Local Autism Services

EARLY INTERVENTION

Babies Can’t Wait
705 17th Street, Suite 208
Columbus
Phone: 706-327-0189

Fort Benning Educational & Developmental Intervention Services
Cindy Falk, Program Manager
Fort Benning
Phone: 706-545-3835

SUPPORT GROUPS

Muscogee County Autism Support Group (MCASG)
P.O. Box 6028
Columbus
Phone: 706-604-6333
Note: Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Ministry Center at St Luke United Methodist Church on 2nd Avenue. Child care is provided. Children must be pre-registered by the previous Friday. Call 706-604-6333 to pre-register. The public is invited to attend. Also holds monthly lunch & learns the 4th Thursday of each month from Noon – 1 p.m. at Burger King, 2033 Wynnton Road, Columbus.

DIAGNOSTICS & EVALUATIONS

Ona Graham, Psy.D
Ona Graham, Psy.D, Clinical Neuropsychologist
1443 17th Street
Columbus
Phone: 706-317-2163
Note: Board Certified in Neuropsychology. Provides ADHD/ADD testing, behavior management, and family counseling. Provides neuropsychological and psychological evaluation and testing for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Angela Sims, Ph.D., Developmental Clinical Psychologist
Pastoral Institute
2022 Fifteenth Avenue
Columbus
Phone: 706-649-6500
Note: Provides ADHD/ADD testing, behavior management, and family counseling. Provides Psychological/Developmental evaluations with Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) and other tests for Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Franciska Kocsner, Ph.D., Pediatric Clinical Psychologist
The Brain Center
6501 Veterans Parkway, Suite 2F
Columbus
Phone: 706-221-0112
Fax: (706) 221-0114
Note: Provides testing and therapeutic services for children and teenagers. Specializes in the early assessment and treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Accepts Medicaid, Peachcare, Wellcare, Tricare, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama.

Rabia Subhani-Siddique, Psy.D. Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Director, Neuropsychological/Psychological Services
Columbus Speech and Hearing Center
2424 Double Churches Road
Columbus, GA 31909
Phone: (706) 324-6112
Fax: (706) 596-8259
RSiddique@CSHCGA.com
Note: Provides Neuropsychological and Psychological assessments specializes in early diagnosis and intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and behavioral management.

Antonio Remollino, M.D., Developmental Pediatrician
Sumter Pediatrics
103 GA Highway 27 E
Americus
Phone: 229-924-8082
Note: All major insurance plans accepted, including TRICARE.

PEDIATRIC PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES / MEDICATION MANAGEMENT

Marcus Institute’s
Columbus Outreach Clinic
Roy Sanders, M.D.
Columbus
Phone: 404-419-5350

Child & Family Psychiatry
David Sorkey, MD
1924 Warm Springs Rd.
Columbus
Phone: 706-322-3700

The Bradley Center
Mike Ellis, D.O.
2000 16th Avenue
Columbus
Phone: 706-320-3770

ACADEMIC/ EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Muscogee County School District - STEPS Program
Karen Wilson, Coordinator
151 30th Avenue
Columbus
Phone: 706-683-8863, ext. 101
Note: Provides Special Education services to preschool children ages 3-5 years.

Muscogee County School District - Woodall Program
LaNora Emziah, Director
4312 Harrison Avenue
Columbus
Phone: 706-748-3167
Note: Serves children from within and outside Muscogee County. Any student from birth through age 21 with suspected severe emotional or behavioral disorders may be referred to the program. Parental consent for placement is required.

Little Learners Preschool – Autism Hope Center
Bob Babcock, Ph.D., Director
P.O. Box 6028
Columbus
Phone: 706-604-NEED
Note: Model preschool program based on ABA. Accepts TRICARE’s ECHO demonstration program. Children from within Muscogee County and outside are accepted.

Easter Seals West Georgia
2515 Double Churches Road
Columbus
Phone: 706-660-1144
Note: Day program for children, adolescents and adults with autism or other disabilities.

Bridges Learning Center
1327 Warren Williams Road
Columbus
Phone: 706-317-2903
Note: Private day school and summer program. Autism diagnosis is required for admission. Serves children up to age 17.

Brain Jogging – Camp Academia, Inc.
1507 Vernon Road
LaGrange
Phone: 706-884-4492
Note: Brain Jogging is a computer software program that uses visual stimuli to enhance learning efficiency through the building and strengthening of synaptic connections. This program is leased to parents through Camp Academia on a monthly basis and can be done from any computer. The program has been shown to increase attention levels, long-term memory and retention ability, build perceptual and processing abilities, dramatically decrease the amount of homework time, and improve motor skills. Areas of focus include: Dyslexia, Language Processing deficiencies, ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, and P.D.D.

ABA PROVIDERS/ BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS

May Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Linda Morgan, military outreach coordinator
6298 Veterans Pkwy, Suite 9B, Columbus
Phone: 706-571-7771 ext 100
Note: The Center, a program of May Institute, offers a comprehensive set of educational and behaviorial autism services to military families stationed at Fort Benning through TRICARE’s ECHO program and the Autism Demonstration Project. Also serve families in the Tri-County area and beyond.

Autism Learning Center, LLC.
Nicole Hilmes MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA
6100 Veterans Parkway Suite 12
Columbus, GA 31909
Phone: 706-221-8966
Note: We provide ABA services to individuals on the Autism Spectrum in a clinic setting.

Agency for Behavioral Services, Inc.
7990 W. Homosassa Trail, Unit 2
Homosassa, FL
Phone: 352-621-0502
Note: Currently establishing an office at Fort Benning. Provides services for the Autism Demonstration Program and the TRICARE: ECHO program.

TLC Behavioral Services
Columbus, GA and surrounding areas
Phone: 770-310-9893 or info@tlcbehavioral.com
Note: Provides in-home services for military families through TRICARE’s
ECHO Program in the Tri-County area up through Southern Atlanta suburbs. No
waiting list for services!

OCCUPATIONAL & PHYSICAL THERAPY

Pediatric Rehab
705 17th Street, Suite 407
Columbus
Phone: 706-321-0930
Note: Occupational therapists have training in Sensory Integration techniques.

Easter Seals West Georgia
2515 Double Churches Road
Columbus
Phone: 706-660-1144
Note: Occupational therapists have training in Sensory Integration techniques.

SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Columbus Speech & Hearing Center
2424 Double Churches Road
Columbus, GA 31909
Phone: 706-324-6112
Email: info@CSHCGA.com
Note: Diagnostic & Rehabilitative Audiology, Speech-language Pathology, Neuropsychological & Psychological Services.

Easter Seals West Georgia
2515 Double Churches Road
Columbus
Phone: 706-660-1144
Note: Services include Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy.

Autism Learning Center, LLC.
Nicole Hilmes MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA
6100 Veterans Parkway Suite 12
Columbus, GA 31909
Phone: 706-221-8966

EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY

Good Shepherd Therapeutic Center
405 Bar Rest Ranch Road
Warm Springs
Phone: 706-655-2354
Note: A Premier Accredited NARHA-affiliated center.

Little Creek Farm
8051 McKee Road
Upatoi
Phone: 706-568-0390

Storybook Farm
Hope on Horseback program
300 Cusseta Road
Opelika
Phone: 334-444-5966

AQUATIC THERAPY

Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehab
Outpatient Services
P.O. Box 1000
Warms Springs
Phone: 706-655-5738
Note: The newly renovated pool is open for general membership. However, aquatic therapy is no longer offered as a service by Outpatient Services.

SOCIAL SKILLS PROGRAMS

Autism Hope Center Social Club
Bob Babcock, Ph.D., Program Director
Sylvan Learning Center campus
6367 Whitesville Road, Suite 300
Columbus
Phone: 706-604-NEED

Pastoral Institute Social Skills Group
Angela Sims, Ph.D., Developmental Psychologist and Children’s Director
Pastoral Institute Campus
2022 15th Ave
Columbus
Phone: 706-649-6500

The Brain Center
Franciska Kocsner, Ph.D., Pediatric Clinical Psychologist
6501 Veterans Parkway, Suite 2F
Columbus
Phone: 706-221-0112
Fax: (706) 221-0114

INDIVIDUAL & FAMILY COUNSELING

Pastoral Institute
Angela Sims, Ph.D., Developmental Psychologist and Children’s Director
2022 Fifteenth Avenue
Columbus
Phone: 706-649-6500

The Brain Center
Franciska Kocsner, Ph.D., Pediatric Clinical Psychologist
6501 Veterans Parkway, Suite 2F
Columbus
Phone: 706-221-0112
Fax: (706) 221-0114

Ona Graham, PSY.D
Ona Graham, PSY.D, Pediatric Neuro-Psychologist
1443 17th Street
Columbus
Phone: 706-317-2163

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Easter Seals West Georgia
2515 Double Churches Road
Columbus
Phone: 706-660-1144

Bridges Learning Center
1327 Warren Williams Road
Columbus
Phone: 706-317-2903

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