Special Needs Resources

Babies Can’t Wait

“Babies Can’t Wait (BCW) is Georgia’s statewide inter-agency service delivery system for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their families. All eligible children are guaranteed, regardless of their disability, access to services that will enhance their development.

Fort Benning Educational & Developmental Intervention Services

Special Ed services are available to all students of military families, including preschoolers. If you have concerns regarding your child’s academic, physical, social, or language development, you may contact your child’s teacher or the principal. Preschool children ages three and four years with developmental delays, physical disabilities, or speech-language problems may be eligible for services.

Contact the Special Education Office at 706-545-5520 if you are concerned about your preschooler. For infants and toddlers, ages 0-2, contact Educational and Developmental Intervention Services at 706-545-3835.

Autism Hope Center

We provide behavioral and educational programs based on the principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) for children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. We provide individual therapeutic programs including specialized instruction in the areas of communication, behavior, cognition, daily living skills, social and play skills. Applications being accepted for preschool and outreach services for children ages 2-6 years old and tutoring services for school aged children. ECHO/TRICARE certified provider. All programs are supervised by a board-certified BCBA.

Muscogee County Navigator Team (MCNT)

A project of Parent to Parent of Georgia, MCNT helps families with children who have disabilities (physical, health or mental) find the information and services that a family needs so that they can concentrate on being a family, not a family with children with disabilities. MCNT also helps and advises families on education concerns such as IEP (Individual Education Plan), bussing, home bound education, 504′s and more. Serving Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee Counties.

Pediatria Health Care

Pediatria offers medically fragile day health center and home health nursing for children. We offer round trip transportation to and from your home, care provided by a dedicated health care team consisting of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nurse’s assistants, physical therapists, speech therapists, and occupational therapists. We take children with a variety of medical conditions including but not limited to feeding tubes, tracheostomies, ventilators, central lines, PICC lines, port a caths, uncontrolled diabetes, organ failures, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida, sickle cell, hemophilia, uncontrolled seizures, etc.

Our home health program offers total care nursing provided in your home for children from birth to age 21. The nurse will assist you in coordinating care with physicians offices, therapy and medication regulation.

Muscogee County Autism Support Group

MCASG provides support, education and advocacy to the loved ones of those with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). MCASG hosts monthly seminars and lunch & learns. . MCASG is also committed to raising funds to support the project Autism Hope Center (AHC), a Diagnostic/Treatment Clinic and research-based, Model Preschool Program in Columbus.

Chattahoochee Valley Downs Syndrome Support Group

The group holds quarterly support group meetings and monthly mom’s lunches. Location is subject to change.

The Hair Wellness Group

Hair loss experts. Safe and effective treatments for those experiencing hair loss and or scalp disorders. We provide treatments for Alopecia (hair loss), hair thinning, scaly scalp, Psoriasis, inflammation, balding and hair breakage. Customized cranial prosthesis for Chemo patients.