residential and day school in Kansas serving children (ages 5 - 21) with autism and other developmental disabilities also offers outpatient services.

Maryland

Math ETC.--Learning Centers in Bowie and Olney provide quality diagnostic assessment and instruction to students of all abilities and all grades through college prep

serving Maryland--Glenwood Country Day School, small Maryland private school for children with learning differences

serving Maryland and Delaware--Wye River Upper School, independent upper school serving bright students with learning differences

Rockville -- Fusion Academy, personalized, one-to-one learning in a full-time alternative school for students in grades 6-12

Massachusetts

Statewide Services

Boston, Prides Crossing, Manchester--Landmark School boarding and day school for students 7-20 years old, in grades 2-12,emphasizes language and learning skills

Cape Cod--Riverview School, co-ed residential school for teens with complex language, learning and cognitive disabilities scoring within the 70 - 100 range

South Hadley --Berkshire Hills Music Academy, Music Infused Vocational and Independent Living Program for young adults with learning difficulties between 18 and 30

Couch-- Master's Ranch, Therapeutic Ranch /Christian Boarding School for at-risk boys who are exhibiting bad behavior or failing academically

Kansas City-- Highlands Academy, Christian boarding school for struggling teenage girls who are exhibiting bad behavior and / or failing academically.

Kirbyville-- Future Men, Leadership training boarding school offering help for teenage boys who have gotten off track in life.

St. Louis -- Lindamood Bell Academy, an accredited K-12 private school, in person or online, pairs sensory-cognitive instruction to develop the imagery-language foundation with full academic curriculum Stockton-- Agape Boarding School, Christian boarding school in Missouri for boys who are exhibiting bad behavior or failing academically.

Stockton-- Wings of Faith Academy, affordable Christian boarding school for struggling pre-teen and teenage girls

Montana

Eureka-- Mountain State Boys Academy, Therapeutic Christian Academy for boys ages 8-13 with RAD;small therapeutic program offers ongoing therapy

Heron-- Clearview Horizon, Affordable residential treatment center for teenage girls with life-controlling issues or trauma.

Rexford-- New Horizons Boys Ranch, Boarding school and home for boys age 9-17 with bad behavior or academic failure.

New Hampshire

Effingham

Lakeview NeuroRehabilitation Center

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Amenia--The Maplebrook School, offers students with LD a middle school, high school, and collegiate experience including credentials programs and courses for college credit

Brooklyn--Sterling School, grammar school (grades 2-6) for children with Dyslexia, ADD, and Langauge Based Learning Disorders

Lakemont-- Freedom Academy, Christian boarding school for teenage boys and girls who are exhibiting bad behavior.

Manhattan, NY -- Aaron School, special needs school K- 8 for children with learning differences and average or above average cognitive ability

Manhattan, NY -- Rebecca School, therapetuic day school for kids 4 - 18 with autism, PDD, and other neurodevelopmental disorders

North Carolina

Mars Hill-- Wolf Creek Academy, A leading therapeutic Christian boarding school and residential treatment center for teenagers.

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City-- Brush Creek Academy, Affordable Christian boarding school and ranch for teenage boys who are exhibiting bad behavior.

Oklahoma City-- New Lifehouse Academy, Christian boarding school for teenage girls who are exhibiting bad behavior or failing academically.

Oregon

Bend -- Horizon Family Solutions, school placement and counseling for at risk teens and their families

Pennsylvania

Glenmoore-- The Camphill School, day and residential programs for children and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Pittsburgh-- The Children's Institute, runs a private school for children ages two through 21 who are challenged by cerebral palsy and/or neurological impairment

Tennessee

Texas

Fulshear --Fulshear Ranch Academy, transitional therapeutic learning center for young women 18 and over

Longview--Heartlight Therapeutic Boarding School Therapeutic boarding school for struggling teens promotes interaction / interpersonal relationships between the staff and teen residents

Utah

Virgin --Falcon Ridge Ranch, Equine centered Residential Treatment focused on the specific and individual needs of adolescent girls

Vermont

Benson --Eckerd Youth Alternatives -- Camp E-Wen-Akee, a year round residential wilderness therapeutic program, approved as an Independent School by VT DOE, that serves boys ages 12-17

Williston--Pine Ridge School--residential boarding school for students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities

Virginia

Fusion Academy - Alexandria -- accredited private 6-12th grade alternative school offer full-time and part-time schooling along with tutoring, test prep, and homework support

Alexandria--Commonwealth Academy is a day school for for average to superior students with AD/HD and other learning differences

Oakland School-- small co-ed boarding and day school for 7 - 14 year olds with dyslexia, learning disabilities, or organizational and study skills difficulties

Washington

Lynnwood --Pacific Learning Center, provides students with a variety of learning disabilities direct,individualized multi-sensory instruction

Prescott-- Jubilee Leadership Academy, Christian boarding school for teenage boys who are exhibiting bad behavior or failing academically

Redmond-- Eaton Arrowsmith School, for kids and YA's with LD, attention disorders, or executive functioning challenges.Uses the Arrowsmith Program to exercise the brain.

West Virginia

Buckhannon --West Virginia Wesleyan College, small private college strongly committed to providing excellent support to students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia and attention deficit disorder.

Wisconsin

Union Grove---Shepherds College, Post secondary School for Young Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Wyoming

British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Whiterock-- Eaton Arrowsmith School, for kids and YA's with LD, attention disorders, or executive functioning challenges.Uses the Arrowsmith Program to exercise the brain.

London, England

Disclaimer: Internet Special Education Resources (ISER) provides this information in an effort to help parents find local special education professionals and resources. ISER does not recommend or endorse any particular special education referral source, type of special education professional, or specific special education professional.