Autism Resources in Kent County, Maryland
15 providers in Chestertown, Millersville and nearby, plus 12 national programs. Waitlists change often, so it’s worth calling a few.
0 providers in Kent County. Filter by your child’s age — including 18+, which is the hardest to find anywhere.
Based in Kent County
Diagnostic clinics
1 providerFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
UM Shore Regional Health — Chester River Hospital Center
Chestertown, MD
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health's Chester River Hospital Center in Chestertown provides the primary healthcare access point for Kent County. Developmental referrals coordinate with UM Medical System specialists in Baltimore. Many Kent County families travel to Baltimore or Annapolis for comprehensive autism evaluations.
Kent County is one of Maryland's least populous counties. Baltimore is approximately 1.5 hours — many families travel for comprehensive evaluation.
Early Intervention (0–3)
1 providerFree services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program — Kent County
Chestertown, MD
Free IDEA Part C early intervention services for Kent County children birth to age 3. Administered through Kent County Health Department. Service coordination, speech therapy, OT, and family support delivered at home and in community settings at no cost.
FREE. Do not delay — early intervention is most effective when started as early as possible.
Advocacy & legal
1 providerLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
The Coordinating Center — Maryland
Millersville, MD · serves several counties
The Coordinating Center is a Maryland nonprofit (with Kennedy Krieger affiliation) that provides care coordination, family support, and advocacy for Marylanders with developmental disabilities. Helps families navigate DDA waiver waitlists, transition planning, and complex service systems across all counties including rural Eastern Shore communities.
Invaluable for navigating Maryland's DDA waiver system. Serves all Maryland counties including rural Eastern Shore.
Activities, clubs & recreation
1 providerClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Easterseals Camp Fairlee
Chestertown, MD · serves several counties
A residential summer camp on the Eastern Shore for children AND adults with all kinds of disability. Residential provision that continues into adulthood is scarce, and for many Maryland families this is the main option after school services end.
Also serving Kent County
These 23 are based elsewhere, or operate nationally, and list Kent County in the area they cover. Worth calling to confirm how far they actually travel, and whether telehealth or in-home visits are an option.
Diagnostic clinics
3 providersFormal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Kennedy Krieger Institute — Telehealth (Serving Caroline County)
Denton, MD · serves several counties
Kennedy Krieger Institute, one of the nation's foremost autism centers based in Baltimore, provides telehealth evaluation and consultation services widely used by Eastern Shore families including those in Caroline County. The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at Kennedy Krieger offers virtual consultations that allow Caroline County families to access world-class expertise without making the 90-minute drive to Baltimore.
Telehealth available statewide. In-person in Baltimore. One of the best autism programs in the country — worth the waitlist.
UM Shore Regional Health — Memorial Hospital at Easton
Easton, MD · serves several counties
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health's Memorial Hospital at Easton serves as the medical hub for Talbot County and the mid-Shore region. Developmental referrals coordinate with UM Medical System specialists in Baltimore. Easton's location provides moderate access to Baltimore (approximately 75 minutes) compared to lower Eastern Shore counties.
Easton is the Eastern Shore's most accessible mid-point for Baltimore-area specialist access.
UM Shore Regional Health — Queenstown Campus
Queenstown, MD · serves several counties
University of Maryland Shore Regional Health provides the primary healthcare infrastructure for Queen Anne's County. Developmental referrals route through UM Medical System specialists in Baltimore, which is approximately 45–60 minutes via the Bay Bridge. Families on the Bay Bridge corridor have relatively better Baltimore access than the lower Eastern Shore.
Queen Anne's families have relatively good access to Baltimore specialists via the Bay Bridge corridor.
ABA therapy
1 providerApplied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
ABA of Maryland — Upper Shore / Bay Bridge Corridor
Centerville, MD · serves several counties
In-home ABA therapy serving Queen Anne's County and the Bay Bridge corridor. BCBA-supervised with naturalistic developmental approach. Accepts most commercial insurance under Maryland's ABA mandate. Proximity to Baltimore means some families choose to commute to Baltimore-based ABA centers.
Some families commute to Baltimore-based ABA centers via the Bay Bridge. In-home services serve families who can't make that trip.
Respite care
3 providersRespite care providers giving families a break — in-home, center-based, and overnight.
Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) — and DDA respite
Statewide, MD · serves several counties
LISS is Maryland's flexible fund for families and it is broader than most people realise: it pays for respite alongside assistive technology, childcare, home and vehicle modifications and personal care. It serves children living at home with their families and adults living in their own homes, and does not require you to hold a waiver. DDA also funds respite directly, in or out of the home, planned or in an emergency.
LISS operates on an annual application cycle with limited funds — apply as early in the fiscal year as you can rather than when you reach crisis point.
ARCH National Respite Locator
Searchable by state, MD
A free national directory of respite providers and programs, run by ARCH, the National Respite Network and Resource Center. ARCH says it is not a complete list, so it works best alongside…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH's advice is to contact your State Respite Coalition or Lifespan Respite program first. Before you pay out of pocket, also check what your state's Medicaid waiver funds.
Your state's Lifespan Respite program
39 states and DC have been funded, MD
Lifespan Respite programs are federally funded, state-run programs that help family caregivers of children or adults, regardless of special need, find and pay for respite.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
ARCH lists every state's Lifespan Respite contact and respite coalition on this page. Ask specifically about voucher or stipend programs — that is the part families most often miss.
Advocacy & legal
5 providersLegal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Maryland Coalition of Families — Eastern Shore Outreach
Cambridge, MD · serves several counties
MCF family peer specialists support Eastern Shore Maryland families navigating mental health, developmental, and educational systems. Dorchester County families can access phone support, webinars, and connections to statewide advocacy resources through MCF's Eastern Shore outreach.
FREE. Peer specialists with lived experience. Especially valuable on the Eastern Shore where in-person resources are limited.
Parents' Place of Maryland (PPM) — Eastern Shore Outreach
Denton, MD · serves several counties
Maryland's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center, serving Caroline County families with free IEP advocacy, special education rights training, and dispute navigation. Provides phone consultations and webinars for rural Eastern Shore families. In a small county with limited local resources, PPM is often the most accessible expert resource for navigating the Caroline County school system.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Phone and virtual support available. Essential resource before any IEP meeting in Caroline County.
Parents' Place of Maryland (PPM) — Upper Bay Region
Elkton, MD · serves several counties
Maryland's federally funded Parent Training and Information Center supporting Cecil County families with IEP advocacy, special education rights training, and dispute navigation. Provides phone consultations and webinars for families in the upper Chesapeake region.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Serves all of Maryland.
The Coordinating Center — Eastern Shore
Centerville, MD · serves several counties
The Coordinating Center provides care coordination and advocacy for Maryland families with developmental disabilities, including Queen Anne's County. Helps families navigate DDA waiver applications, transition planning, and complex multi-agency service systems. Kennedy Krieger affiliated.
The Coordinating Center — Mid-Shore Region
Easton, MD · serves several counties
The Coordinating Center provides DDA waiver navigation, care coordination, and family advocacy for Talbot County and mid-Shore families. Helps families access Maryland's complex disability services infrastructure from a rural setting with limited local specialist capacity.
Activities, clubs & recreation
11 providersClubs, sports, camps, and social programs that welcome autistic children and teens — inclusive, adaptive, and special-needs specific.
Mid-Shore Challenger Sports
Easton, MD · serves several counties
Organized recreation on the Eastern Shore for children and young adults with moderate to profound physical and intellectual disabilities - baseball, ten-pin bowling and therapeutic horse riding. Worth noting because provision for higher support needs is thinner than for lower.
ACEing Autism
227 programs in 32 states, MD
Tennis clinics for kids, teens and, in some locations, adults on the autism spectrum.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Cost varies by location and scholarships are available. Use the Find a Program search on their site with your zip code.
American Camp Association — camp finder
About 3,900 camps, MD
A free searchable directory of about 3,900 camps, with a filter for disabilities and other special needs alongside distance, activities, session length and cost. A good single starting…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Choose day or overnight, then use the "Disabilities and Other Special Needs" filter. Specialized camps can fill early, so start looking in the winter before.
Best Buddies
All 50 states — find your local program, MD
One-to-one friendship matching between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities, with programs from elementary school through college and adulthood, plus…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
A national organization, not a local listing — use the finder on their site, or call 1-800-89-BUDDY, to locate your nearest program.
Easterseals — camps and recreation
Local Easterseals across the country, MD
Day and residential camps for children and adults with disabilities, plus sports, social activities and community outings run by local Easterseals.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Programs vary a great deal between locations — use the Find your Easterseals search on the page and check what yours actually runs.
iCan Shine (iCan Bike)
Camps hosted in different towns each year, MD
Teaches people with disabilities to ride a conventional two-wheeled bicycle over a five-day camp, 75 minutes a day. iCan Shine says about 80% of participants ride independently by the end…
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Check their Camp Locations page for dates — camps run in different towns each year, so somewhere near you may host this year and not next.
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KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now)
Six cities only: Chicago, DC–Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, MD
Free, non-competitive, one-to-one recreation for youth ages 5 to 21 with physical or developmental disabilities, led by trained volunteer coaches.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Free to families. KEEN runs in six cities plus two university campus chapters (Vanderbilt and the University of Virginia) — outside those, it is not available yet.
Little League Challenger Division
Through local Little Leagues — use the League Finder, MD
Little League's adaptive baseball program for anyone with a physical or intellectual challenge.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the League Finder on their site to locate the nearest Challenger division, or ask about starting one. Little League's rule is that a player who can take part in regular Little League with reasonable accommodations should do so.
Miracle League
300 leagues — check for one near you, MD
Baseball for children and adults with physical or mental disabilities, played on custom-designed rubberized turf fields that accommodate wheelchairs and other assistive devices.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Use the Find a Miracle League page on their site — there are 300 leagues, so coverage is good but not universal.
Special Olympics
Nationwide — find your local program, MD
Year-round sports training and competition for children and adults.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Eligibility requires an intellectual disability, a cognitive delay measured by formal assessment, or significant learning or vocational problems due to cognitive delay, identified by an agency or professional. If your child is autistic without a cognitive delay, have a direct conversation about fit before signing up rather than after. Ask your local program about any costs.
TOPSoccer (US Youth Soccer)
Through local soccer clubs, MD
The Outreach Program for Soccer — recreational soccer for children and adults with intellectual, emotional or physical disabilities, offered through local US Youth Soccer clubs.
A national program with local chapters — we have not verified a chapter in this county. Use their finder to locate the nearest one.
Find your state association's TOPSoccer clubs through the link on their page, or ask your state association office directly — it is often not advertised on the club's own website.
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About autism services in Kent County
Kent County (Chestertown) is one of Maryland's smallest counties on the upper Eastern Shore. Chester River Health provides local healthcare. Families requiring specialized autism evaluations travel to Kennedy Krieger in Baltimore or Nemours in Wilmington, DE. Parent's Place of Maryland provides free statewide IEP advocacy. Provider availability is very limited — the PTI and telehealth are essential resources.
Helpful guides
Guides for Kent 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.
Maryland state guide →Common questions
Answered from the providers currently listed for this county — these update as the directory does.
How many autism providers serve Kent County, Maryland?
We list 15 providers serving Kent County, covering ABA therapy, activities, clubs & recreation, diagnostic clinics, respite care and advocacy & legal, plus 1 more. Some are based in the county and others serve it from nearby areas. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it is published.
Where can I find ABA therapy in Kent County?
ABA providers serving Kent County are listed in the ABA therapy section of this page, with phone numbers and websites. Many deliver services in the family's home or at school as well as in a clinic. Ask about waitlists when you call — they vary widely and change month to month.
Are there telehealth autism services for Kent County families?
Yes — 1 provider serving Kent County offers telehealth or virtual sessions. This is often the fastest route to support for families in rural areas or on long local waitlists.
Can autism therapy happen at home in Kent County?
1 provider serving Kent County delivers services in the family's home. Many children do better in a familiar setting than in an unfamiliar clinic room, and in-home visits remove the travel burden.
Does Medicaid pay for autism services in Maryland?
Maryland families can apply to the DDA Community Pathways Waiver, a Medicaid waiver that can fund respite, therapies and in-home support. The typical wait is 3–10 years, but your priority category matters more than your date, and your place is usually set by the date you apply — so applying early matters even if you are unsure what services you need. Many waivers also disregard parental income, so families who don't qualify for regular Medicaid often still qualify here.
What if I can't find an autism provider in Kent County?
If none of the Kent County providers is the right fit, these Maryland counties currently have the most listed providers: Baltimore County (23), Howard County (22), Montgomery County (21), Anne Arundel County (20). Many providers travel or offer telehealth, so it is worth calling even if they are not based nearby. You can also tell us about a provider we are missing.
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