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Special Needs
SPECIAL NEEDS
• Friendship Circle
770 Howes Lane
Columbia, MD 21044
443-474-0340
Jewish support services for
children with autism and
other special needs
• Howard County Autism
Society Resource Center
10280 Old Columbia Road, Suite 215
Columbia, MD 21046
410-290-3466
• Howard County Early
Intervention Services
Howard County Public
School System
The HCPSS provides free
developmental screening
for eligible children.
Infants & Toddlers Program for
children under 3 years old
410-313-7017
Child Find for children
3-5 years old
410-313-7046
• Howard County Office
of ADA Coordination
See page 42
• Howard County Public
School System
Special Education and
Student Services
10910 Route 108
Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-313- 5661
• Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Greater Chesapeake &
Potomac Chapter
1400 K Street NW, Suite 725
Washington, DC 20005
202-371-0044
• Kennedy Krieger Institute
Behavioral Psychology
Outpatient Programs
9810 Patuxent Woods
Drive, Suite C
Columbia, MD 21046
443-923-9400
Clinical services for children
exhibiting emotional and
behavioral difficulties
• Maryland Coalition of
Families for Children’s
Mental Health
10632 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 119
Columbia, MD 21044
410-730-8267 or
1-888-607-3637
• Maryland Disability
Law Center
1500 Union Avenue, Suite 2000
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-235-0748
• The Maryland School
for the Blind
3501 Taylor Avenue
Nottingham, MD 21236
410-444-5000
Information and support for parents
of blind or partially sighted children.
• Maryland Speech, Language
and Hearing Association
410-239-7770
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ASound Beginning, LLC
Oral Preschool Program for
Children with Hearing Loss
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
A Sound Beginning spoken language preschool program offers your child with
hearing loss the opportunity to learn to listen and speak while having fun! An
individualized program is designed to meet the needs of each child and family
we serve. Housed within St. James United Methodist Church in Marriottsville,
MD we offer a small class size and experienced teachers and therapists to
ensure that our students reach their full listening and speaking potential. With
a solid understanding of the latest hearing technology and auditory-verbal
principles, spoken language is a reality in our program. Individual speech
and language therapy is also offered at our Ellicott City location. Schedule a
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