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Autism Schools & Special Education in Columbia

Columbia sits inside one of the better-resourced school systems in Maryland, and Maryland has an unusual mechanism worth understanding: when a district cannot meet a student's needs, it often pays for a nonpublic special-education school instead.

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HCPSS - Special Education Programs

Public special-ed

Howard County Public School System special education programs, including Regional Early Childhood Centers for ages three to five.

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High Road Academy of Howard County

Nonpublic special-ed school

MANSEF nonpublic school serving students with specific learning disabilities, autism, and other academic and social differences.

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Autism Society of Maryland - Howard County Public Schools guide

Advocacy / navigation

Local guidance on navigating HCPSS special education as an autism parent, from the state autism society.

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