Special Education main number: 301-759-2064

Specializes in special education advocacy; preservice and inservices teacher training; and technical support services to schools within the Metro Washington, DC area in numerous areas relative to program development and evaluation, yearly school improvement and school wide behavior management plans.

AMS Educational Consultation Svs. provides a wide-range of services to families of children and youth with disabilities, including those under Autism Spectrum Disorders. The Parent In Action for the Educational Benefit of Autistic Children, is a grass root organization of parents, who desire better primary and post-secondary public school educational programming and supportive services for children and youth with autism.

Autism Classroom.com is the place where teachers learn. Since parents are the child's first teachers, this site is for parents too! On this site you will be able to find out helpful information about autism, view our online trainings, request consultative support, download tons of free materials, post a question, message or response at our Chatboard message board, and listen to our audio podcasts. Home of the books "How to Set Up a Classroom for Students with Autism" and " How to Set Up a Work Area at Home for a Child with Autism."

We provide ABA Therapy services to families, individuals, school systems and organizations who service individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities

The Benedictine Open Community Program is based on the intrinsic value of human life; this worth, Benedictine believes, bestows a dignity requiring respect, support and nurturance. The Open Community Program's mission is to lead its adults with developmental disabilities to independence to fulfill their potential as participating members of society.

Stars program has some of the TEACH approach built in.

Private practice. Specialty with 'picky eaters'. Focus on articulation, oral-motor, engagement and receptive and expressive language. Social skills targeted through Drama therapy and play.Parent/caregiver involvement encouraged.

Breakthrough Developmental Services is a Maryland-based company offering behavioral therapy, consulting for families and schools, and behavior treatment plans focusing on the needs of the individual. We are available to provide training to parents, paraprofessionals, teachers, and other groups regarding Pervasive Developmental Disorders (i.e.: Autism, Asperger's, Rett's, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder - not otherwise specified) and challenging behaviors.

We utilize the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and verbal behavior (VB) to develop behaviorally-based treatment and learning programs. Through interviews, observations, and assessments we construct individually tailored program and plans to meet your unique needs. Our intervention plans take into account current abilities as well as future goals.

Providing home-based speech, language, oral-motor, and communication evaluations and treatment for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with mild to severe communication disorders

CITG provides full-service diagnostic and therapeutic speech-language services. The director, Diane Lewis, is the co-author of The Affect-Based Language Curriculum An Intensive Program for Families, Therapists and Teachers with Stanley I. Greenspan, MD. Individual and group therapy is available.
Canyon Kids is a part of CITG and provides full-service OT within a fabulous 1,200' gym.

Our Family of Services include
agencies in six states, the District of Columbia, and Israel
assisting people with disabilities including mental retardation,
mental illness and other disabilities

College Living Experience is a post-secondary program that provides intensive assistance with academic, independent living and social skills to college students with autism spectrum disorders as they transition to become independent, responsible adults.