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14 Special Needs Homeschool Resources In The KC Area

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Maybe you’re one of the growing numbers of parents who choose to homeschool children who have learning disabilities or require additional academic help. If so, you have many options available!

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but a springboard featuring several places, all based in the Kansas City area, which may help you on your journey (listed alphabetically):

Applied Learning Processes

This learning center in south Kansas City provides diagnosis, treatment and consulting services for learning difficulties experienced by children, adolescents and adults.

Autism Society of America (KC-area chapter)

The Autism Society – The Heartland chapter has many opportunities for people looking for support, education and advocacy for the autism community.

Beach Center on Disability (University of Kansas)

This Beach Center on Disability is intended for families who have children with disabilities. It’s an affiliate of the Life Span Institute and the Department of Special Education.

Billings Speech Pathology Services

With two locations in the Kansas City metropolitan area, this private practice has been providing speech-language therapy and myofunctional therapy services since 1994.

Ability KC

Since 1947, Ability KC has been providing educational and therapeutic services for children with disabilities. These range from aquatic and occupational to physical and speech therapies across a variety of ages, beginning at preschool.

Children’s Therapy Services

Based in Overland Park, this private speech therapy clinic offers services to more than 5,000 families in the Kansas City metro area. Its programs include sensory integration therapy, early reading skills, parent education, social skills instruction, and IEP navigation.

Educational Therapy Center

This learning center provides tutoring and one-on-one instruction in reading, writing, spelling, fluency and comprehension using the Orton-Gillingham Approach.

Joshua Center and Family Development Center

A United Way agency and member of DonorEdge, the Joshua Center has been in operation since 1996 and offers remediation and enrichment programs for children with neurological disorders.

Missouri Family to Family

Housed at the UMKC Institute for Human Development, Missouri Family to Family provides information, support, advocacy and consultation regarding disability resources and assistance.

MPact

This organization offers parent training and mentoring, including classes about understanding and writing individual education plans (IEPs).

Although they work mainly with public school families, all classes are open to anyone, and they welcome the homeschool community. Offices are located throughout the state of Missouri.

Poss-Abilities Children’s Therapy Group

This pediatric therapy clinic with locations in Merriam and Lee’s Summit specializes in therapy for children of all ages, in a kid-friendly environment. The clinic’s founder, Jean Wetherilt, is MPE’s special needs coordinator.

Sherwood Center

Started in 1974 by a group of UMKC psychology students, this nonprofit agency provides services to children and adults with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. A free book is available upon request – “The Fact Book: Facing Autism Courageously Together.”

Strategic Education, LLC

An approved educational supplement service provider for the No Child Left Behind Act, Strategic Education offers diagnostic testing and program implementation in its offices, one of which is based in Overland Park.

Other resources

Every year, our homeschool conference features a track just for special needs.

Be sure to come join other local families with exclusive workshops and speakers who have all experienced what you’re going through!

The following national resources are also available for special-needs homeschoolers:

This blog post was originally published in September 2015. It has been updated for timeliness and detail.

Do you know other special needs homeschool resources in the Kansas City area that we missed? Let us know in the comments!

Shanxi Omoniyi

Shanxi Omoniyi (@ShanxiO on Twitter) is MPE's online content director. A homeschool alumna, Shanxi graduated from the University of Kansas with degrees in journalism and English. Her company, Wordspire Media, helps businesses and nonprofits share their stories through content marketing, social media management, and email marketing.

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