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Autism Diagnosis in Rockville & Montgomery County, Maryland

Where to get an autism evaluation as a Montgomery County family — drawing on both Maryland centers and Washington, DC options — plus the free public paths that don't require a medical diagnosis to start services.

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Children's National — Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (Rockville)

Hospital program

Multidisciplinary team of psychologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, developmental pediatricians, social workers, and speech-language pathologists, with a location on Shady Grove Road in Rockville. Described as the largest multidisciplinary pediatric autism program in the DC region — expect a wait.

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Behavioral Framework — Rockville

Private clinic

Comprehensive autism evaluations plus ABA therapy for children up to 21. Private clinics sometimes have shorter waits than hospital programs — worth comparing.

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Ally Behavior Centers — Rockville

Private clinic

Team includes licensed developmental pediatricians and psychologists alongside BCBAs, so testing and therapy can sit under one roof.

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Kennedy Krieger Institute — CASSI (regional)

Institute program

Baltimore-based autism center roughly an hour from Rockville, with additional sites in Columbia and Odenton. Listed as a regional option worth considering alongside closer providers.

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