Resources for
Maryland Families
Peers & EFFECT (for Teens)
services for children
regional resources
PEERS and EFFECT (for high school students)
The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) is a multi-week, evidence-based social skills intervention for motivated teens who are interested in making and keeping friends. UMD’s PEERS program is specially designed for college-bound high school students. It includes separate group sessions for teens and their parents.
Executive Functioning for Effective Cognitive Transformation (EFFECT) serves to help teens improve their executive functioning skills in order to be more successful with home, school, and social activities. UMD’s EFFECT program is specially designed for college-bound high school students, and works best if the student’s social skills are not a concern, or have been addressed through the PEERS program first. It includes both individual and group sessions.
For more information, check out the PEERS and EFFECT webpage. Email hespclinic@umd.edu for current tuition rates and other questions, or to start the application process.
UMD services for children
- The University of Maryland Hearing and Speech Clinic provides speech, language, and hearing services for individuals of all ages with a wide variety of disorders and conditions.
- The Language-Learning Early Advantage Program (LEAP) Preschool is a therapeutic communication enrichment preschool located within the Hearing and Speech Clinic.
Regional resources
Support and advocacy organizations:
- Partnership for Extraordinary Minds (Montgomery County)
- The Arc of Prince George’s County
- Autism Society: Montgomery County
- Autism Society of Maryland
- Pathfinders for Autism
- The Parent’s Place of Maryland
Clinical services, education, and outreach:
- The One World Center for Autism (Lanham, MD)
- The Treatment and Learning Centers (Rockville, MD)
- MOCO Movement Center (Kensington, Maryland)
- Prince George’s Child Resource Center, INC (Largo, MD)
- Center for Assessment and Treatment (Chevy Chase, MD)
- Center for Communication and Learning (Rockville, MD)
Activities:
- SPIRIT Club: Fitness for All (Kensington, MD)
- Potomac Community Resources (Potomac, MD)
- Mornings at the Museum (Smithsonian museums, Washington, DC)
Parent coaching:
- Autistic Science Person (UMD alum)
- Guiding Exceptional Parents (Riverdale, MD)
- Parent Child Journey (Rockville, MD)