Autism Schools & Special Education in Columbia

Columbia has a private school built specifically for this population: Opa's Learning Academy, a year-round school on Gregg Street enrolling students ages 5 to 15 with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. As the state capital, Columbia is also where South Carolina's Department of Education maintains its statewide ASD resource directory. And South Carolina has two funding programs, one of them aimed specifically at students with exceptional needs and worth up to $11,000.