Special Needs Resources 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 resources including special needs parent groups, special needs schools, and more.
Be sure to check out our Guide to Sensory Friendly & Special Needs Activities for a list of organizations in our community providing activities in a sensory-friendly and/or special needs friendly environment.
If you have a child with autism or sensory processing disorder, learn more about how Lakeland Regional Health is making the hospital less stressful for families with an autistic child through the BRAVE program.
Looking for other special needs articles? Visit our Special Needs category.
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TiAnViCa provides recreational therapeutic horse riding for individuals with disabilities. It combines instruction in traditional horsemanship skills with concepts of physical therapy to improve the strength, balance, and self-esteem for children and adults with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. Most of all, it’s FUN!
Ultimate Dance Center (UDC), bringing you the BEST in DANCE since 2016, offers a standard of excellence in dance education that is for EVERYONE, all ages, all levels. UDC offers a diverse array of dance styles under one roof. We offer opportunities with a variety of styles for ALL ages 2 – Adult and levels of experience that the whole family can enjoy.