Western families with special children who may have academic hurdles to overcome require special schools  for their kids’ special learning needs. Children who may be more academically challenged for various reasons like kids with Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD) or those with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

Special children medical experts highly recommend that where possible it is often beneficial for your child with special needs to attend conventional or mainstream schools to capitalize on inclusion, participations and socializations with other kids.

There is range of options available in finding a school in Thailand that can cater to your child’s special needs, including government schools with Thai system, private schools with international system and special schools run by non-profit organizations.

One special school is Acorn to Oaks Centre located at Sukhumvit 21, Bangkok. The center uses English as medium of communication for the evaluation of your child’s development, providing support and learning with trained teachers, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists and educational psychologists.

Refer to our list of international schools here for mainstream schools.