Autism Diagnosis in Rockville & Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County families sit between two markets — Maryland and Washington, DC — which widens the diagnostic options but adds cross-jurisdiction wrinkles.

Within Maryland, families can seek evaluation at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore (the state's marquee center, though academic waits can run long), Johns Hopkins, the University of Maryland, and private psychologists and developmental practices across the DC–Maryland suburbs offering ADOS-2-based evaluations. Across the DC line, Children's National Hospital's Center for Autism is a major pediatric evaluation resource — though, like many centers, it has at times restricted intake by age (recently accepting referrals mainly for younger children), so confirm current intake before counting on it. For adults, Johns Hopkins Bayview runs an adult autism clinic.

A cross-jurisdiction note: if you use a DC provider, confirm it's in-network for your Maryland plan or accepts Maryland Medicaid before scheduling.