Local Resources for Families with Special Needs

Provides equipment loans & grants, computers with adaptive input devices, scholarships, activities for children with disabilities and their families, assistance in funding for specific expenses related to disability and a supportive forum for parents and grandparents of children with disabilities.…

Works to provide people with vision loss equal access and opportunities to excel at school, at work and in their community. www.afb.org

Serves persons with traumatic/acquired brain injuries (TBI/ABI), their families, professionals and the community. www.braininjuryoklahoma.org

Provides a social network of local families experiencing ADHD and connections with professionals and specialist who treat ADHD. www.chadd.org

Offers reading therapy for students with dyslexia and those who struggle with language, as well as tutoring in all academic areas and ACT Prep classes. Classes/tutoring provided by Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALT). A 2022 MetroFamily Family Favorites finalist.

Provides parent and educator workshops, new parent visitation and support, frequent parent to parent meetings, support groups and an intern program for college students interested in working with children with disabilities. www.dsaco.org www.dsat.org

A collaborative therapy center for ages 5-18 with academic language therapists and speech-language pathologists who are highly trained in dyslexia and related disorders. Therapies utilize research- and evidence-based instruction techniques. A 2022 MetroFamily Family Favorites finalist (Special Needs Therapy Services).

Works to prevent, control and cure epilepsy through community services; public education; federal and local advocacy; and supporting research into new treatments and therapies. www.epilepsyfoundation.org

The J. D. McCarty Center is a pediatric rehab hospital specializing in children with developmental disabilities from birth to age 21. They provide inpatient and outpatient services in the physical, occupational, speech and language therapy that these kids need to…

Provides early invention programs, family support, training for school administration and educators and general resources for parents and families of children who are deaf and hard of hearing. www.clerccenter.gallaudet.edu

Provides education, advocacy, research and services for individuals with learning disabilities and their families. www.ldao.org

Provides research, education and service for individuals with autism and their families while respecting individual preferences and promoting community inclusion. www.okautism.org

Sensational Kids, Inc. is a sensory rich environment designed to enhance the performance of each child through play-based activities and individualized care. Their facility provides a combination of sensorimotor gyms and one-on-one treatment rooms. The gyms are designed to replicate…

Therapy and Beyond provides intensive, 1:1 ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) and speech therapy for individuals with autism in a naturalistic play-based environment. The individualized programs encourage family involvement to focus on major areas of development including behavior, language, social, academic…