Parenting a child with special needs? Our Special Needs Resources page contains a list of community resources and healthcare providers for parents and children with disabilities in the Chattahoochee Valley.
Each child is unique and so is the combination of factors that go into solving the puzzle of any disability—whether it’s developmental, emotional, behavioral, learning-related or otherwise. These resources will provide a solid starting place for families just beginning—or reaching new milestones—in their journey with a child with special needs.
Early Intervention Programs
Babies Can’t Wait
- 2100 Comer Avenue, Columbus Phone: 706-327-0189
Fort Benning Educational & Developmental Intervention Services
- Fort Benning Phone: 706-545-3835
MCSD Program for Exceptional Students
- 3000 Macon Road, Columbus Phone: 706-748-2230
Disability Specific Organizations
Autism Hope Center
- P.O. Box 6028, Columbus, Phone: 706-604-6333 Facebook: AutismHopeCenter
Chattahoochee Valley Autism Support Group
- 6100 Veterans Parkway Suite 12, Columbus, Info: Kathleen Haro-Black at [email protected]. Facebook: CVASG on Facebook
Chattahoochee Valley Down Syndrome Support Group
- Facebook: CVDSSG on Facebook
- Fort Benning Mended Little Hearts
- Info: 321-507-6666 Note: This support group is dedicated to parents of children with heart defects and heart disease.
Diagnostics & Evaluations
Ona Graham, Psy.D, Clinical Neuropsychologist
- 1443 17th Street, Columbus, Phone: 706-317-2163
Michael Ellis, DO, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- The Bradley Center of St. Francis Hospital, Phone: 706.320.3770
The Pastoral Institute
- Angela Sims, Ph.D., Developmental Clinical Psychologist
- Pastoral Institute, 2022 Fifteenth Avenue, Columbus, Phone: 706-649-6500
The Brain Center
- Franciska Kocsner, Ph.D., Pediatric Clinical Psychologist
- 5605 Princeton Avenue Suite A, Columbus, GA 31904, Phone: 706-221-0112 Fax: (706) 221-0114
CPA Kids (Columbus Psychological Associates)
- 2325 Brookstone Centre Parkway, Columbus, GA 31904 Phone: (706) 653-6841
- Note: CPA Kids is a division of Columbus Psychological Associates. Over 3 child psychologists on staff who specialize in individual and family counseling and psychological evaluations (for ADHD etc).
Local Academic/ Educational Services
Muscogee County School District
- Program for Exceptional Students, 2960 Macon Road, Columbus, Phone: 706-748-2230
Harris County School District
- Special Education Services, 132 Barnes Mill Road, Hamilton Phone: 706-628-4206 ext 1460
Easter Seals West Georgia
- 2515 Double Churches Road, Columbus, Phone: 706-660-1144
- Note: After School, Day program for children, adolescents, and adults with autism or other disabilities.
Brain Jogging – Camp Academia, Inc.
- 1507 Vernon Road, LaGrange, Phone: 706-884-4492
Columbus State University GOALS program
- Contact: 706-565-1408 or email [email protected]
- Note: GOALS is an inclusive 2-year certificate program that provides a personally meaningful university experience for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
ABA Providers/ Behavior Specialists
Autism Learning Center, LLC.
- 706-221-8966 or 6100 Veterans Parkway Suite 12, Columbus, GA 31909
GoalPoint Behavioral Services: Columbus
- 706-221-9629 or 1921 Whittlesey Rd, Columbus, GA 31904
Lighthouse Behavioral Consulting
- 762-359-0003 or [email protected]
Mentoring & Behavioral Services
- 706-225-0101 or 1133 13th St. Columbus, GA 31901
Reaching Milestones: Columbus Learning Center
- 706-221-1208 or 1450 54th Street, Suite C, Columbus
Spectrum House: Columbus
- (850) 607-6910 or 5900 Warm Springs Rd. Ste J, Columbus, Georgia 31909
ZÖe Center For ABA And Development Services
- 706-780-1704 or 1110 13th Street, Suite D, Columbus
Occupational & Physical Therapy
HPRC – Pediatric Rehab
- 705 17th Street, Suite 407, Columbus, Phone: 706-321-0930
- Note: Occupational therapists have training in Sensory Integration techniques.
HPRC – Easter Seals West Georgia
- HPRC Pediatric Therapy, 2515 Double Churches Road, Columbus, Phone: 706-660-5495
- Note: Provides occupational, physical, and speech therapy to both children at Easter Seals and outpatients. Insurances accepted include BCBS, GA and AL Medicaid (as well as Wellcare and Peachstate), Tricare.
Speech & Language Pathology
Columbus Speech & Hearing Center
- 2424 Double Churches Road, Columbus, GA 31909, Phone: 706-324-6112 Email: [email protected]
HPRC – Easter Seals West Georgia
- HPRC Pediatric Therapy, 2515 Double Churches Road, Columbus, Phone: 706-660-5495
- Note: Provides occupational, physical, and speech therapy to both children at Easter Seals and outpatients. Insurances accepted include BCBS, GA and AL Medicaid (as well as Wellcare and Peachstate), Tricare.
Autism Learning Center, LLC.
- 6100 Veterans Parkway Suite 12, Columbus, GA 31909 Phone: 706-221-8966
Equine-Assisted Therapy
Enoch Ministries – Big Bear Farm
- 1055 Butts Mill Road, Pine Mountain, Georgia 31822, Phone: (706) 881-2141
- A 501c3 Christian Counseling program that uses horses in our counseling sessions.
Good Shepherd Therapeutic Center
- 405 Bar Rest Ranch Road, Warm Springs, Phone: 706-655-2354
- Note: A Premier Accredited NARHA-affiliated center.
Storybook Farm
- Hope on Horseback program, 300 Cusseta Road, Opelika, AL, Phone: 334-444-5966
Social Skills Programs
Pastoral Institute
- 2022 15th Ave, Columbus, Phone: 706-649-6500
Individual & Family Counseling
CPA Kids (Columbus Psychological Associates)
- Columbus Psychological Associates, 2325 Brookstone Centre Parkway, Columbus Phone 706-653-6841
Pastoral Institute
- 2022 Fifteenth Avenue Columbus Phone: Phone 706-649-6500
The Brain Center
- 6501 Veterans Parkway, Suite 2F Columbus Phone: 706-221-0112 Fax: (706) 221-0114
Recreational Camps & Summer Programs
Easter Seals West Georgia (Summer)
- 2515 Double Churches Road, Columbus Phone: 706-660-1144
Camp Dream
- Hosted by Roosevelt Institute for Rehab in Warm Springs, Ga Phone: 648-367-0040 or [email protected]
Camp Big Heart
- Hosted by Camp John Hope FFA-FCCLA Center in Fort Valley, GA campjohnhope.com
Additional Resources
Georgia Dept of Driver Services
- ID cards for persons with disabilities
Emergency Preparedness Checklist (Georgia)
- GA Emergency Preparedness for individuals with disabilities and elderly persons
Parent to Parent of Georgia
- 3070 Presidential Pkwy., Suite 130, Atlanta; Phone: 770-458-4091 or 800-229-2038
- Roadmap to Success
- Parent to Parent of Georgia is the state’s Parent Training & Information Center. Our services are free to families of children with disabilities and children who are medically fragile. We serve children from birth to age 26.
Special Needs Scholarship Program (Georgia)
- Contact: Aquanda Cummings, 404-656-4328; email [email protected]
- Eligibility Criteria
- The GSNS Program (Senate Bill 10 as signed into law on May 18, 2007) is a parental choice program for special needs students attending Georgia public schools who are served under an IEP. It allows eligible special needs students to transfer to another public school, public school system, state school, or authorized participating private school.
Auburn University Regional Autism Network
- Serving Alabama residents in the following counties (Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, and Tallapoosa ) who have questions, concerns, or resource needs regarding themselves, a family member, friend, client, patient, or student with diagnosed or suspected autism spectrum disorder.
- Contact: Doris Hill, Ph.D., (334) 844-2004
Guide to Mobile Tech for Kids with ASD
- List of apps compiled by Verizon Wireless.
Muscogee Moms provides resource directories as a community service and a starting place for your research. We do not independently evaluate nor do we imply endorsement by including particular organizations. If you know of additional museums we should list, please contact us.
