In-home ABA therapy in Waldorf, Maryland.
BCBA-led, one-on-one sessions that come to your home, from the St. Charles villages to Pinefield. Southern Maryland families are used to driving north for autism care; we head south to you instead.
You have enough to learn without adding a commute.
IEP, IFSP, BCBA, RBT, prior authorization. If those words are new to you, you are in the same spot as most Waldorf parents right after a diagnosis. Here is one thing you can take off the list: the drive. Our clinicians come to Charles County, and we explain each step in plain English before you commit to anything.
- A live person answers, any time, day or night
- We verify your benefits for free before anything begins
- Your questions get plain-English answers from a BCBA
Neighborhoods we know in Waldorf.
Roughly half of Charles County calls Waldorf home, and our clinicians cover it from end to end. Sessions happen wherever your family lives, whether that is a St. Charles village or a house out in Pinefield.
Not on the list? We serve the rest of Charles County too, including La Plata. The quickest way to confirm your address is to ask us.
The skills that matter live at home.
Getting out the door in the morning, dinner with siblings, winding down at night. Those are the moments Waldorf parents ask us about, and none of them happen in a clinic an hour north.
Skills that stay home
Getting dressed, sharing with a sibling, sitting through dinner. We teach these where they actually happen, in your house.
We do the driving
Southern Maryland families have spent years heading north for appointments. Your therapist comes down to Waldorf instead.
Built around your family
Parents and siblings join sessions rather than watching from a waiting room. You will know exactly what we are working on and why.
Progress on paper
Every session produces data, and your BCBA uses it to keep the plan honest and moving forward.
A session in your living room.
Hello first
Sessions open with play your child chooses. A therapist your child trusts gets more done.
Goals in disguise
Requests, turn-taking, and transitions get practiced inside games and everyday routines.
Notes in real time
Targets are recorded as they happen, so nothing rides on memory at the end of the day.
The handoff
You end each visit knowing what clicked and how to use it before the next session.
Waldorf and Charles County supports.
Building a team around your child takes more than one provider. These are the verified local programs we help Charles County families connect with.
Schools and Child Find
Charles County Public Schools runs special education from its Department of Special Education on Radio Station Road in La Plata, (301) 392-7565. For children ages 3 to 5, Child Find screenings go through (301) 753-1745 at the F.B. Gwynn Educational Center.
Birth to three
The Charles County Infants and Toddlers Program, run by the county Department of Health, provides free early intervention for children under three at (301) 609-6808. When a child transitions out, we can help you decide what comes next.
Getting a diagnosis
Children's National's Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders evaluates children at locations in Washington, DC and Lanham; appointments at (888) 884-2327. Kennedy Krieger's CASSI center in Baltimore takes new referrals at (888) 554-2080.
Parent organizations
Pathfinders for Autism staffs a free statewide helpline at (443) 330-5341. The Arc Southern Chesapeake keeps a Charles County office on Paul Mellon Court in Waldorf, (301) 932-7809, with family support and Autism Waiver services. The county SECAC meets monthly at the F.B. Gwynn Center in La Plata.
Military families
Naval Support Facility Indian Head is right here in Charles County, and Joint Base Andrews sits just north of Waldorf; its EFMP Family Support office is (301) 981-7087. We serve TRICARE families through the Autism Care Demonstration.
Sensory-friendly outings
The county's Therapeutic Recreation program, (301) 932-3470, runs adaptive offerings including the Calm Cove Sensory Space and Adaptive Gymnastics. The La Plata library branch hosts a monthly Sensory Social, and Laurel Springs Regional Park has an inclusive playground with a wheelchair swing.
Your turn to stay home.
Tell us about your child. A real member of our team calls you back within one business day to talk through next steps, and the consultation is free.
Every Terrapin program, available in Waldorf.
Covered by insurance in Waldorf
We work with Maryland Medicaid, CareFirst BCBS, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, TRICARE, and more. Maryland law requires most state-regulated plans to cover ABA for children with autism, and we confirm your exact benefits for free before your first session. See how coverage works.