Special Needs

Exceptional Needs Resource Guide

With these local resources, you and your child will have access to businesses and organizations that are providing 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) 842-5200
ochsner.org

The Heart Center at Children’s Hospital New Orleans
(504) 547-7712
chnola.org

Learning Centers

Opportunities Academy
(504) 503-1421
oa.collegiateacademies.org

PediaTrust
(225) 535-4614
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

Easterseals Chartwell Center
(504) 899-2478
chartwellcenter.org

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

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) 252-2571
firstlineschools.org

GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans Down Syndrome Achievement Center
(504) 321-6770
gigisplayhouse.org/neworleans

Louisiana DeafBlind Project for Children and Youth
(504) 556-3455
hdc.lsuhsc.edu/ladbp

Louisiana EarlySteps
(866) 305-4985
laeikids.com

Love Swimming – Special Needs Classes
(504) 891-4662
loveswimming.com

Miracle League Greater New Orleans
(504) 547-7712
chnola.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

Tubman Montessori – Aurora Program
(504) 708-8325
tubmancharterschool.org

Special Needs Service Centers

Arc of Greater New Orleans
(504) 267-7741 (Metairie)
(504) 897-0134 (Uptown)
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 – New Orleans
(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
(504) 434-4310
autismtherapies.com

Behavioral Health & Human Development Center
(504) 454-3015
liveandlearnwell.com

Bloom Therapy NOLA
(504) 356-2025
bloomtherapygroupnola.com

Butterfly Effects
(504) 641-4283
butterflyeffects.com

ChatterNola
(504) 354-8078
chatternola.com

Gulfsouth Autism Center
(504) 323-3450 (New Orleans)
(504) 291-6200 (Metairie)
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) 503-2412
thompsonautism.com

Therapeutic Learning Center
(504) 565-7300
tlcnola.com

WithinReach
(504) 885-4327
withinreachnola.com

Support for Parents

Down Syndrome Association of GNO
(504) 259-6201
dsagno.org/new-parents

Everything Autism
(504) 952-2304
autism4home.com

FHF of Greater New Orleans
(800) 766-7736
fhfofgno.org

Louisiana Hands & Voices
(504) 388-5712
lahandsandvoices.org

Pyramid Community Parent Resource Center
(504) 218-8922
pyramidparentcenter.org

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