Community-Based Special Needs Services

  • Acceptional Minds:
    • assistance for families who have recently received a diagnosis of autism or another special need
    • serving families in Brown, Calumet, Outagamie, and Winnebago counties


  • All Stars Club
    • a program designed to give parents of children and teens with special needs an opportunity to rest while their children are cared for in a safe environment
    • adaptive sports & activities, karaoke, arts & crafts, snacks, worship & Christian message
    • the third Friday of each month (6:00-9:00PM)
    • sponsored by Life Church (1551 Lawrence Drive, De Pere)
    • FREE but pre-registration is required (at the link above)

  • Bridge the Gap for Autism:
    • services and programming for "those with autism and all special abilities" aimed at helping them "reach their full potential as they journey childhood through adolescence and into adulthood


  • Communication Cabin:
    • therapy focusing on speech, language, oral motor, feeding, and social communication skills
    • orofacial myology

  • Communication Pathways:
    • speech/language therapy
    • social skill development
    • stress management support services
    • consulting


  • CP Center:
    • aquatic center
    • occupational therapy
    • physical therapy
    • speech/language therapy

  • Decoding Dyslexia - Wisconsin
    • a statewide parent-led grassroots community of concerned individuals working to advance literacy and the acknowledgement of dyslexia
    • provides support for families of dyslexic students and struggling readers by sharing resources and strategies which are helpful and supported by research




  • Hand-N-Hand:
    • resources for families whose children have been diagnosed with any type of hearing difference


  • Imago Dei Village (Crossways Camping Ministries):
    • Piece Together camping program "for families with members on the Autism Spectrum"

  • Integrated Sensory:
    • for people of all ages (birth+) with various disabilities
    • sensory gym, multi-sensory environment room

  • Kismet Advocacy, LLC
    • providing in home and community based services for children and adults with complicated mental health diagnoses and autism spectrum disorder




  • Optimist Park:
    • inclusive playground equipment, rubber ball diamond (home of Miracle League games)



  • Progressive Beginnings Rehabilitation Specialists:
    • Age 0+
    • services for children with ADHD, cerebral palsy, sensory disorders, Down Syndrome, developmental delays, autism, fine-motor delays, gross-motor delays, language delays, plagiocephaly, mental health disorders
    • located in Sheboygan 

  • Promoting Abilities:
    • services for adults with developmental disabilities
      (i.e., for young adults - including homeschool graduates - after high school)



  • You Belong:
    • for people of all ages with various disabilities (or none)
    • inclusive play space for all abilities