Early diagnosis is crucial in terms of a child’s learning capacity and the ability to advance to a typical Kindergarten class. ALC’s screening process helps parents make sense of the child’s behaviors and challenges, guides intervention, helps identify critical support needs and ensures a child’s needs can be met in our Program.

ALC Inclusion Specialists are both highly skilled and professionally trained. Equally as important, we’re passionate and proud in the roles we serve. It’s this level of commitment and investment of time that produces noticeable growth, development, and for many a turnaround that’s nothing short of remarkable.

Support begins in the classroom but extends well beyond. For nearly 35 years we have provided a myriad of professional complimentary services to help family members understand and cope with issues relating to raising a child with special needs.

You are not alone. The ALC community is supportive, close knit and welcoming. Many of the same challenges you and your child face are familiar and similar to countless families throughout Atlanta. Together, our families encourage each other with advice, recommendations and lifelong friendships.

Finding the right help can often be part of the challenge. ALC has strategically partnered itself with specialists and services that understand our mission and compassionately work with you and your child with one goal — to help them excel.

ALC offers Observation Services for children within partnering preschools who are not enrolled in our Program. We observe the student within the classroom and offer recommendations for therapies, diagnostic testing or support by an Inclusion Specialist.