Learning Tree

The Learning Tree, Inc. is a non-profit organization that exists to provide a warm and loving environment with individualized, empirically validated services and supports to persons with significant educational, medical, and behavioral challenges; helping them develop and maintain a quality of life enjoyed by non-disabled members of their family and community.

The organization maintains three residential schools in Alabama - Mobile, Jacksonville, and Tallassee - for children with autism spectrum disorders and other intellectual disabilities.

Services are supervised and provided by a variety of professionals including certified teachers, psychologists, Board Certified Behavior Analysts, social workers, speech and language pathologists, physical and occupational therapists, licensed practical nurses, and registered nurses. Each geographic location has developed relationships with local universities allowing course credit for on site activities including internships and practicums for students from a variety of departments including, Children and Family Services, Education, and Psychology.