Special Needs Organizations in Lakeland + Polk County
If you are raising a child with unique needs or have a special needs adult in your family, we can help you find local special needs organizations and autism resources.
Looking for other special needs resources? See more Special Needs articles or the main Special Needs directory.
HELPFUL TIP: Use the filter button (3 horizontal lines) to narrow down the list by city and/or category. All city filters are a general geographic area, check each listing address for a specific location. Use the map at the bottom to find Special Needs Resources + Organizations Near You.
Don’t see your business listed here? Use the button below to add a Featured or Basic listing.
For 40 years, Huntington’s highly trained tutors have worked with students of all ages and abilities to improve their grades and build self-confidence, organizational skills, and good study habits. Whether your child is struggling academically or just wants to get ahead, we can tailor a tutoring program that will achieve results. We can help unlock your child’s potential and send struggles packing with individualized tutoring in a number of academic fundamentals or major subjects. We understand that no two students learn alike. With subjects ranging from reading and writing to math and science, our tutoring programs provide personalized instruction based on each student’s individual needs.
Regardless if they are struggling with poor homework habits or difficulties due to ADHD, at Huntington, we’ve helped thousands of students quickly improve their grades and build their confidence. We are dedicated to building academic success that will last a lifetime. Thousands of students have achieved success in our tutoring programs, improving both grades and confidence. In fact, after only about 3 months of tutoring, our students typically achieve 2+ grade levels of growth.
Behavioral Progression’s mission is to provide quality and effective Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to individuals and families who are experiencing challenging behaviors or need to increase functional and communication skills. Our aim is to provide individualized functional assessments and treatment programs to the client and caregivers that will equip everyone with the tools for socially significant and meaningful behavior change.
Central Florida Dreamplex offers Adaptive Sports designed for those with physical disabilities and are often played with the similar rules to typical sports. Participants often have a permanent lower extremity disability including, but not limited to: CWB Foot, Spinal Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Hip Dysplasia, Leg length Discrepancies, Spinal Cord Injury, Amputee. Adaptive sports include sled hockey, sitting volleyball, power soccer, track and field, adaptive water skiing & wakeboarding, wheelchair football, wheelchair basketball, and more.
We provide vital guidance and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy. Visit our website to learn more about cerebral palsy, sources for financial assistance, and many resources.
Early Steps is Florida’s early intervention system that offers services to eligible infants and toddlers (birth to thirty-six months) with significant delays or a condition likely to result in a developmental delay. Early Intervention is provided to support families and caregivers in developing the competence and confidence to help their child learn and develop.
Early Steps services are based on Early Steps evaluations and your family’s concerns, priorities, and goals. Early Steps uses a Team Based Primary Service Provider approach which aims to empower each eligible family by providing a comprehensive team of professionals from the beginning of services until the age of three. The goal is for the family to receive strong support from one person, provide a comprehensive team of professionals from beginning to end, and for the family to have fewer appointments and more time to be a family. Services are provided to the family and child where they live, learn and play, to enable the family to implement developmentally appropriate learning opportunities during everyday activities and routines.
Social Spectrum Club is a safe space for children and teens with Autism and related disabilities to socialize, play, learn & grow. Tweens & Teens ages 12-18 with Autism, (or related disabilities) as well as kiddos or peeps who feel like they just don’t fit in, as well as their siblings/friends. Weekly in-person and virtual meetings and activities. Visit the website to learn more and join the club.