Special Needs

Exceptional Needs Resource Guide 2024

With these local resources, you and your child will have access to businesses and organizations that provide excellent support, therapy, and hands-on programs that work best for every need.

Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) Care

Camp Bon Coeur

(337) 233-8437

heartcamp.com

Louisiana Heart and Vascular Institute

(985) 236-0710

louisianaheart.org

Ochsner Health Center for Children – New Orleans

(504) 842-3900

ochsner.org

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital New Orleans

(504) 896-2888

chnola.org/services/heart-center

Learning Centers

Opportunities Academy

(504) 503-1421

oa.collegiateacademies.org

PediaTrust

(225) 665-7287

pediatrustkids.com

Raphael Village

(504) 524-5955

raphaelvillage.org

St. Benilde School – Exceptional Learners Program

(504) 833-9894

stbenilde.com/exceptional-learners-program

St. Michael Special School

(504) 524-7285

stmichaelspecialschool.com

St. Thérèse Academy

(504) 513-4400

sttheresenola.org

Nonprofits

Autism Society of Greater New Orleans

(504) 603-6548

asgno.org

Chartwell Center – Easterseals Louisiana

(504) 523-7325

easterseals.com/louisiana/programs-and-services/chartwell-center

Exceptional Lives

(844) 354-1212

exceptionallives.org/louisiana

Magnolia Community Services

(504) 733-2874

mcs-nola.org

The Bright School for the Deaf

(504) 256-9200

thebrightschool.org

Programs

Aurora Program – Tubman Montessori

(504) 376-3475

tubmancharterschool.org

Behavior Teaching Concepts

(504) 517-4282

behaviorteach.com

Camp Friendship

(504) 737-5181

sblouisiana.org/camp-friendship

Dragonfly Café

(504) 544-9530

dragonflynola.com

Firstline Schools – Discovery Plus Program

(504) 267-9038

firstlineschools.org

GiGi’s Playhouse

(504) 321-6770

gigisplayhouse.org/neworleans

Louisiana Autism Spectrum and Related Disabilities Project

(504) 556-7536

lasard.org

Louisiana DeafBlind Project 

(504) 556-3455

hdc.lsuhsc.edu/ladbp

Louisiana EarlySteps

(866) 305-4985 ext. 2

laeikids.com

Love Swimming – Special Needs Classes

(504) 891-4662

loveswimming.com

Miracle League Greater New Orleans

(504) 894-5415

gnomiracleleague.org

ReNEW Schools Special Education Programs

(504) 367-3307

renewschools.org

Special Olympics Louisiana

(985) 345-6644

specialolympicsla.org

The Art in Me

(504) 481-7359

artinmenola.com

The Prism Project of Greater New Orleans

(504) 943-0343

fhfnola.org

Special Needs Service Centers

Arc of Greater New Orleans

(504) 837-5105

(866) 690-4013 (24 Hours)

arcgno.org

Club Z! Tutoring Services

(504) 308-1069

clubztutoring.com

Family Behavioral Health Center

(504) 780-1702

familybehavioralhealthcenter.com

Metairie Pediatric Day Health Care Center

(504) 355-5197

aveanna.com

Michael R. Boh Center for Child Development

(504) 493-2019

ochsner.org/boh

National Seating & Mobility – Harahan

(504) 729-4074

nsm-seating.com

Padua Community Services

(504) 392-0502

ccano.org/padua

United Cerebral Palsy of Greater New Orleans

(504) 461-4266

ucpgno.org

Speech, Feeding, Autism and other Special Needs Therapy Centers

Audubon Behavioral Health

(504) 861-0560

audubonbehavioralhealth.com

Autism Spectrum Therapies

(866) 727-8274

autismtherapies.com

Behavioral Health & Human Development Center

(504) 454-3015

liveandlearnwell.com

Bloom Therapy NOLA

(504) 291-2215

bloomtherapygroupnola.com

Butterfly Effects

(504) 641-4283

butterflyeffects.com

ChatterNola

(504) 354-8078

chatternola.com

Crane Rehab Center Pediatrics

Pediatric Facility: (504) 866-6990 

Center for Behavior, Language & Learning: (504) 593-6900

cranerehabpediatrics.com

Gulfsouth Autism Center

Metairie: (504) 291-6200 

New Orleans: (504) 323-3450 

gulfsouthautismcenter.com

Integrated Behavioral Health

(504) 322-3837

ibhpsych.com

Kim4Kids Pediatric Occupational Therapy

(504) 517-5437

kim4kidsnola.com

Love’s Music Therapy

(504) 281-8968

lovesmusictherapy.com

New Orleans Medical Day Health Center

(504) 704-5647

pediatrichc.com

Puglia Counseling Services

(504) 239-4380

pugliacounseling.com

The Thompson Center for Autism

(985) 264-7079

thompsonautism.com

Therapeutic Learning Center

(504) 565-7300

tlcnola.com

WithinReach – Center for Autism

(504) 885-4327

withinreachnola.com

Support for Parents

Down Syndrome Association of Greater New Orleans

(504) 259-6201

dsagno.org/new-parents

Everything Autism

stacy@autism4home.com

autism4home.com

Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans

(504) 888-9111

fhfofgno.org

Louisiana Hands & Voices

(504) 388-5712

lahandsandvoices.org

Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center

(504) 218-8922

pyramidparentcenter.org

 

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