Georgia · autism, ADHD and learning differences
Homeschooling a child with autism, ADHD or a learning difference in Georgia
An annual online declaration plus at-home testing every three years. You keep the reports and the state never sees them. Starting in Georgia means the notice step listed above. What changes for a neurodivergent child is how the lessons look and feel, and that is something a parent can set.
What Georgia asks of a homeschool family
These are the homeschool rules we have on file for Georgia, last verified 2026-08. Our Georgia page has the full list, with sources.
Getting started (notice)
a Declaration of Intent filed online with the Georgia Department of Education within 30 days of starting, then annually by September 1
Records you must keep
a written annual progress assessment report for each required subject, kept in your records at least three years (not submitted to officials); standardized test results also kept on file
Testing / evaluation
a nationally norm-referenced standardized test at least every three years beginning at the end of 3rd grade; the parent may administer it in consultation with a trained test administrator, there is no minimum score, and results are not reported to the state
Special education and your homeschooled child in Georgia
We researched this from Georgia's statutes and administrative code, the state education department and the US Department of Education, last checked October 2026. Where a source was missing, old or in conflict, the line says so instead of guessing. Federal law (IDEA) gives a child placed in private school by a parent no individual right to services, only a share of the district's equitable-services funds, and each state decides how a home school is counted.
How the state counts a home school
Its own category, not a private school
Georgia's State Board rules treat home study programs and private schools as separate categories: rule 160-4-7-.03(2)(c) lists home school/study children and parentally placed private school children separately, and rule 160-5-1-.15 defines home study programs apart from private schools under O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(b). The statute itself was not available to read.
Asking for an evaluation
Georgia rule 160-4-7-.03(2)(c)(7) requires the local school system's child find procedures to cover children who live in the system and are enrolled in home school/study programs, so a parent can ask the district where the child lives. Under rule 160-4-7-.04(2)(b), the district cannot override a homeschool parent who refuses consent to evaluation.
Services and IEPs
No primary source found says a homeschooled child in Georgia has an individual right to an IEP or services, or describes an equitable services plan for home study students. What happens to an existing IEP on withdrawal to home study was not found in primary sources.
Less certain: the sources on this were thin or in conflict. Confirm with the state office before relying on it.
Part-time classes, therapies and activities at the public school
No Georgia statute or rule giving home study students a right to part-time public school classes or therapies was found in primary sources. Rule 160-5-1-.15 mentions students enrolled in a public school while also in a home study program for end-of-course testing, which suggests local arrangements exist, but it does not create a right.
Less certain: the sources on this were thin or in conflict. Confirm with the state office before relying on it.
Scholarships and funding for a child with a disability
The Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (O.C.G.A. 20-2-2110 to 2118, State Board rule 160-5-1-.34) requires an IEP-eligible student who was enrolled in a public school the prior year and is used at another public school or an authorized private school, so it does not fund home study. The Georgia Promise Scholarship was not reviewed here.
Also worth knowing
Rules checked are the current Georgia Administrative Code chapters 160-4-7 and 160-5-1-.34 and -.15, and changes since 2023 to school choice laws were not fully checked. The department's special education page loaded without contact details.
Less certain: the sources on this were thin or in conflict. Confirm with the state office before relying on it.
State office to ask: Georgia Department of Education, Special Education Services and Supports.
Sources we read
A plain-language summary of public sources, not legal advice. Scholarship and school-choice programs change often, and we have left dollar amounts out on purpose. Confirm current rules with the state office before you act.
Pace, testing and the plan
Check the testing and evaluation line above for Georgia, since it can depend on how you homeschool. Where a test or an evaluation applies, remember that Learning Supports change how lessons look and feel while your child learns. They are not part of a test or an evaluation. Whether a child can be given accommodations on the test, or with the evaluator, is something to ask the test provider or evaluator before the day, and we cannot tell you what Georgia allows.
Records in Georgia
Check the records line above for Georgia. Letters & Devotion logs instructional hours automatically while your child works, tracks mastery per skill as a ready-made portfolio record, and prints a transcript in one click. Turning supports on or off does not change that record, and nothing in it names a condition, because Letters & Devotion never stores a diagnosis.
Six Learning Supports you can switch on
A parent ticks what helps, never a condition. Each support is a bundle of single switches, and any switch can be changed on its own. After about three weeks the parent side asks whether a support is helping.
Reading support
Often chosen for dyslexia
Read-aloud with each word highlighted, a clearer font, extra spacing and answer buttons.
Focus support
Often chosen for ADHD
Short pieces, one question on screen and movement breaks.
Predictable routine
Often chosen for autism
The same layout, a heads-up before changes, a calm look and plain wording.
Math support
Often chosen for dyscalculia
Pictures and a calculator, with nothing timed.
Writing support
Often chosen for dysgraphia
Answer out loud, with ideas counted over spelling.
Low-pressure mode
Often chosen for anxiety or perfectionism
No scores, calm feedback and a free second try.
What this is not
- It does not diagnose anything or store a diagnosis. Your child never sees a condition name.
- It is not special education, therapy or an evaluation, and it is not a substitute for an IEP.
- Read-aloud is a computer voice, not a person, and answering out loud needs the microphone switch.
- Some lesson rewrites, such as plainer literal wording, are pre-written, so not every lesson has one.
Try it with your child in Georgia
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$29 a month or $290 a year for every child. Cancel anytime, in one click.
Questions
Can I homeschool a child with autism or ADHD in Georgia?
Georgia's homeschool rules are summarized on this page. On special education: Georgia's State Board rules treat home study programs and private schools as separate categories: rule 160-4-7-.03(2)(c) lists home school/study children and parentally placed private school children separately, and rule 160-5-1-.15 defines home study programs apart from private schools under O.C.G.A. 20-2-690(b). The statute itself was not available to read. Georgia rule 160-4-7-.03(2)(c)(7) requires the local school system's child find procedures to cover children who live in the system and are enrolled in home school/study programs, so a parent can ask the district where the child lives. Under rule 160-4-7-.04(2)(b), the district cannot override a homeschool parent who refuses consent to evaluation.
Does Letters & Devotion store my child’s diagnosis?
No. You pick supports, never a condition, nothing stores a diagnosis, and your child never sees a condition name. Support settings are never sent to analytics.
Does this replace an evaluation or an IEP?
No. The setup screen says it plainly: these change how lessons look and feel, and they are not a substitute for an evaluation or an IEP.
Do the supports work with Georgia's testing rules?
Check the testing and evaluation line above for Georgia, since it can depend on how you homeschool. Where a test or an evaluation applies, remember that Learning Supports change how lessons look and feel while your child learns. They are not part of a test or an evaluation. Whether a child can be given accommodations on the test, or with the evaluator, is something to ask the test provider or evaluator before the day, and we cannot tell you what Georgia allows.
What does it cost?
$29 a month or $290 a year for every child. The first 30 days are free with no card.
Keep reading
- Homeschooling in Georgia: the full requirements
- Homeschooling for autism and ADHD
- A homeschool curriculum for a neurodivergent child
- ADHD homeschool curriculum
- Dyslexia homeschool curriculum
- IEP accommodations a homeschool curriculum can carry
A plain-language summary, not legal advice, and laws change. Confirm current requirements with Georgia before relying on them. Sources are listed on the Georgia page.