County resource guide
Autism Resources in Calvert County, Maryland
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Calvert County. Maryland statewide resources also apply.
Calvert County (Prince Frederick, Dunkirk) is a Southern Maryland county served by Calvert Health Medical Center for local healthcare. Families access Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC, or Kennedy Krieger in Baltimore for specialized autism evaluations. Calvert County Public Schools provides special education. Parent's Place of Maryland provides free IEP advocacy statewide.
Provider directory
Local Providers18 providers in Calvert County
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Diagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Children's National Hospital — Autism Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Greenbelt · serves multiple counties
Children's National Hospital in Washington DC is the closest major pediatric hospital to Prince George's County and a nationally ranked autism center. The Autism Diagnosis and Evaluation program provides comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessments for children and adolescents. An Autism Treatment Network (ATN) site with world-class expertise easily accessible from PG County.
Leonardtown · multi-county
MedStar St. Mary's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics
MedStar St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown is the primary hospital for St. Mary's County. Developmental pediatrics referrals coordinate with Children's National in DC and Kennedy Krieger in Baltimore — both accessible from the southern Maryland peninsula. Families near Patuxent River NAS have additional TRICARE-covered options.
Military families near Patuxent River NAS should also check TRICARE-covered evaluation options through the base clinic.
Leonardtown · multi-county
MedStar St. Mary's Hospital — Developmental Pediatrics Referral
Developmental pediatrics referral coordination through MedStar St. Mary's Hospital, serving the southern Maryland peninsula including Calvert County. Coordinates evaluations with Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC and Kennedy Krieger in Baltimore, both accessible from southern Maryland.
Northern Virginia and DC specialists are often more accessible than Baltimore for Calvert families.
Annapolis · multi-county
University of Maryland Medical Center — Developmental Pediatrics
University of Maryland Medical Center's developmental pediatrics program, accessible from Anne Arundel County via the Baltimore–Annapolis corridor, offers comprehensive autism evaluations. The UMMC Children's program is academically rigorous and coordinates with Kennedy Krieger for complex cases. Annapolis families have roughly equal access to Baltimore-based centers and DC-area providers.
Anne Arundel families have good access to both Baltimore and DC-area evaluation centers.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Prince Frederick
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program — Calvert County
Free IDEA Part C early intervention services for Calvert County children birth to age 3 with developmental delays or disabilities. Service coordination, developmental therapy, speech, OT, and family support delivered in home and community settings. Administered through Calvert County Health Department.
FREE — no cost to families. Call immediately with any developmental concern about a child under 3.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Annapolis · multi-county
Autism Learning Partners — Annapolis
Center-based ABA therapy in Annapolis serving Anne Arundel County families. BCBA-supervised with individualized programming. Accepts most commercial insurance under Maryland's ABA insurance mandate and Maryland Medicaid. Convenient location for families in the Annapolis metro.
Maryland's ABA insurance mandate requires commercial insurers to cover ABA therapy.
Prince Frederick · multi-county
Helping Hands Behavioral Solutions — Calvert County
In-home ABA therapy serving Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties in southern Maryland. BCBA-supervised with a naturalistic developmental behavioral approach. Accepts Maryland Medicaid and most commercial insurance under Maryland's ABA insurance mandate.
In-home model well-suited for southern Maryland's dispersed geography.
Waldorf · multi-county
Helping Hands Behavioral Solutions — Southern MD
In-home ABA therapy serving Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties. BCBA-supervised with a naturalistic developmental behavioral approach. Accepts Maryland Medicaid and most commercial insurance under Maryland's ABA mandate.
In-home model well-suited for southern Maryland's suburban/rural geography.
Lexington Park · multi-county
Helping Hands Behavioral Solutions — St. Mary's County
In-home ABA therapy in St. Mary's County and the broader southern Maryland region. BCBA-supervised with a naturalistic developmental approach. Accepts Maryland Medicaid and most commercial insurance under Maryland's ABA mandate. TRICARE also accepted for military families near Patuxent River NAS.
TRICARE accepted — essential for military families at Patuxent River NAS.
Parent & family support
Parent groups, sibling programs, and family peer support.
Annapolis · multi-county
Autism Society of Maryland — Anne Arundel County
The Autism Society of Maryland provides support group programming, family resource events, and advocacy connections for Anne Arundel County families. Annapolis's location between Baltimore and DC gives AUSM Anne Arundel access to a wide range of regional resources and events.
Bowie · multi-county
Autism Society of Maryland — Prince George's County
The Autism Society of Maryland serves Prince George's County families with peer support groups, family resource events, recreational programming, and connections to statewide advocacy. Prince George's is Maryland's second-largest county by population and has a vibrant, diverse autism parent community.
Waldorf · multi-county
Southern Maryland Autism Support Group
Parent-led support group for families of autistic children and adults in Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties. Monthly gatherings, resource sharing, and peer connections in a fast-growing suburban region with limited local autism-specific services.
Prince Frederick · multi-county
Southern Maryland Autism Support Group
Parent-led support community for families of autistic children and adults across Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties. Provides peer connection, resource sharing, and local service navigation in a fast-growing region with limited specialized autism programming.
Lexington Park · multi-county
Southern Maryland Autism Support Group
Parent-led support community for autistic children and adults across St. Mary's, Calvert, and Charles counties. Monthly gatherings, resource sharing, and peer connections — valuable in a peninsula region where families can feel isolated from the larger Baltimore/DC autism service networks.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Prince Frederick · multi-county
Maryland Coalition of Families — Southern Maryland
MCF provides free family peer support and advocacy for southern Maryland families navigating developmental, behavioral, and mental health systems. Calvert County families can connect with family peer specialists who have lived experience raising a child with similar needs.
FREE. Family-run organization. Peer specialists have their own experience with a child with disabilities.
Leonardtown · multi-county
Maryland Coalition of Families — Southern Maryland
MCF family peer specialists support St. Mary's County families navigating developmental, behavioral, and educational systems. Provides phone and virtual support, IEP advocacy guidance, and connections to statewide resources. Especially valuable for military families unfamiliar with Maryland's specific programs.
FREE. Military families: MCF can help you quickly understand Maryland's IEP and waiver systems when you're new to the state.
Annapolis · multi-county
Parents' Place of Maryland (PPM) — Anne Arundel County
Maryland's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center supporting Anne Arundel County families with free IEP advocacy, special education rights training, and dispute resolution guidance. Provides phone consultations, workshops, and one-on-one support for families navigating Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Call before any IEP meeting or dispute in Anne Arundel County.
La Plata · multi-county
The Arc of the Chesapeake — Southern Maryland
Advocacy, family support, employment services, and residential support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Charles and neighboring southern Maryland counties. Important transition planning resource for families approaching adulthood.
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Helpful guides
Guides for Calvert County families
Step-by-step help on the topics that matter most.
School & IEP
Navigating the IEP process
Your rights under IDEA, how evaluations work, and what every IEP section means.
Finding help
ABA, OT, speech and waitlists
How to find qualified providers, navigate insurance, and get off waitlists faster.
Getting started
Where to start after diagnosis
A week-by-week checklist for the first 90 days — from evaluation to early intervention.
Benefits & money
SSI, Medicaid waivers, ABLE accounts
Federal benefits your child may qualify for and how to apply without losing your spot.
Mental health
Co-occurring conditions and support
Managing anxiety, ADHD, and depression alongside an autism diagnosis.
Daily life
Sensory processing and OT
Understanding sensory needs, sensory diets, and how occupational therapy helps.
Adulthood
Employment, housing, legal planning
Supported employment, housing options, guardianship alternatives, and ABLE accounts.
See all Maryland resources
Waivers, PTI centers, and state programs apply to all families in Maryland.
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