Best Schools for Learning Disabilities

As you have probably already found by googling, there is an international school in Essen and a few others within surrounding cities.
Despite their high fees, international schools do not usually cater well for special needs kids that require more than just disable-friendly access. For that, dedicated German public schools are a better option, which offer good facilities and care. Search for "Inklusion" and "Foerderschule".
You could also contact Essen's "Schulamt" (public school authority), which offers advice in cases like yours:
https://www.essen.de/rathaus/aemter/ord … 16.de.html

Private schools in Germany usually also cost at least 1000 Euros a month while public ones are good and free. And it is doubtful private schools will devote the resources for a few individual kids with special problems. The public school system however is required to offer education to people of all levels. Whether this means special programs and assistance in a normal school or attendance at a special school for disabled will have to be determined by the local school system counselors. To facilitate things getting done properly I would suggest one contact the proper authorities as soon as possible and have any relevant medical records and diagnosis available in either German or English.

Here are some links to schools in the Essen area for handicapped children. Unfortunately, all of the sites seem to only be in German. But maybe your child's disabilites are not so severe as to need a special school? But it shows that many public resources go to support special needs, so hopefully you will find a solution.   The first 3 are specialized for mentally handicapped (Schulen für Geistigbehinderte).


Comenius-Schule Schule
Auf dem Loh 15 S
45289 Essen (Burgaltendorf) Nordrhein-Westfalen
http://www.comenius-schule-essen.de/


Pestalozzi-Schule Schule
Mathilde-Kaiser-Str. 11
45138 Essen (Huttrop) Nordrhein-Westfalen
(0201) 282071
https://pestalozzischule.essen.de/


Traugott-Weise-Schule Schule
Wüstenhöferstr. 175
45355 Essen (Bochold) Nordrhein-Westfalen
(0201) 670930
http://www.traugott-weise-schule.de/auswahl/


Here is another school, specialized for physically handicapped kids:

LVR-Helen-Keller-Schule
Förderschwerpunkt: Körperliche und motorische Entwicklung
Helen-Keller-Str. 2
45141 Essen
Telefon: 0201 - 83 11 40
Telefax: 0201 - 83 11 41 30

http://www.helen-keller-schule.lvr.de/d … seite.html

Thanks a lot for all the info, was extremely helpful.

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