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The Hagedorn Little Village School
Educational and therapeutic programs for infants through elementary-age kids with a wide range of developmental delays and disabilities — one of the few options...
📍 750 Hicksville Road, Seaford, NY 11783
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Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck
A summer camp and year-round program dedicated to children and adults with disabilities, ages 6-50. Running for 78 years and owned/operated by the Rotary Club o...
📍 2 Chet Swezey Road, Center Moriches, NY 11934
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John's Crazy Socks
More than half of this sock company's staff have a disability, including employees who are autistic and employees with Down syndrome. It was founded by Mark Cro...
📍 Huntington, NY
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Lekki Hill Duprey & Whitton, PC (Canton)
An elder law firm with additional offices in Massena and Gouverneur, giving St. Lawrence County families a choice of three locations rather than one.
📍 21 Court Street, Canton, NY 13617
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Bhatt Law Firm (Ogdensburg)
Handles elder law and disability-related legal matters across the North Country, including Medicare/Medicaid and long-term care planning.
📍 536 State Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669
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CP of the North Country (Canton)
Provides comprehensive, accessible health and human services for people with developmental disabilities across St. Lawrence, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties.
📍 4 Commerce Ln, Canton, NY 13617
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St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES — Special Education
Has offered research-based ABA services for students with autism since 1996, with a Speech Therapist and Occupational Therapist on staff and classrooms operatin...
📍 40 W Main St, Canton, NY 13617
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Autism Spectrum Disorders Family Support Group (Canton)
Holds quarterly meetings specifically for families of children with ASD, at the BOCES Beginning Years site in Canton.
📍 40 W Main St, Canton, NY 13617
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Saint Lawrence Psychiatric Center
Offers occupational therapy and other clinical services, with outpatient clinics also located in Massena and Gouverneur, extending coverage across the county ra...
📍 1 Chimney Point Dr, Ogdensburg, NY 13669
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital
The hub of a three-hospital health system spanning Potsdam, Massena, and Gouverneur, serving as the main regional referral point for a county with a well-docume...
📍 50 Leroy St, Potsdam, NY 13676
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The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence — Clinical Services (Canton)
A clinical team of physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists serving Jefferson and St. Lawrence Counties together.
📍 6 Commerce Lane, Canton, NY 13617
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Camp HASC (Parksville)
A seven-week sleep-away camp in the Catskill Mountains serving over 300 mentally and physically handicapped children and adults each summer — a genuinely large-...
📍 361 Parksville Rd, Parksville, NY 12768
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Martin Hersh Law Offices (Liberty)
Concentrates in Elder Law and Estate Planning, including special needs planning, serving Sullivan, Orange, and Ulster Counties.
📍 4 Asthalter Rd, Liberty, NY 12754
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Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP (Monticello)
A Sullivan County firm with recognized expertise in elder law, including special needs planning.
📍 449 Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701
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Sullivan BOCES — Special Education (Liberty)
Runs an 8:1:3 program specifically for students with a communication need or autism diagnosis, staffed by certified special education teachers alongside school...
📍 15 Sullivan Avenue, Suite 1W, Liberty, NY 12754
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The Center for Discovery (Harris)
Serves Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester counties with comprehensive services including psychology and psychiatry specialties for individuals with com...
📍 641 Old Route 17, Harris, NY 12742
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Sullivan ARC — Article 16 Clinic (Monticello)
An OPWDD Article 16 Clinic serving Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester counties with psychological evaluations, psychiatry, physical and occupational th...
📍 162 East Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701
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G&D Therapy Services (Liberty)
Contracted with Sullivan, Orange, Ulster, and Delaware counties to complete Early Intervention and preschool evaluations.
📍 5 Triangle Road, Suite C-G, Liberty, NY 12754
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Babies and Beyond (Monticello)
Offers occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy together at one Monticello location.
📍 544 Broadway, Suite 3, Monticello, NY 12701
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Camp Reece (Johnsburg)
A sleepaway camp in the Adirondack Park for children ages 8-17 with learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, and high- and mid-functioning autism — originally launched...
📍 1782 S. Johnsburg Rd, Johnsburg, NY 12843
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Watertown Pediatric Dentistry
Specializes in treating children with special needs, including sedation dentistry options for kids who can't tolerate a standard visit.
📍 Watertown, NY 13601
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Pediatric Dentistry of North Country (Plattsburgh)
Offers services specifically for fearful and anxious children as well as children with special needs, with patient reviews specifically noting positive experien...
📍 55 Cornelia Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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Melissa Penfield Park — Inclusive Playground (Plattsburgh)
A renewed park featuring a purpose-built inclusive playground with nature play, walking paths, and picnic space — the most clearly documented inclusive playgrou...
📍 139 Boynton Ave, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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Bhatt Law Firm (Watertown)
Handles the full range of legal matters affecting an older or disabled person, including health care, long-term care planning, and Medicare/Medicaid, across Jef...
📍 531 Washington Street, Suite 3101, Watertown, NY 13601
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Family Champions of the North Country (Watertown)
Provides information, resources, and referrals specifically to parents and agencies working with children who have special needs, with a second location in Tupp...
📍 146L Arsenal Street, Suite 10A, Watertown, NY 13601
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Champlain Valley Educational Services (CVES)
One of New York's BOCES providing educational leadership and special education support to 16 component school districts across Clinton, Essex, Warren, and Washi...
📍 1585 Military Turnpike Ext, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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Jefferson-Lewis BOCES — Watertown ACES
Serves students with disabilities from component districts across Jefferson County including Alexandria, Carthage, Indian River, and Thousand Islands, on the Wa...
📍 20104 State Route 3, Watertown, NY 13601
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Pediatric Associates of Watertown
Provides pediatric care specifically addressing developmental concerns and autism for Jefferson County families.
📍 18969 US Route 11, Watertown, NY 13601
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All Together ABA (Watertown)
Offers ABA therapy and child autism treatment services for developmental learning disabilities, serving the Watertown area.
📍 968 Bradley St, Watertown, NY 13601
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CVPH Medical Center / UVM Health Network — Developmental Pediatrics (Plattsburgh)
A hospital-affiliated developmental pediatrics program serving ages 0-18, part of the UVM Health Network's regional care footprint.
📍 75 Beekman Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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North Country Kids, Inc. (Plattsburgh)
Offers parent training, speech therapy, and occupational therapy services for children, including early intervention support.
📍 22 New York Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12901
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Walmart Supercenter — Sensory-Friendly Hours (Vestal)
Offers dedicated sensory-friendly hours every day from 8 to 10am, with TV walls switched to static images, radio off, and lights dimmed throughout the store.
📍 2405 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850
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Path of Life Camp (Binghamton)
An adventure-filled summer day camp with weekly session options running from late June through late August for school-age kids.
📍 673 East Hill Rd, Binghamton, NY 13903
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Lions Camp Badger (Vestal)
Offers both overnight and day camp options specifically for individuals with special needs.
📍 698 Underwood Rd, Vestal, NY 13850
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Dinosaur Dental (Endicott)
A pediatric dental practice serving the greater Binghamton area with a dentist specifically passionate about providing care to children and patients with specia...
📍 1700 Monroe Street, Endicott, NY 13760
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Broome-Tioga Special Olympics
Offers year-round adaptive sports training and competition for individuals with intellectual disabilities across Broome and Tioga Counties, including Spring Gam...
📍 435 Glenwood Road, Binghamton, NY 13905
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Maple Family Dental (Elmira)
Specifically addresses autism spectrum and sensory processing differences, with dentists and clinical staff trained to work with a wide range of physical, devel...
📍 1268 Maple Ave, Elmira, NY 14904
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OurSpace at Recreation Park (Binghamton)
New York State's largest accessible playground at 16,000 square feet, with an accessible sensory garden, a Liberty Swing, an accessible merry-go-round, and a ro...
📍 58-78 Beethoven Street, Binghamton, NY 13905
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Kirkwood Inspiration Playground
An all-inclusive, handicap-accessible playground with therapeutic swings, inclusive whirls, arc gliders, and sensory elements, filling a longstanding need for i...
📍 311 Main Street, Kirkwood, NY 13795
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Mustico & Harvey Law Group (Elmira)
Provides special needs planning using supplemental needs trusts across Chemung, Steuben, and Schuyler Counties, alongside broader estate planning and elder law...
📍 221 W. Church Street, Elmira, NY 14901
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Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP (Binghamton)
Elder law attorneys who are district delegates and members of both the NYS Bar Association Elder Law Section and the Academy of Special Needs Planners, offering...
📍 71 State Street, Binghamton, NY 13901
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Achieve Broome Tioga ARC
The local chapter of The Arc supporting people with developmental disabilities and their families across Broome and Tioga Counties.
📍 20 Wilson Hill Rd, Binghamton, NY 13905
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Parent to Parent of NYS — Binghamton
Supports and connects families of individuals with special needs through a parent matching program, information and referral, and trainings.
📍 249 Glenwood Rd, Room 3C33, Binghamton, NY 13905
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Greater Southern Tier (GST) BOCES
An educational cooperative serving 21 school districts across the Elmira region with special education among its core services.
📍 459 Philo Road, Elmira, NY 14903
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Broome-Delaware-Tioga BOCES — Special Education
Offers the Oak Tree, PALS, and MOVE special education programs specifically serving students with autism and other developmental disabilities.
📍 435 Glenwood Road, Binghamton, NY 13905
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Arnot Health / AOMC Pediatrics (Elmira)
A hospital-affiliated pediatrics practice providing developmental pediatric care for ages 0-18 in the St. Joseph's Health Services Building.
📍 200 Madison Avenue, 2D, Elmira, NY 14901
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The Children's Unit for Treatment and Evaluation (CUTE)
A New York State-approved non-public special education school at Binghamton University's Institute for Child Development, built specifically for children primar...
📍 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850
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Binghamton University's Child & Adolescent Diagnostic & Consultation Clinic
Accepts referrals for diagnostic evaluations for children and adolescents ages 1 to nearly 18, with specific specialization in evaluating autism and associated...
📍 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850
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Walmart — Sensory-Friendly Hours (Chili Ave, Rochester)
Offers the same daily 8-10am sensory-friendly hours as other participating Walmart locations, giving families on the southwest side of Rochester a closer option...
📍 2150 Chili Ave, Rochester, NY 14624
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Walmart Supercenter — Sensory-Friendly Hours (Hudson Ave, Rochester)
Offers dedicated sensory-friendly hours every day from 8 to 10am, with TV walls switched to static images, radio off, and lights dimmed throughout the store.
📍 1490 Hudson Ave, Rochester, NY 14621
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Seneca Park Zoo (KultureCity Certified)
A KultureCity-certified sensory inclusive zoo, giving families genuine sensory accommodations rather than a general welcoming statement.
📍 2222 Saint Paul St, Rochester, NY 14621
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Rochester Museum and Science Center (KultureCity Certified)
A KultureCity-certified sensory inclusive venue, meaning staff are trained and sensory bags/quiet spaces are genuinely available, not just a stated accessibilit...
📍 657 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
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The Strong National Museum of Play — Sensory Friendly Sundays
Holds dedicated Sensory Friendly Sundays during exclusive hours designed for children with sensory, developmental, or physical needs, plus quieter alternatives...
📍 1 Manhattan Square Dr, Rochester, NY 14607
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Camp Haccamo (Sunshine Campus, Rush)
A safe, educational overnight summer camp for children and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, operating since 1956, now co-located w...
📍 809 Five Points Road, Rush, NY 14543
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AutismUp Summer Camp at Bay View Family YMCA (Webster)
A collaboration between AutismUp and the Greater Rochester YMCA, open to children ages 4-16 with Autism Spectrum Disorder or related disabilities.
📍 1209 Bay Road, Webster, NY 14580
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Challenger Miracle Field of Greater Rochester (Webster)
A barrier-free, fully wheelchair-accessible athletic field and ADA accessible playground offering Challenger Baseball, Soccer, Flag Football, and more for peopl...
📍 1000 Ridge Rd, Webster, NY 14580
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CP Rochester Family Dental Center
Serves the specific dental needs of persons with developmental and physical disabilities as its core mission, not as a side offering of a general practice.
📍 1000 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY 14620
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Westfall Dental Studio (Rochester)
Has advanced training specifically in special needs dentistry, providing personalized care for patients with developmental and physical disabilities.
📍 1901 Lac De Ville Blvd, Rochester, NY 14618
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park — Accessible Playground
A wheelchair-accessible, sensory-friendly play space in downtown Rochester with equipment for varying motor abilities, sensory experiences, multiple play zones,...
📍 353 Court St, Rochester, NY 14607
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Rochester Elder Law (Dutcher & Zatkowsky)
Attorney Miles Zatkowsky serves as a founding Trustee of the Future Care Pooled Community Supplemental Needs Trust, real hands-on involvement in the trust mecha...
📍 1399 Monroe Ave, Rochester, NY 14618
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Evans Fox LLP (Rochester)
A dedicated Elder Law, Special Needs & Medicaid Planning group handling special needs trusts, asset protection, and long-term care guidance as named practice ar...
📍 100 Meridian Centre Boulevard, Suite 300, Rochester, NY 14618
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The Autism Council of Rochester — Trevyan Rowe Drop-In Center
A dedicated drop-in family information and referral service specifically for autism spectrum disorder, giving families somewhere to walk in rather than waiting...
📍 2118 Chili Avenue, Westgate Plaza, Rochester, NY 14624
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AutismUp (Rochester)
The leading autism support organization in Rochester, serving over 4,000 families with social, recreational, sensory, and virtual programming for ages 3 and up,...
📍 50 Science Parkway, Rochester, NY 14620
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Monroe 2 BOCES — Department for Exceptional Children
Provides specialized education and support for students whose needs go beyond the traditional classroom, serving the broader Rochester-area school districts.
📍 160 Wallace Way, Building 9, Rochester, NY 14624
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The Kessler Center (Easterseals New York, Rochester)
An approved private special education school offering both residential and day placements, with broad expertise across the full range of developmental disabilit...
📍 402 Rogers Parkway, Rochester, NY 14617
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Rochester Regional Health — Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Offers comprehensive assessments and treatment specifically for children and adolescents with developmental or behavioral concerns, at the Riedman Health Center...
📍 1455 E Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14621
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Levine Autism Clinic — Golisano Children's Hospital (Rochester)
Evaluates children suspected of having autism spectrum disorder based on the national standard of care, with a named team of developmental-behavioral pediatrici...
📍 200 East River Road, Third Floor, Rochester, NY 14623
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Applied ABC (Rochester)
A multidisciplinary provider offering ABA therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy together at its Clinton Square location.
📍 75 South Clinton Avenue, Suite 510, Rochester, NY 14604
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Autism Learning Partners (Rochester)
Offers speech therapy, ABA therapy, and occupational therapy together under one provider in downtown Rochester.
📍 620 Park Ave, Suite 237, Rochester, NY 14607
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Kids Cuts R Fun (Tonawanda)
A kids' hair salon where children can sit on an animal-shaped seat during their haircut, a small but genuine accommodation for kids who struggle with a standard...
📍 2782 Sheridan Dr, Tonawanda, NY 14150
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Jonny the Barber (Tonawanda)
The same sensory-friendly haircut protocol as the Williamsville location, scissor-only cuts, free pre-visits, and cape-free options, closer for families on the...
📍 578 Delaware St, Tonawanda, NY 14150
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Jonny the Barber (Williamsville)
Offers sensory-friendly haircuts with quiet slots, scissor-only cuts with no clipper noise, the option to sit on a parent's lap, cape-free cuts, and a free pre-...
📍 6100 Main St, Williamsville, NY 14221
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Walmart Supercenter — Sensory-Friendly Hours (Cheektowaga)
Offers dedicated sensory-friendly hours every day from 8 to 10am, with TV walls switched to static images, radio off, and lights dimmed throughout the store.
📍 2500 Walden Ave, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
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Dipson Flix Stadium 10 — My Way Matinee (Lancaster)
Runs a sensory-friendly family movie experience the first Saturday of each month at $6.50 per person, lights up and sound down.
📍 4901 Transit Rd, Lancaster, NY 14043
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Explore & More — The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum (Buffalo)
A fully inclusive indoor playground, the only one of its kind in Western New York, combined with monthly Au-Some Evenings where kids with autism and development...
📍 130 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14202
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Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum — Sensory Hours (North Tonawanda)
Offers dedicated sensory hours with a self-guided visit, sensory-friendly demos, and adjusted exhibit lights and sound effects throughout the museum.
📍 180 Thompson Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120
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Cradle Beach Camp (Angola)
A summer camp program specifically serving children with special needs alongside children from low-income families, on a dedicated lakeshore campus in Western N...
📍 8038 Old Lakeshore Road, Angola, NY 14006
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Institute for Autism Research — summerMAX (UB South Campus)
A 5-week summer program for autistic children ages 7-12 combining research-backed social skills instruction with traditional summer camp activities, run by Univ...
📍 1 Diefendorf Loop, Buffalo, NY 14214
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Greater Buffalo Adaptive Sports (Lancaster)
Provides opportunities for individuals with disabilities to participate in adaptive sports, including adaptive curling, specifically to build social, emotional,...
📍 9 Sagebrush Ln, Lancaster, NY 14086
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SABAH Inc. (Buffalo)
Runs six year-round adaptive sports programs on ice and turf for more than 650 participants, including adaptive ice skating and adaptive ice hockey, not a singl...
📍 2607 Niagara St, Buffalo, NY 14207
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University Pediatric Dentistry (Niagara Falls)
Specializes specifically in meeting the dental needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, giving Niagara Falls families a dedicated opt...
📍 521 Buffalo Ave, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
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ECMC Center for Dental Care — Special Needs Dentistry (Buffalo)
A hospital-affiliated special needs dentistry program specifically for patients who have difficulty cooperating with traditional dental care, including those wi...
📍 800 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14207
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Trott Access Center Sensory Play Room (Niagara Falls)
A dedicated sensory play room offering inclusive play sessions, therapeutic support, and a lending library of sensory toys and specialized equipment, newly open...
📍 1001 Eleventh Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14301
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Law Offices of Lisa J. Allen, PLLC (Williamsville)
Concentrates specifically in elder and disability law, including Supplemental Needs Trusts and Medicaid planning, rather than general estate planning with disab...
📍 2805 Wehrle Dr, Suite 3, Williamsville, NY 14221
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Voelkl Law PC (Williamsville)
Helps families establish special needs trusts that preserve government benefits eligibility, serving clients throughout Erie County, Niagara County, and the wid...
📍 19 S Long St, Williamsville, NY 14221
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Autism Society of Western New York (Buffalo)
Provides information and referral and holds monthly support group meetings for parents of children with autism, PDD, and Asperger syndrome, plus professionals i...
📍 19 Limestone Drive, Suite 1, Buffalo, NY 14221
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Parent Network of WNY (Buffalo)
A parent-led community resource offering free support groups where parents and caregivers of children with autism or developmental disabilities can meet, share...
📍 1021 Broadway Street, Buffalo, NY 14212
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Autism Services (Buffalo)
A co-ed special education school in the Schiller Park neighborhood built specifically around autism, serving dozens of students rather than folding autism suppo...
📍 40 Hazelwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14228
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Summit Academy (Amherst)
An alternative education program specifically for children and young adults with autism and other developmental disabilities whose needs can't be met in a publi...
📍 30 Hazelwood Dr, Amherst, NY 14228
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Children's Guild Foundation Autism Spectrum Disorder Center (Conventus, Buffalo)
The only center in Western New York for medically based, multidisciplinary evaluation and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders, housing the Robert Warner Cent...
📍 1001 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Buffalo, NY 14203
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Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center (Williamsville)
Offers occupational therapy, speech therapy, music therapy, and physical therapy together, with genuine multidisciplinary depth rather than a single specialty.
📍 5225 Sheridan Dr, Williamsville, NY 14221
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Autism Learning Partners (East Amherst)
Behavioral (ABA) therapy, speech/language and occupational therapy, social skills, and parent training all under one provider, with a second Buffalo location.
📍 7041 Transit Rd, East Amherst, NY 14051
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Chuck E. Cheese — Sensory Sensitive Sundays (Syracuse)
Opens two hours early on the first Sunday of every month specifically for Sensory Sensitive Sundays, with dimmed lighting, lower sound, and limited character ap...
📍 3023 Erie Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13224
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Walmart Supercenter — Sensory-Friendly Hours (East Syracuse)
Offers the same dedicated sensory-friendly hours every day from 8 to 10am as other participating Walmart locations, with the TV walls, radio, and lighting all a...
📍 6438 Basile Rowe, East Syracuse, NY 13057
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Walmart Supercenter — Sensory-Friendly Hours (Utica)
Offers dedicated sensory-friendly hours every day from 8 to 10am, with TV walls switched to static images, radio off, and lights dimmed throughout the store.
📍 710 Horatio St, Utica, NY 13502
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Central Rock Gym — Adaptive Climbing (Syracuse)
A 21,000 sq ft climbing and fitness facility whose regular programming includes adaptive climbing for climbers with different abilities, rather than a one-off a...
📍 600 N Franklin St, Syracuse, NY 13204
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Regal Destiny USA — My Way Matinee (Syracuse)
Runs Regal's My Way Matinee sensory-friendly movie program at the large Destiny USA complex, with lights up and volume down for an easier theater experience.
📍 9586 Destiny USA Drive, Syracuse, NY 13204
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Syracuse Stage — Relaxed/Sensory-Friendly Performances
Offers a dedicated series of relaxed and sensory-friendly performances, adapting a real professional theater's own production schedule rather than a one-off spe...
📍 820 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210
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The MOST — Sensory Friendly Time (Syracuse)
Runs dedicated Sensory Friendly Time every third Sunday of the month, with dimmed lights, reduced sounds, and air compressors turned off entirely, not just a ge...
📍 500 South Franklin Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
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Kelberman Center — Summer Camps (Utica)
Runs three distinct summer programs for children and teens on the autism spectrum: Awesome Summer Days Camp (ages 5-13), Teen Camp (ages 14-21), and an Overnigh...
📍 430 Court Street, Utica, NY 13502
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Sitrin Adaptive Sports — STARS Program (New Hartford)
A nationally recognized program (Success Through Adaptive Recreation and Sports) providing competitive and recreational sports opportunities specifically for in...
📍 2050 Tilden Ave, New Hartford, NY 13413
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Gentle Dental Care (Rome)
Has specifically provided dental care to special needs individuals at the Upstate Cerebral Palsy Center in Rome, not just general dentistry open to all patients...
📍 109 West Thomas Street, Rome, NY 13440
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Kids Teeth Only (Utica)
A board-certified pediatric dentist trained in oral and IV sedation, treating patients under general anesthesia specifically for children with special needs.
📍 2048 Genesee St, Utica, NY 13502
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Margaret Madonian, DDS (Liverpool)
A board-certified pediatric dentist with advanced training specifically in behavior management, sedation, and hospital dentistry for children with special needs...
📍 600 Oswego Street, Liverpool, NY 13088
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Guyer Field (Rome)
Listed among the inclusive playgrounds serving Central New York, giving Rome its own accessible play option rather than requiring a drive to Syracuse or Utica.
📍 701 Laurel St, Rome, NY 13440
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Wegmans Playground at Onondaga Lake Park (Syracuse)
A Boundless Playground using Miracle Recreation equipment, with sensory-rich play stations and imagination and activity panels built specifically for children o...
📍 106 Lake Drive, Syracuse, NY 13209
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T.R. Proctor Park Inclusive Playground (Utica)
A custom-designed, fully accessible playground as part of the park's revitalization, including a splash pad and improved pathways built specifically for accessi...
📍 1254 Culver Ave, Utica, NY 13501
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The Marrone Law Firm (Syracuse)
Offers guardianship and special needs planning throughout Central and Northern New York as a named, dedicated practice area.
📍 506 East Washington Street, Suite A, Syracuse, NY 13202
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Hancock & Estabrook, LLP (Syracuse)
A large regional firm serving Syracuse, Utica, Rome, Oswego, Auburn, and Watertown, with special needs and disability-focused estate planning as part of its pra...
📍 1800 AXA Tower I, 100 Madison Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
Submitted by James
Autism Society of Central New York
A longstanding regional Autism Society chapter offering community, resources, and programs specifically for autism families across Central New York.
📍 4465 E. Genesee Street, PMB 252, Dewitt, NY 13214
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Tradewinds Education Center (Utica)
Over 80% of enrolled students have an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis at this private, state-approved special education and residential program for students...
📍 1601 Armory Drive, Building B, Utica, NY 13501
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ADHD & Autism Psychological Services and Advocacy — AAPSA (Utica)
Provides outpatient autism assessment for ages 18 months to 24 years, with a second office in Syracuse — a real diagnostic pathway for Central New York families...
📍 122 Business Park Drive, Suite 1, Utica, NY 13502
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Kelberman Center (Syracuse)
A dedicated regional autism center providing full diagnostic evaluations for autism spectrum disorder, with sister locations in Utica and Rome — the kind of org...
📍 100 Intrepid Lane, Syracuse, NY 13205
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SUNY Upstate — Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic (Syracuse)
A real hospital-affiliated diagnostic clinic with multiple named developmental pediatricians specializing specifically in autism and neurodevelopmental disabili...
📍 215 Bassett Street, Syracuse, NY 13210
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AccessCNY — ABA Therapy (Syracuse)
Offers in-home ABA therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder as part of a broader agency supporting people with developmental disabilities across Onond...
📍 1603 Court Street, Syracuse, NY 13208
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Proud Moments ABA (East Syracuse)
A center-based ABA therapy program helping children strengthen communication, behavioral, and social skills through personalized treatment, accepting major insu...
📍 6319 Fly Rd, Suite 4, East Syracuse, NY 13057
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NCG Cinema — Sensory Friendly Films (Kingston)
Part of the NCG Cinemas chain-wide Sensory Friendly Films program — lights up, sound down, movement welcome — at the Hudson Valley Mall location.
📍 1300 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
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Camp Sunrise at Camp Warwick
A dedicated special needs camping program for individuals ages 18-55, run as its own program within Camp Warwick rather than a mainstream camp with a special ne...
📍 62 Warwick Center Rd, Warwick, NY 10990
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Orange County Aces — Adaptive Tennis (Montgomery)
Runs dedicated adaptive tennis and pickleball programming at the Montgomery Senior Center courts, part of a broader community tennis association rather than a o...
📍 36 Bridge Street, Montgomery, NY 12549
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Craft Smiles Pediatric Dentistry (Newburgh)
Serves Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Sullivan, and Rockland counties, with parents specifically reporting outstanding patience and care for severely autistic childr...
📍 1 Powelton Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
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Dental Care Center of Kingston
Wheelchair accessible and accepts Medicaid and sliding-scale payment alongside insurance — practical accessibility for Ulster County families regardless of cove...
📍 7 Family Practice Drive, Kingston, NY 12401
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Hudson Valley Pediatric Dentistry (Middletown)
A dedicated special needs dentistry practice serving Orange and Sullivan Counties, built around a more sensitive, accommodating approach rather than general ped...
📍 75 Crystal Run Rd, Suite 235, Middletown, NY 10941
Submitted by James
Sally's Dream at Thomas Bull Memorial Park (Montgomery)
A well-shaded, varied play area at a large Orange County park, recommended specifically for accommodating kids of all ages and abilities rather than a single ag...
📍 211 State Route 416, Montgomery, NY 12549
Submitted by James
Carol Sue Goldstein, Esq. (Middletown)
Concentrates in special needs planning, trusts, guardianships, and elder law, and separately advocates on Social Security Disability and public benefits — usefu...
📍 100 Crystal Run Rd Ste 112, Middletown, NY 10941
Submitted by James
Ettinger Law Firm (Middletown)
New York's largest Elder Law Estate Planning firm, with free consultations specifically for Special Needs Trusts and Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts at their O...
📍 75 Crystal Run Rd #G34, Middletown, NY 10941
Submitted by James
Mental Health Association in Ulster County — Autism Spectrum Disorder Support Group
A free, confidential support group specifically for families of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, meeting monthly to share experiences and emotional su...
📍 221 Tuytenbridge Rd, Lake Katrine, NY 12449
Submitted by James
Ulster BOCES — Maple Academy (APIE Autism Program)
The Autism Program Independent Education (APIE) was built specifically to support students with demonstrated characteristics of autism who need sensory and beha...
📍 319 Broadway, Port Ewen, NY 12466
Submitted by James
Orange-Ulster BOCES — Regional Education Center at Arden Hill (Goshen)
Serves over 1,100 students ages 5-21 with disabilities including autism, with dedicated satellite programs offering intensive speech therapy alongside occupatio...
📍 4 Harriman Drive, Goshen, NY 10924
Submitted by James
Children's Medical Group — Behavioral & Developmental Health (Kingston)
Offers autism screening alongside ADHD management and broader behavioral health care — a real first step for Ulster County families who don't yet have a diagnos...
📍 63 Hurley Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
Submitted by James
Boston Children's Health Physicians — Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (Newburgh)
A dedicated Division of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, part of a hospital-affiliated children's health network rather than a general pediatric practice...
📍 266 North Street, Suite B, Newburgh, NY 12550
Submitted by James
Orange Regional Medical Center / Garnet Health — Pediatric Services (Middletown)
Dr. Pooja Chandra performs evaluations specifically for developmental and behavioral disorders including autism spectrum disorder, with care plans developed on-...
📍 707 East Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940
Submitted by James
Goshen Speech & Hearing Center
Integrates ABA therapy with speech-language pathology under one roof — BCBAs and Speech-Language Pathologists working together rather than coordinating two sepa...
📍 2004 Route 17M, Suite C, Goshen, NY 10924
Submitted by James
Yellow Bus ABA (Middletown)
BCBA-supervised ABA, speech, and occupational therapy with both home-based and center-based options, serving Middletown, Wallkill, Goshen, Monroe, and Newburgh...
📍 110 Crystal Run Road, Middletown, NY 10941
Submitted by James
Troy Public Library
Offers an adaptive sensory-friendly storytime for ages 3+ exploring the five senses through stories, songs, and sensory play — smaller class size, limited distr...
📍 100 Second Street, Troy, NY 12180
Submitted by James
Saratoga Springs Public Library
Runs a dedicated Sensory Story Time for ages 3-7 with a caregiver — playtime, a short story time, and a sensory craft, built around the developmental needs of c...
📍 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Submitted by James
Albany Public Library (Main Branch)
Hosts sensory story times and quiet reading sessions specifically tailored for neurodiverse children in a low-stimulation environment.
📍 161 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210
Submitted by James
Children's Museum at Saratoga
Combines a dedicated indoor Sensory Space exhibit with sensory kits and staff trained in autism-spectrum accommodations, alongside an accessible outdoor Courtya...
📍 65 South Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Submitted by James
Camp Spectacular (Glenville)
Run by the Center for Disability Services exclusively for kids and teens with autism — a 2:1 camper-to-counselor ratio with certified special education teachers...
📍 55 Helping Hand Lane, Glenville, NY 12302
Submitted by James
STRIDE Adaptive Sports
Runs genuine adaptive sports programming — including sled hockey learn-to-play sessions — specifically for people with disabilities, not a one-off accessibility...
📍 4482 NY Highway 150, West Sand Lake, NY 12196
Submitted by James
Special Olympics New York — Capital Region (Albany)
The regional office coordinating year-round sports training and athletic competition across Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabi...
📍 94 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12203
Submitted by James
Pediatric Dental Group of New York (Albany)
Offers compassionate, individualized dental services specifically addressing physical, cognitive, developmental, or sensory conditions, with services tailored f...
📍 652 Albany Shaker Rd, Albany, NY 12211
Submitted by James
Where Smiles Grow (Latham)
A recipient of the Outstanding Providers Award from the Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region — dentists specifically trained to work with children who h...
📍 9 Century Hill Dr, Latham, NY 12110
Submitted by James
Bring On The Spectrum (Albany)
A dedicated community space and sensory gym — swings, slides, and other sensory-friendly apparatus — plus inclusive art, yoga, music, and life skills classes, b...
📍 71 Fuller Rd #6, Albany, NY 12205
Submitted by James
Saratoga Spa State Park Accessible Playground
A recently expanded and renovated playground with a paved perimeter walkway for mobility devices, an accessible overlook to Geyser Creek, and ground-level play...
📍 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Submitted by James
O'Connell and Aronowitz (Albany)
A long-established upstate New York firm offering sophisticated estate planning, including wills and trusts, with offices in both Albany and Saratoga Springs.
📍 54 State Street, Albany, NY 12207
Submitted by James
Herzog Law Firm (Albany)
Offers compassionate special needs planning and guidance specifically to parents and guardians across Albany, Saratoga Springs, Kingston, and greater New York S...
📍 7 Southwoods Boulevard, Albany, NY 12211
Submitted by James
Autism Society Greater Hudson Region (Schenectady)
Serves Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties in addition to the Capital Region — a genuinely broad regional information and...
📍 430 Franklin Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 2201, Schenectady, NY 12305
Submitted by James
Maywood Academy (Capital Region BOCES)
A dedicated Autism Spectrum Disorder program using the TEACCH methodology with occupational therapy and speech services built directly into the classroom, servi...
📍 925A Watervliet Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12205
Submitted by James
CapitalCare Developmental Pediatrics — Comprehensive Autism Evaluation (Latham)
A three-appointment comprehensive autism psychological evaluation conducted by a New York State licensed clinical psychologist with extensive autism experience...
📍 6 Wellness Way, Latham, NY 12110
Submitted by James
Albany Medical's Pediatric Development and Behavioral Health Group — Autism Specialty Practice
A dedicated Autism Specialty Practice inside a hospital-affiliated developmental-behavioral pediatrics division — diagnostic evaluations, medication management,...
📍 391 Myrtle Ave, Floor 3, Suite 3B, Albany, NY 12208
Submitted by James
Achieve Beyond (Albany)
ABA therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special education services for ages birth to 21, all under one provider — genuinely int...
📍 69 State Street, 13th Floor, Albany, NY 12207
Submitted by James
Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum (Poughkeepsie)
A designated Autism Supportive Environment Partner that periodically offers low-stimulation museum hours, plus visual and auditory supports like social stories...
📍 75 North Water Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Submitted by James
Abilities First Day Camp (Poughkeepsie)
A full-day program specifically for students eligible for OPWDD services, serving families across Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia, and Greene Counties.
📍 230 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Submitted by James
Camp Ramapo (Rhinebeck)
A sleepaway camp for kids with social-emotional needs, learning challenges, and autism, running since 1922 on a 250-acre campus with a 1:1 staff-to-camper ratio...
📍 22 Camp Ramapo Road, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Submitted by James
Putnam Recreation Programs and Habilitation (PRPH)
A parent-founded nonprofit running adaptive bowling, Special Olympics sports training, Friday dances, swim and fitness, and a Saturday respite program for peopl...
📍 692 Route 6, Mahopac, NY 10541
Submitted by James
Town Center Dental of LaGrange (Lagrangeville)
Treats both children and adults with special healthcare needs, offering oral conscious sedation and IV sedation specifically to reduce anxiety and improve coope...
📍 1110 Route 55, Suite 107, Lagrangeville, NY 12540
Submitted by James
Hudson Valley Regional Community Health Center (Brewster)
Specializes in care for people with disabilities and chronic medical conditions — a practice built around exactly this kind of need, not a general dental office...
📍 15 Mt. Ebo Road, Brewster, NY 10509
Submitted by James
Stringham Park Playground (Lagrangeville)
Features an inclusive swing seat, a bumblebee rider, musical instruments, and sensory panels — built-in sensory features rather than a single accessible add-on.
📍 120 Stringham Rd, Lagrangeville, NY 12540
Submitted by James
Bowdoin Park Accessible Playground (Wappingers Falls)
A universally accessible playground with adaptable swings, a universal carousel, and genuine sensory play features, set inside a 301-acre county park on the Hud...
📍 85 Sheafe Rd, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Submitted by James
Julie's Jungle (Hopewell Junction)
The first fully-accessible playground in Dutchess County, built specifically for children of all abilities — visual, hearing, cognitive, or physical — rather th...
📍 5 Old Lime Kiln Rd, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533
Submitted by James
Law Office of Rachel Flanagan Frost (Wappingers Falls)
Offers special needs trust planning and guardianship guidance specifically for Dutchess County families, rather than general estate planning with special needs...
📍 62 E Main St, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Submitted by James
The Feller Group, P.C. (Mahopac)
An estate planning firm in Putnam County with special needs planning and long-term care planning as named, dedicated practice areas.
📍 572 Route 6, Suite 103, Mahopac, NY 10541
Submitted by James
Dutchess BOCES PEACCE Program (Poughkeepsie)
Designed specifically for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders since 1997, with staff trained in the TEACCH model developed at the University of North Caroli...
📍 5 BOCES Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Submitted by James
Dr. Diane M. Cicatello — Optum Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics (Poughkeepsie)
A developmental-behavioral pediatrician with over 20 years in practice, specializing specifically in Autism Spectrum Disorders, developmental and behavioral dis...
📍 2507 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Submitted by James
Yellow Bus ABA (Poughkeepsie)
Center-based speech therapy and ABA services covering Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Wappingers Falls, Fishkill, and Beacon — BCBA-supervised, with a genuine physical...
📍 488 Freedom Plains Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Submitted by James
Easter Seals New York — Project Soar (Carmel)
A Putnam County program offering physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and parent training together — real continuity of care rather than coor...
📍 97 Old Route 6, Carmel, NY 10512
Submitted by James
AMC Palisades 21 (Sensory Friendly Films)
Runs AMC's Sensory Friendly Films program on the second and fourth Saturday of the month, plus Wednesday evenings for mature audiences — lights up, sound down,...
📍 4403 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994
Submitted by James
Camp Venture (Stony Point)
A seven-week integrated outdoor day camp specifically for Rockland County children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, combined with children with...
📍 58 Oak Colony Road, Stony Point, NY 10980
Submitted by James
Rockland Rowing Association — Adaptive Program
Adaptive rowing specifically for people with physical, cognitive, and developmental disabilities, running May through October since 2015 — a dedicated adaptive...
📍 Rockland Lake State Park Rowing Complex, Valley Cottage, NY 10989
Submitted by James
Advanced Family Dentistry — Dr. Donald A. Lucca (New City)
A family dental practice where pediatric providers specialize in the care of special needs patients, including children with autism.
📍 99 New Hempstead Rd, New City, NY 10956
Submitted by James
Rockland Pediatric Dental and Orthodontics (New City)
A multi-specialty pediatric dental and orthodontic practice that specifically names dentistry for children with special needs among its services, rather than tr...
📍 238 N Main St, New City, NY 10956
Submitted by James
littleGRINS Pediatric Sedation Dentistry (Pearl River)
Provides dental care specifically under general anesthesia for children with autism, sensory sensitivities, or other medical needs that make a standard dental v...
📍 150 S Pearl Street, Pearl River, NY 10965
Submitted by James
All-Inclusive Playground at Zukor Park (New City)
Built specifically to be a fun, safe, and welcoming space for children of all abilities — colorful slides and climbing structures combined with genuine sensory-...
📍 11 Zukor Road, New City, NY 10956
Submitted by James
Partners in Pediatrics (Suffern)
A pediatric practice with named expertise in Developmental Pediatrics, affiliated with both Good Samaritan Hospital and Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at West...
📍 222 Route 59, Suite Z, Suffern, NY 10901
Submitted by James
Developmental & Behavioral Clinic at Good Samaritan Health Center (Suffern)
Directed by Dr. I. Leslie Rubin, a developmental pediatrician providing evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and family support specifically for autism spectrum co...
📍 255 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901
Submitted by James
Andrew M. Finkiel, Elder Law Attorney (Suffern)
Works specifically with families planning for children born with disabilities as well as adults with disabling conditions, serving Suffern, Rockland County, and...
📍 400 Rella Blvd, Suite 165, Suffern, NY 10901
Submitted by James
Masch, Coffey & Associates, LLP (New City)
An estate planning firm with supplemental needs trusts as a named practice area — they build trusts customized to the specific family situation rather than offe...
📍 254 S Main St, Suite 306, New City, NY 10956
Submitted by James
Pound Ridge Library
Runs a dedicated sensory story time for children ages 2-6 with a caregiver — a specific recurring program, not just a general willingness to accommodate.
📍 271 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576
Submitted by James
Katonah Village Library
Explicitly describes itself as neurodivergent-supportive — noise-cancelling headphones and fidget/sensory objects on hand, plus a monthly sensory-friendly movie...
📍 26 Bedford Road, Katonah, NY 10536
Submitted by James
Westchester Children's Museum (Rye)
Kid-friendly, exploratory exhibits on the Playland boardwalk with accommodations specifically to help kids with special needs feel comfortable, not just a stand...
📍 100 Playland Parkway, Rye, NY 10580
Submitted by James
Jacob Burns Film Center (Sensory-Friendly Screenings)
Runs dedicated sensory-friendly screenings on the first Sunday of every month — brighter lighting, lower sound, and no trailers — rather than a single annual sp...
📍 364 Manville Rd, Pleasantville, NY 10570
Submitted by James
North East Westchester Special Recreation Summer Day Camp
A 6-week day camp specifically for children and teens ages 4-20 with developmental disabilities, grouped by independence level rather than age alone — run by th...
📍 300 Dalmeny Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Submitted by James
The Miracle League of Westchester (Ridge Road Park)
An adapted baseball field and program specifically for children and adults with physical or developmental disabilities, running since 2005 — a dedicated Miracle...
📍 287 Ridge Road, Hartsdale, NY 10530
Submitted by James
North East Westchester Special Recreation
A genuinely broad adaptive recreation program — aquatics, Special Olympics training across multiple sports, social activities, and weekend trips — run specifica...
📍 63 Bradhurst Ave, Hawthorne, NY 10532
Submitted by James
Yorktown Pediatric Dentistry
Names direct experience with Autism and Spectrum Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, and Down syndrome — a practice that's built real familiarity wit...
📍 1974 Maple Hill Street, Unit 4, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
Submitted by James
Rivertowns Pediatric Dentistry (Scarsdale)
A pediatric dental practice that specifically names autism among the conditions it has experience with, rather than a general-purpose dentist who simply says th...
📍 495 Central Park Avenue, Suite 208, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Submitted by James
Granite Knolls Sports Complex (Yorktown)
A genuinely new (2022) 15-acre inclusive playground with a sensory garden designed specifically to lower stress and anxiety — built from the ground up for all-a...
📍 2975 Stony Street, Yorktown, NY 10598
Submitted by James
Harmony Park (Rye Brook)
A real adaptive playground and sensory garden built in 2019 at Cerebral Palsy of Westchester's campus — wheelchair-accessible equipment, a water-play table, mus...
📍 1186 King Street, Rye Brook, NY 10573
Submitted by James
Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP (White Plains)
An elder law firm with special needs trust planning as an actual core practice area, not a side offering — worth knowing since New York's rules around trusts an...
📍 245 Main Street, Suite 500, White Plains, NY 10601
Submitted by James
Jawonio Autism Resource & Training Center
A dedicated resource and training hub for autism in Rockland County — serves individuals and families directly while also training other professionals, which te...
📍 260 N. Little Tor Road, New City, NY 10956
Submitted by James
The Jesse J. Kaplan School (Rockland BOCES)
Serves students ages 5-22 with autism, cognitive disabilities, medical fragility, and multiple disabilities, with weekly speech and occupational therapy built d...
📍 65 Parrott Road, Building #9, West Nyack, NY 10994
Submitted by James
Hamaspik of Rockland County
A broad OPWDD-registered provider covering ABA and autism spectrum services alongside nursing, OT, PT, psychiatry, psychology, social work, and speech-language...
📍 58 Route 59, Monsey, NY 10952
Submitted by James
Kids First Services (Monsey)
ABA therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and psychotherapy all under one roof, with clinic-based, in-home, and telehealth options — useful flexibility...
📍 20 Robert Pitt Drive, Monsey, NY 10952
Submitted by James
The Arc Westchester
The largest agency in Westchester County supporting people with developmental disabilities and their families, autism included — a genuinely broad range of fami...
📍 265 Saw Mill River Road (9A), Hawthorne, NY 10532
Submitted by James
Rebecca School North (Mount Vernon)
A newer, purpose-built 57,000-square-foot campus for neurodevelopmental delays — sensory gyms, an art room, music therapy rooms, and rooftop outdoor space, not...
📍 1 Bradford Road, Mount Vernon, NY 10553
Submitted by James
Westchester School For Special Children (Yonkers)
Serves students ages 3-21 specifically classified with Autism, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, and related conditions, with OT, PT, speech/langu...
📍 45 Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10703
Submitted by James
Center for Autism and the Developing Brain (White Plains)
A NewYork-Presbyterian program dedicated specifically to autism spectrum disorders — evaluations, behavioral therapy, medication management, and family educatio...
📍 21 Bloomingdale Road, Rogers Building, White Plains, NY 10605
Submitted by James
Maria Fareri Children's Hospital — Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
A real hospital-level autism evaluation program, not just a private practice — a multidisciplinary team conducting full ADOS-2 and ADI-R assessments, serving ag...
📍 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595
Submitted by James
Ascend Autism (Hawthorne)
A genuinely multi-disciplinary center — ABA therapy, autism evaluations, speech therapy, and occupational therapy all under one roof, serving Westchester County...
📍 22 Saw Mill River Rd, Hawthorne, NY 10532
Submitted by James
Yellow Bus ABA (Yonkers)
Center-based and home-based ABA programs in downtown Yonkers, all supervised by Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) — worth knowing since in-home-only pro...
📍 86 Main Street, Yonkers, NY 10701
Submitted by James
Long Island Neuropsychological Services (LINS)
Comprehensive autism evaluations for both children and adults — worth knowing specifically because most evaluation services on this list stop at childhood, and...
📍 111 Smithtown Bypass, Suite 223, Hauppauge, NY 11788
Submitted by James
North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center
A mental health and counseling center that's been operating for 70+ years, with several specific sensory-friendly classes worth knowing about by name: "Yes I Ca...
📍 480 Old Westbury Road, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
Submitted by James
AHRC Suffolk
A large, long-established Suffolk County organization offering a broad range of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their f...
📍 2900 Veterans Highway, Bohemia, NY 11716
Submitted by James
Winters Center for Autism
A nonprofit built specifically to train and place adults with autism into real, sustainable jobs — a direct response to the extremely high unemployment rate amo...
📍 92 Mahan Street, West Babylon, NY 11704
Submitted by James
The Autism Store
An online retailer built specifically around autism and sensory needs 💛 sensory-friendly clothing with ultra-soft fabrics, seamless designs, tagless labels, an...
📍 Online retailer — ships nationwide
Submitted by James
Dr. Nidsy Mejia Roque — Cohen Children's Medical Center
A Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics specialist at Cohen Children's, for autism evaluations and ongoing developmental-behavioral care within a major hospital...
📍 1983 Marcus Ave, Suite 130, Lake Success, NY 11042
Submitted by James
Nassau Suffolk Services for Autism (Martin C. Barell School)
NSSA's own school, serving students on the autism spectrum directly, alongside the broader family and community services NSSA is known for across Nassau and Suf...
📍 80 Hauppauge Road, Commack, NY 11725
Submitted by James
Fay J. Lindner Center for Autism & Family Support Services
A dedicated center for autism diagnosis and family support services, not just a general pediatric practice that also sees autistic kids.
📍 189 Wheatley Road, Glen Head, NY 11545
Submitted by James
QSAC (Melville)
Runs both online parent support groups and an Overnight Respite Program serving NYC and Long Island — a rare option that actually gives parents a real break, no...
📍 320 S Service Rd, #103, Melville, NY 11747
Submitted by James
Life's WORC — Family Center for Autism
Social skills training and enrichment activities for kids, plus real, direct support built specifically for parents and siblings — not just the diagnosed child....
📍 1501 Franklin Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
Submitted by James
Autism Society of Long Island
Covers both Nassau and Suffolk counties — parent support groups, social skills programming for kids and teens, family networking events, and help navigating wha...
📍 207 Milton Ave, Levittown, NY 11756
Submitted by James
Asperger/Autism Network of Long Island (AHA)
Runs separate support groups by age and relationship — one for family members of individuals of all ages, another for tweens and teens, another for older teens...
📍 45 Manetto Hill Road, Room 202, Plainview, NY 11803
Submitted by James
Law Office of Andrew M. Lamkin, P.C.
Focuses specifically on elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning — wills, trusts, and Medicaid planning built around keeping a disabled family mem...
📍 527 Old Country Rd, Plainview, NY 11803
Submitted by James
Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern, LLP
A Long Island elder law and special needs planning firm — supplemental/special needs trusts, guardianship, and coordinating estate planning so a child can inher...
📍 1455 Veterans Highway Suite 203, Islandia, NY 11749
Submitted by James
Gersh Academy (West Hempstead)
Gersh Academy's actual school campus (distinct from their West Hills summer day camp, also listed on this site) — over 25 years of special education experience,...
📍 307 Eagle Ave, West Hempstead, NY 11552
Submitted by James
Eden II School for Autistic Children
A nonprofit school founded in 1976, built specifically around Applied Behavior Analysis as its core teaching method rather than a general special-ed curriculum...
📍 15 Beach St, Staten Island, NY 10304
Submitted by James
Dragonfly Cares
ABA and speech therapy run by BCBAs and RBTs, notable specifically for having no waitlist when most ABA providers in this area have a long one. Center-based at...
📍 535 Broadhollow Road A3, Melville, NY 11747
Submitted by James
Proud Moments ABA (Long Island)
In-home ABA therapy throughout Long Island — someone comes to you rather than adding a commute on top of everything else. Works with most major private insuranc...
📍 333 Pearsall Ave, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
Submitted by James
Achieve Beyond (Melville)
A genuinely full-service pediatric therapy clinic — ABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special education, all under one roof. Ten...
📍 534 Broadhollow Road Suite LL70, Melville, NY 11747
Submitted by James
Extreme Kids & Crew
A Brooklyn-based nonprofit built specifically for kids with disabilities and their families — art, music, and movement classes plus outdoor adventures, with a r...
📍 185 Van Dyke Street, Suite 205, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Submitted by James
Gersh Summer Program at West Hills Day Camp
Combines 25+ years of special-needs school programming with West Hills Day Camp's decades of camping experience, specifically for kids with autism spectrum diso...
📍 21 Sweet Hollow Rd, Huntington, NY 11743
Submitted by James
Camp Achieve (Suffolk JCC)
A day camp specifically for individuals with special needs, run by the Suffolk Y JCC — swim, sports, music, art, and dedicated social skills programming, not ju...
📍 74 Hauppauge Rd, Commack, NY 11725
Submitted by James
Camp ANCHOR
The Town of Hempstead's six-week day camp for children and adults with special needs, running for over 50 years and serving around 720 participants each summer...
📍 630 Lido Blvd, Lido Beach, NY 11561
Submitted by James
DanSwim (Midtown East)
A Manhattan swim school offering adapted lessons for both kids and adults with special needs, built around individualized lesson plans with private instructors...
📍 109 E 50th St, New York, NY 10022
Submitted by James
Sunsational Swim School (NYC Boroughs)
The same mobile adaptive swim instruction as their Long Island program, extended to serve Queens, Brooklyn, and the rest of the city — instructors come to your...
📍 Serves NYC boroughs — in-home/your pool
Submitted by James
Play4Autism Foundation
Runs the "Kidz into Action" program — bowling, whiffle ball, soccer, football, and more — primarily serving Queens and the Bronx. One annual membership fee, and...
📍 88-11 Doran Ave, Glendale, NY 11385
Submitted by James
Café Joyeux
The first U.S. location of a French café chain built entirely around employing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism and Dow...
📍 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Submitted by James
Fresh as Daisy Kids Spa & Salon
Brooklyn's first Black-owned kids spa and salon, for kids 3 and up, with staff going through yearly autism training to keep the space genuinely sensory-friendly...
📍 9305 Glenwood Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11236
Submitted by James
Barber's Blueprint
A KultureCity-partnered, sensory-inclusive barbershop in the East Village — no blow dryers or razors since the vibration can be overwhelming, music kept low, an...
📍 441 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10009
Submitted by James
Mount Sinai Developmental Pediatrics Program
A comprehensive developmental-behavioral pediatric care team — developmental pediatricians, psychologists, child psychiatrists, social workers, and occupational...
📍 One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029
Submitted by James
Maimonides Children's Hospital — Developmental & Behavioral Medicine
Brooklyn's only children's hospital, with a dedicated Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Medicine division for autism and related developmental evaluations...
📍 4802 Tenth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Submitted by James
Pediatric Dentistry Center (Brooklyn)
Pediatric dentists with additional specific training in treating autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and ADHD — not just general pediatric dentists who'll se...
📍 2148 Ocean Ave, Ste 401A, Brooklyn, NY 11229
Submitted by James
Open Bright Pediatric Dentistry
Built specifically around special-needs dentistry in East Harlem — adaptive equipment, sensory-friendly treatment spaces, and a team trained in the specialized...
📍 20 East 110th St, New York, NY 10029
Submitted by James
Bite Squad Dental NYC
Treats kids with autism, Down syndrome, ADHD, and sensory processing differences, with extra appointment time, a dedicated calm room, sensory-friendly tools, an...
📍 2464 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11223
Submitted by James
Dr. Ruby Gelman & Dr. Leah Fine (Greenwich Village)
Provides dental care for children, teens, and special-needs youth across Manhattan and Brooklyn, with a practice built around accommodating patients who need ex...
📍 49 W 12th St #1F, New York, NY 10011
Submitted by James
Brooklyn Public Library — Sensory Storytime
A family storytime built for kids ages 3-8 with and without disabilities — small groups, visual supports, fidgets, and transition songs to move between activiti...
📍 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Submitted by James
New York Public Library — Sensory Friendly Storytime
A monthly Saturday storytime built around movement, music, and visual schedules rather than sitting and listening quietly — designed for kids with autism, but g...
📍 476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018
Submitted by James
AMC Fresh Meadows 7
The Queens location running AMC's Sensory Friendly Films program on the same 2nd/4th Saturday schedule — worth knowing since Brooklyn doesn't actually have its...
📍 190-02 Horace Harding Blvd, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
Submitted by James
Matthew P. Sapolin Playground
A fully accessible Upper West Side playground with a children's garden, accessible bridges, musical instruments built right into the play area, and basketball h...
📍 270 W 70th St, New York, NY 10023
Submitted by James
AMC Magic Johnson Harlem
Participates in AMC's Sensory Friendly Films program — lights up, sound down, and you're free to get up, talk, or move around during the movie. Runs the 2nd and...
📍 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd, New York, NY 10027
Submitted by James
Staten Island Children's Museum
Runs "Cool School Holiday" events specifically designed to be low-stimulus and less crowded for kids with ASD, and publishes its own prep guides to help familie...
📍 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
Submitted by James
New York Aquarium
Partnered with KultureCity for sensory inclusion — signed quiet zones and headphone zones throughout the grounds, free sensory bags (fidget tools, noise-canceli...
📍 602 Surf Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Submitted by James
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Has a dedicated Sensory Room built with an advisory committee of professionals experienced with ASD — visual, auditory, tactile, vestibular, and gross motor act...
📍 145 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11213
Submitted by James
TDF's Autism Theatre Initiative (Broadway)
Theatre Development Fund modifies select Broadway performances specifically for autistic audiences and their families — sound capped at 90 decibels, no strobe l...
📍 Varies by show — Broadway theaters, New York, NY
Submitted by James
Bronx Zoo
KultureCity Certified Sensory Inclusive. Sensory bags with noise-canceling headphones, fidget tools, and verbal cue cards are available to borrow, with clearly...
📍 2300 Southern Blvd, Bronx, NY 10460
Submitted by James
Central Park Zoo
KultureCity Certified Sensory Inclusive, with the same sensory bags, trained staff, and signed quiet areas as its sister zoos — including a dedicated quiet area...
📍 5th Avenue & East 64th Street, New York, NY 10021
Submitted by James
Prospect Park Zoo
KultureCity Certified Sensory Inclusive, same as the Bronx Zoo and Central Park Zoo — sensory bags, quiet zones, and staff trained on sensory overload, in Brook...
📍 450 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Submitted by James
Children's Museum of Manhattan
Runs "Access Mornings" — exclusive early access before the museum opens to the public, for families of autistic children. Free sensory kits (noise-reducing head...
📍 212 W 83rd St, New York, NY 10024
Submitted by James
American Museum of Natural History — Discovery Squad
A monthly program (third Saturday) for neurodivergent kids ages 5-12 and their families: a guided 45-minute small-group tour of a chosen hall before the museum...
📍 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
Submitted by James
Intrepid Museum — Autism Programs
Opens early on select weekends for an hour-long session built specifically for autistic kids ages 3+ and their families — themed around different parts of the s...
📍 Pier 86, W 46th St & 12th Ave, New York, NY 10036
Submitted by James
Ultranauts
A software and data quality engineering firm built around neurodivergent talent — about 75% of the team is neurodivergent, the majority autistic, with many ADHD...
📍 75 Broad St, New York, NY 10004
Submitted by James
Island Park Public Library — Sensory Storytime
Runs "Sensory Storytime A-Typical," an inclusive multisensory story time for preschool through grade 3 built around movement, active participation, and stimulat...
📍 176 Long Beach Road, Island Park, NY 11558
Submitted by James
League of Yes (Miracle League of Long Island)
An adaptive baseball league for kids and young adults ages 5-19 with physical and/or cognitive disabilities, including autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy...
📍 1 Ski Run Lane, Farmingville, NY 11738
Submitted by James
Bowlero East Meadow
An IBCCES Certified Autism Center since 2019. Every Wednesday from 4-6pm they run dedicated low-sensory hours — music off, lighting lowered, IBCCES-trained staf...
📍 1840 Front St, East Meadow, NY 11554
Submitted by James
Sunsational Swim School (Long Island)
A mobile swim instruction service — not a single location, they come to your own pool — with instructors specifically trained for autism, ADHD, and sensory or p...
📍 Serves Long Island — in-home/your pool
Submitted by James
Saf-T-Swim Adaptive Aquatics (New Hyde Park)
Certified Adaptive Aquatics instructors experienced with autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy. Private 30-minute one-on-one lessons across three adap...
📍 1 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Submitted by James
Suffolk Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics
A practice dedicated exclusively to infants, children, teens, and patients with special healthcare needs — not a general dentist that also sees kids. Has multip...
📍 8 Medical Drive, Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
Submitted by James
Adelberg Montalvan Pediatric Dental (West Islip)
Specializes in treating children with special needs and complicated medical histories, and can offer in-house sedation with a team of anesthesiologists and nurs...
📍 615 Montauk Hwy, West Islip, NY
Submitted by James
Smile First Pediatric Dentistry (Oakdale)
Has extensive experience working with children who have sensory sensitivities and ASD. Also has locations in Rocky Point and East Quogue, covering a decent stre...
📍 1219 Montauk Hwy, Oakdale, NY 11769
Submitted by James
Diamond in the Pines
An accessible playground with slides, swings, and climbers built to accommodate wheelchairs, including a large rocker sized for a seated child. The whole surfac...
📍 1921 Route 112, Coram, NY 11727
Submitted by James
Planting Fields Arboretum Sensory Garden
A dedicated sensory garden inside the larger Planting Fields Arboretum — a genuinely calm, quiet green space with plants, structures, and sculptures to explore...
📍 1395 Planting Fields Rd, Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Submitted by James
Phelps Lane Park Playground
A pirate-ship themed playground with a play structure specifically approved for children with autism, plus a wheelchair-accessible entrance and ramp. Part of a...
📍 Phelps Lane, North Babylon, NY 11703
Submitted by James
Chuck E. Cheese — Sensory Sensitive Sundays (Valley Stream)
Opens two hours early on the first Sunday of every month for Sensory Sensitive Sundays — dimmed lights, lower sound, no flashing effects, and a calmer game room...
📍 750 Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream, NY 11581
Submitted by James
Chuck E. Cheese — Sensory Sensitive Sundays (Patchogue)
Same Sensory Sensitive Sundays program as the Valley Stream location — opens two hours early the first Sunday of each month with dimmed lights and reduced noise...
📍 121 Sunrise Hwy, Patchogue, NY 11772
Submitted by James
Pump It Up (Great Neck)
Runs monthly Sensory Playtime sessions on select Tuesday nights specifically for kids on the spectrum — bouncing, jumping, and sliding in a private arena away f...
📍 225 Community Drive, Suite 250, Great Neck, NY 11021
Submitted by James
Panera Bread (Huntington Station)
Not a formally certified autism-friendly location, but commonly recommended for sensory-sensitive dining because of how it's set up: order ahead on the app or a...
📍 160 Walt Whitman Rd Suite 1109A, Huntington Station, NY 11746
Submitted by James
AMC Levittown 10
Runs Sensory Friendly Films through a national Autism Society partnership — lights stay up, sound is turned down, there are no previews or ads, and kids are wel...
📍 3585 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown, NY 11756
Submitted by James
Sharkey's Cuts for Kids (Seaford)
Offers dedicated low-sensory hours twice a week with the lights dimmed, screens off, and no music playing, plus longer appointment times for kids who need them....
📍 1278 Hicksville Rd, Seaford, NY 11783
Submitted by James
Meadowbrook Dental (Plainview)
Offers autism-friendly dental care for both children and adults, with noise-canceling headphones, protective sunglasses, and weighted blankets available to help...
📍 Plainview, NY
Submitted by James
Charles Evans Center (CEC Health Care)
Provides developmental and behavioral pediatric services across both Nassau and Suffolk counties, with autism-specific services and support, and accepts Medicai...
📍 Nassau & Suffolk Counties, NY
Submitted by James
Let All the Children Play (Eisenhower Park)
A 2-acre accessible playground built so kids with disabilities can play alongside siblings and friends without special needs, with equipment that exceeds standa...
📍 1899 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow, NY 11554
Submitted by James
Sensory Island (Deer Park)
A dedicated sensory-friendly indoor space inside Tanger Outlets built specifically for neurodivergent and sensory-sensitive kids — a motor skills room with a ba...
📍 897 The Arches Circle, Building 8, Suite 800, Deer Park, NY 11729
Submitted by James
Splish Splash Water Park
New York's first IBCCES Certified Autism Center, a designation it first earned in 2019 and has since renewed. Offers an accessibility card, ride-by-ride sensory...
📍 Riverhead, NY
Submitted by James
Adventureland
Runs "Adventureland for Everyone," a dedicated sensory-friendly event with adjusted rides/sound and staff trained to support guests with autism, plus a standing...
📍 2245 Broadhollow Rd, Farmingdale, NY 11735
Submitted by James
Spectrum Designs
A custom apparel and promotional products business where more than half of the roughly 75-person staff are on the autism spectrum. It's run by the nonprofit Spe...
📍 366 Main Street, Port Washington, NY 11050
Submitted by James
Jake's 58 Casino Hotel
Partners with the nonprofit Winters Center for Autism, which trains adults with autism for clerical and housekeeping roles and places them directly into jobs at...
📍 Islandia, NY
Submitted by James
Long Island Children's Museum
Usually has a sensory-friendly theater session when a new play starts running
Submitted by James