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3K ABA

Serving Georgia

3K ABA provides clinic-based ABA therapy in Locust Grove, Georgia for children ages 2 to 12 with autism and developmental delays. Individualized programs use evidence-based Applied Behavior Analysis to support communication, daily living skills, positive behavior, and greater independence. The clinic uses sensory-rich learning spaces and combines direct therapy with family-centered support. Clinicians work with parents, caregivers, and each child's broader care team so goals and strategies remain coordinated across everyday routines. Families receive progress and scheduling updates through Ocean AI, a support platform designed to improve communication and collaboration while clinical decisions remain with the care team.

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Amaze ABA

Serving Georgia

Amaze ABA provides compassionate, individualized ABA therapy in your child's natural environment, including the home, daycare, or other community settings. Every program is overseen by a BCBA and includes a strong focus on parent training, empowering families with the tools and strategies needed to support their child's success. We pride ourselves on personalized care, family partnership, and meaningful outcomes.

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Apricott ABA Therapy Center

Serving Georgia

Families in the Atlanta metro area can access Apricott in-home Applied Behavior Analysis services with clinical oversight from Board Certified Behavior Analysts and trained therapists. The Georgia regional hub is designated at 2470 Windy Hill Road SE in Marietta, supporting coordination of assessments, care planning, and ongoing services for learners across communities such as Atlanta, Alpharetta, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Buckhead, and surrounding neighborhoods. Apricott participates with major commercial insurers and Medicaid where applicable, with transparent eligibility support so families understand coverage before services begin. Greater Atlanta care is delivered primarily in home and community settings so therapy fits naturally into daily routines. Treatment emphasizes individualized goals, caregiver collaboration, and measurable progress across communication, adaptive skills, and everyday independence. Apricott maintains a BHCOE-accredited framework with typically quick turnaround and limited wait times compared with many regional providers. Apricott serves toddlers through adolescents, tailoring plans to each developmental stage. Parent participation is encouraged, with practical coaching so strategies carry over beyond scheduled sessions. Center-based options elsewhere in Georgia use the same organizational standards for quality and family communication when families explore multiple levels of care.

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Apricott ABA Therapy Center

Serving Georgia

Apricott ABA Therapy Center in Savannah offers center-based Applied Behavior Analysis services in a thoughtfully designed, welcoming environment at 410 Mall Blvd, Suite G. What distinguishes Apricott is their commitment to accessibility—they typically have no waitlist and accept Medicaid in addition to major commercial insurance plans, making quality ABA therapy more accessible to families throughout the Savannah area. Their clinic features sensory-friendly rooms, individual treatment rooms, calming zones, a dedicated play area, and accessible facilities to create the optimal learning environment for children with autism. The Savannah clinic provides comprehensive ABA therapy services including initial assessments, center-based ABA therapy, and parent training. Their parent-friendly therapy process was thoughtfully designed by parents who have been in similar situations, ensuring the experience meets the practical needs of families. Parents receive a brief overview after each session and can access detailed progress information through the Central Reach platform. Apricott strongly encourages parent involvement and welcomes families to attend sessions and actively support their child's development. Apricott serves children of all ages, from toddlers to adolescents, with treatment plans tailored to meet each child's specific developmental stage and needs. For families who need it, they can coordinate with schools to explore in-school therapy services when clinically appropriate. The practice accepts multiple insurance providers including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medicaid, Optum, Aetna, United Healthcare, Peach State, Amerigroup, CareSource, Cigna, and Beacon. Apricott is BHCOE Accredited (2025-2027), demonstrating their commitment to clinical excellence and evidence-based practices. They also serve families across Georgia through in-home ABA therapy, with service areas including Atlanta, Marietta, Alpharetta, Savannah, and many more communities throughout the state.

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Big Dreamers ABA

Serving Georgia

At Big Dreamers ABA, we believe the best outcomes happen when everyone in a child’s life works together. Our team works closely with families, schools, teachers, therapists, and other providers to ensure each child receives consistent, coordinated support. Every child receives an individualized care plan built around their unique strengths, needs, and goals. With no waitlist and all major insurance plans accepted, families can get the quality support they need without months of waiting.

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Blossom ABA Therapy - Peachtree Corners

Serving Georgia

At Blossom ABA Therapy in Peachtree Corners, we provide center-based ABA therapy for children with autism in a warm, structured setting. Our onsite team also provides speech and occupational therapy, coordinating services around each child's goals. Our clinic includes therapy rooms, sensory and movement spaces, play areas, and room for parents to be part of the process. Individualized sessions build communication, social, daily living, and school-readiness skills while family collaboration helps progress carry into home routines. We welcome families from Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Berkeley Lake, Johns Creek, Duluth, and surrounding Gwinnett and North Fulton communities.

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Cities with Schools in Georgia

Explore schools across 80 cities in Georgia. Use search to quickly find schools in your area.

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Cities Starting with A

6 cities

Acworth

3 schools

Acworth, Georgia

Alpharetta

6 schools

Alpharetta, Georgia

Americus

3 schools

Americus, Georgia

Athens

1 school

Athens, Georgia

Atlanta

25 schools

Atlanta, Georgia

Augusta

1 school

Augusta, Georgia

Cities Starting with B

2 cities

Brunswick

3 schools

Brunswick, Georgia

Buford

3 schools

Buford, Georgia

Cities Starting with C

6 cities

Canton

7 schools

Canton, Georgia

Cartersville

1 school

Cartersville, Georgia

Chamblee

4 schools

Chamblee, Georgia

College Park

2 schools

College Park, Georgia

Columbus

2 schools

Columbus, Georgia

Conyers

2 schools

Conyers, Georgia

Cities Starting with D

4 cities

Decatur

11 schools

Decatur, Georgia

Douglasville

6 schools

Douglasville, Georgia

Dublin

4 schools

Dublin, Georgia

Duluth

4 schools

Duluth, Georgia

Cities Starting with E

3 cities

East Dublin

1 school

East Dublin, Georgia

East Point

2 schools

East Point, Georgia

Evans

1 school

Evans, Georgia

Cities Starting with F

3 cities

Fairburn

4 schools

Fairburn, Georgia

Fayetteville

2 schools

Fayetteville, Georgia

Forest Park

5 schools

Forest Park, Georgia

Cities Starting with G

4 cities

Gainesville

1 school

Gainesville, Georgia

Garden City

1 school

Garden City, Georgia

Griffin

1 school

Griffin, Georgia

Grovetown

3 schools

Grovetown, Georgia

Cities Starting with H

3 cities

Hapeville

1 school

Hapeville, Georgia

Hinesville

7 schools

Hinesville, Georgia

Holly Springs

2 schools

Holly Springs, Georgia

Cities Starting with J

2 cities

Johns Creek

3 schools

Johns Creek, Georgia

Jonesboro

1 school

Jonesboro, Georgia

Cities Starting with K

2 cities

Kennesaw

10 schools

Kennesaw, Georgia

Kingsland

1 school

Kingsland, Georgia

Cities Starting with L

3 cities

Lawrenceville

4 schools

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Lilburn

1 school

Lilburn, Georgia

Lithonia

1 school

Lithonia, Georgia

Cities Starting with M

8 cities

Mableton

4 schools

Mableton, Georgia

Macon

9 schools

Macon, Georgia

Marietta

6 schools

Marietta, Georgia

Martinez

3 schools

Martinez, Georgia

McDonough

2 schools

McDonough, Georgia

Milledgeville

3 schools

Milledgeville, Georgia

Milton

1 school

Milton, Georgia

Monroe

1 school

Monroe, Georgia

Cities Starting with N

2 cities

Newnan

1 school

Newnan, Georgia

Norcross

1 school

Norcross, Georgia

Cities Starting with P

5 cities

Peachtree City

2 schools

Peachtree City, Georgia

Peachtree Corners

2 schools

Peachtree Corners, Georgia

Perry

4 schools

Perry, Georgia

Pooler

2 schools

Pooler, Georgia

Powder Springs

4 schools

Powder Springs, Georgia

Cities Starting with R

3 cities

Riverdale

1 school

Riverdale, Georgia

Rome

3 schools

Rome, Georgia

Roswell

13 schools

Roswell, Georgia

Cities Starting with S

13 cities

Saint Marys

1 school

Saint Marys, Georgia

Sandy Springs

2 schools

Sandy Springs, Georgia

Savannah

3 schools

Savannah, Georgia

Sharpsburg

1 school

Sharpsburg, Georgia

Smyrna

6 schools

Smyrna, Georgia

Snellville

4 schools

Snellville, Georgia

St Marys

1 school

St Marys, Georgia

St Simons Island

1 school

St Simons Island, Georgia

Statesboro

4 schools

Statesboro, Georgia

Stockbridge

2 schools

Stockbridge, Georgia

Stone Mountain

6 schools

Stone Mountain, Georgia

Stonecrest

4 schools

Stonecrest, Georgia

Suwanee

1 school

Suwanee, Georgia

Cities Starting with T

5 cities

Temple

1 school

Temple, Georgia

Thomasville

2 schools

Thomasville, Georgia

Tifton

1 school

Tifton, Georgia

Tucker

2 schools

Tucker, Georgia

Tyrone

1 school

Tyrone, Georgia

Cities Starting with U

1 city

Union City

2 schools

Union City, Georgia

Cities Starting with V

2 cities

Valdosta

5 schools

Valdosta, Georgia

Villa Rica

2 schools

Villa Rica, Georgia

Cities Starting with W

3 cities

Warner Robins

4 schools

Warner Robins, Georgia

Winder

2 schools

Winder, Georgia

Woodstock

2 schools

Woodstock, Georgia

Special Education in Georgia: What Parents Need to Know

Georgia families researching a specialized placement usually run into two different scholarship programs with different rules, and mixing them up costs time. The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS) has existed since 2007 and is built specifically for students with an IEP or 504 plan who already attended a Georgia public school. The newer Georgia Promise Scholarship is a broader school-choice program that a student cannot combine with GSNS. Which one fits depends on your child’s current enrollment and eligibility history, so it is worth sorting out before you tour schools or apply anywhere.

We currently list 262 specialized schools and programs across 80 communities in Georgia.

Evaluation and IEP timelines in Georgia

Georgia runs two sequential clocks after you sign consent, both set out in State Board of Education Rule 160-4-7-.04. The district has 60 calendar days from the date it receives your signed consent to complete the initial evaluation. That clock pauses for any stretch of five or more consecutive school days a child is not in attendance (including the weekend days bordering a holiday break), and it pauses entirely over the summer vacation period when most of a district’s teachers are not under contract. Once the child is found eligible, the district has an additional 30 calendar days to develop and implement the IEP. A child who turns three during the summer must have an eligibility decision and, if appropriate, an IEP in place by the third birthday regardless of the break.

60 calendar days from signed parental consent for the district to complete the initial evaluation
The 60-day clock pauses for breaks of five or more consecutive school days and for summer vacation, so it can run longer in real time than 60 days on a calendar
30 more calendar days after an eligibility determination for the district to develop and implement the IEP
A child turning three over the summer must have an eligibility decision and IEP in place by the third birthday, break or no break
Consent for evaluation is separate from consent for services. You sign a second consent before the IEP starts

How Georgia families pay for a specialized placement

Two state scholarship programs matter and they do not stack. The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (GSNS), running since 2007, is for students with an active IEP or 504 plan who received special education or 504 services at a Georgia public school the prior year; that prior-year public enrollment is the detail families most often miss, though it is waived for recent military transfers, students adopted from foster care or in permanent guardianship, and students who previously qualified for the scholarship. GSNS award amounts vary by the student’s age and services and are capped at the receiving private school’s tuition and fees; the statewide average account value was $7,358 for the 2023-24 year. The Georgia Promise Scholarship, signed into law in 2024 (SB 233) and now in its second year, is a separate education savings account open to students who attended a Georgia public school for two consecutive semesters (or are rising kindergartners) in an attendance zone on the state’s list of lower-performing schools. For 2026-27 it is worth up to $6,500 per student, paid quarterly, and by rule a student who receives GSNS is not eligible for Promise. Georgia’s Part C early intervention program for children birth to age three, Babies Can’t Wait, runs through the Department of Public Health, not the school district.

GSNS requires an IEP or 504 plan and special education or 504 services at a Georgia public school the prior year, waived for recent military transfers, foster-care adoptions, permanent guardianships, and prior GSNS recipients
GSNS amounts vary by age and services and cannot exceed the private school’s tuition and fees; the average account value was $7,358 in 2023-24
Georgia Promise Scholarship pays up to $6,500 per student for 2026-27, paid in quarterly installments, and requires disenrolling from public school
Promise eligibility is tied to residing in the attendance zone of a lower-performing public school, not to a disability, though special education students may stay in the Promise program until age 21 instead of 20
A student cannot receive both GSNS and the Georgia Promise Scholarship at the same time
Promise also excludes students receiving a scholarship or tuition grant from a student scholarship organization, which includes the GOAL tax-credit scholarships, so check what your school already offers you before applying
For children under three, start with Babies Can’t Wait through the Georgia Department of Public Health rather than the school district

Types of Special Needs Schools in Georgia

Not every placement type exists in every state. These are the settings families actually find in Georgia.

Private day schools

Independent schools built around dyslexia, ADHD, and broader learning differences, concentrated in the Atlanta metro (Atlanta, Roswell, Decatur, Kennesaw) with a real second cluster in Macon and mid-Georgia. Most participate in GSNS or the Promise Scholarship network, so tuition can often be matched against an award before enrolling.

Best for: Students with average or above cognitive ability whose reading, writing, or attention profile is not being met in a general education classroom

Autism and developmental programs

Programs built around structured teaching, communication support, and behavior programming, often with a BCBA on staff or a partner ABA provider delivering services on the same campus. Heaviest concentration is in Atlanta and its northern suburbs.

Best for: Students on the autism spectrum who need communication support and a predictable, low-sensory environment

Therapeutic and behavioral programs

Placements that pair academics with counseling and behavior intervention for students whose emotional or behavioral needs have made a traditional campus setting unworkable. Some families reach a similar level of support through GNETS (Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support), a public option considered through the IEP for students ages 5 to 21 with intense social, emotional, or behavioral needs, before or alongside a private placement.

Best for: Students with emotional disabilities or a pattern of school refusal, suspension, or crisis

Georgia Special Needs School Questions

How long does an IEP evaluation take in Georgia?

The district has 60 calendar days from your signed consent to complete the initial evaluation, then another 30 calendar days after an eligibility determination to develop and implement the IEP. The 60-day clock pauses for school breaks of five or more consecutive days and for summer vacation, so a request signed near the end of the school year can take longer in real time to reach a finished IEP.

What is the difference between the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship and the Georgia Promise Scholarship?

GSNS is specifically for students with an IEP or 504 plan who attended a Georgia public school the prior year receiving special education or 504 services. The Georgia Promise Scholarship, new in 2024, is open more broadly to students in the attendance zone of a lower-performing public school and is not disability-specific, though special education students can stay in it until age 21 instead of 20. A student can use one or the other, not both.

My child already has an IEP. Which scholarship should I look at first?

Start with GSNS if your child received special education or 504 services at a Georgia public school last year, since that is the program built around disability eligibility and its award scales with the services your child needs. Georgia Promise is worth checking only if your child’s public school is on the state’s lower-performing list and you have not already used GSNS, since the two cannot be combined.

Where are most of Georgia’s specialized schools located?

The Atlanta metro dominates, with the largest concentrations in Atlanta, Roswell, Decatur, and Kennesaw, and additional listings in Canton. Macon and mid-Georgia have a real second cluster of options, so families outside metro Atlanta are not limited to a single city. Georgia also has a large base of ABA and therapy-center listings statewide, which is worth checking alongside school listings if a therapy-first placement fits better than a full-day school.

My child is under three. Do I start with the school district?

No. Children from birth to age three are served by Babies Can’t Wait, Georgia’s Part C early intervention program run through the Department of Public Health, not the local school district. The district takes over eligibility at age three, so the transition should be started before the third birthday to avoid a gap in services.

Georgia Guides & Resources

Next steps for families comparing schools, requesting an evaluation, or working out how to pay for a placement.

Georgia Special Needs Scholarship guide

How GSNS eligibility, the prior-year enrollment rule, and award amounts actually work for Georgia families.

ABA therapy insurance in Georgia

How Georgia insurance mandates and Medicaid cover ABA therapy, useful alongside a school search.

How to request a special education evaluation

The written request that starts Georgia’s 60-day evaluation clock, with wording you can adapt.

Complete IEP guide

What goes in an IEP and how to prepare for the meeting that follows a Georgia eligibility determination.

504 plan vs IEP

Which one your child qualifies for, and why either one can open the door to GSNS.

Choosing a special needs school

The questions to ask on a tour of an Atlanta-metro or mid-Georgia program before you commit.

ABA therapy centers in Georgia

Georgia’s therapy-center network, one of the largest in our directory, for families weighing therapy alongside a school placement.

Early intervention guide

For children under three, including how Babies Can’t Wait hands off to the school district at age three.

Sources for this page

State rules change. This page was last reviewed against primary sources on July 28, 2026. Confirm current requirements with your school district or the relevant state agency before making a decision.

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