Category: Education

Founded in 2009, the Academy of Ability is a private, not-for-profit school for children with physical and learning disabilities. Provides individualized academics and life skills training to foster the greatest level of independence in all areas of life.

K-5 school with ABA approach to education, allowing students to learn through movement, art, music and theater.

Serving bright students, grades 4 through 12th, who may have a learning difficulty or ADHD and students who thrive in a small, safe, and individualized setting. Providing students with a learning environment that facilitates the development of self-confidence, motivation, and academic skills and gives students the opportunity to achieve success.

Specially designed individualized programs help students make significant improvements in all areas of functioning. Program includes one-on-one instruction, training in cognitive and auditory processing, perceptional motor functioning, reading, social skills, sensory integration
and skills leading toward independence.

Easterseals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work, and play in our communities. The Murray Child Development Center provides childcare, parental support, and early intervention services needed to support success.

The First Academy is a Christ-centered, college preparatory, private school serving over 1,450 Central Florida students from preschool through high school.

Focus Academy’s special needs education program for students ages 14-22 is structured with dual purposes: academic achievement and social success. We offer differentiated, individualized instruction, but emphasize a full high school experience including creative arts, physical education and state of the art technology. Our post-high school Transition Program moves students into the community to continue building independence, self-esteem, and workplace competence.

Inspire Learning Academy provides a transitional process for students to grow from elementary to middle school and beyond.

Providing individually tailored, multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment and education of children with cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and other physical disorders. Using the latest innovative, validated and medically based therapies. We are a not-for-profit Christian school for physically disabled children ages 6 to 21 years, located in Melbourne, Florida.

Inspiring all learners to reach their highest potential as responsible, productive citizens. The mission of the Exceptional Student Education Department of the School District of Osceola County, Florida, is to ensure each exceptional student the most appropriate educational setting in the least restrictive environment.

Serving students in 1st through 12th grade, Pace Brantley School specializes in providing individualized attention to students with a variety of learning needs who tend to get left behind in traditional school settings. Gardiner, McKay and Step Up for Students scholarships are accepted.

Paloma Academy focuses on building foundational Social/Emotional, Communication, Emergent Literacy and Writing, and Emergent Math skills through developmentally appropriate lessons using purposeful play.

Non-profit, tuition-free, public charter schools serving students with learning and
learning-related disabilities in 3rd-12th grade, as well as offer a transitional job training
program for young adults ages 18 to 22-years-old. Our mission is to empower students
with learning disabilities to maximize their potential in a positive therapeutic educational
environment.

The Arbor School of Central Florida educates students with Autism, Aspergers, Sensory Processing Disorder, Down Syndrome, Speech/Language delays and developmental delays.

The Broach School was started in 1973 to meet the ever-increasing need for quality personalized instruction.

K – High School, Offering a transformative education for students with autism or Asperger’s syndrome. Students receive small-group academic instruction, daily therapies, life skills development and intensive vocational training. Three paths toward earning a high school diploma, all of which exceed state standards. Focus is placed on developing social skills and building self-confidence in order to help students thrive during and after Paragon. Paragon is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS).

Providing educational tools and resources for children with special needs.
Visit WEDU.org/autism for a comprehensive guide to resources for autism.