Autism Resources in Baltimore, Maryland

Baltimore holds Maryland's deepest concentration of autism expertise — anchored by the Kennedy Krieger Institute, one of the country's most recognized centers for children with developmental disabilities, and by Johns Hopkins. This guide walks through what's available to Baltimore families: diagnosis, therapy, schools, sensory-friendly community life, and how Maryland's funding programs — Medicaid EPSDT, the insurance mandate, the Autism Waiver registry, and the DDA waivers — actually work on the ground.