Whether Baltimore City schools are dragging their feet on an evaluation or your child's IEP just isn't working, you don't have to navigate it alone — and Maryland is home turf for us. Below is a directory of the best special-education providers in the Baltimore area, every one chosen by real credentials. Then, if you want it, an expert reads your child's file and builds your plan.
We don't rank by star ratings — they're noisy and easy to game. Every group below earns its place by credentials: board certification, school accreditation, professional licensure, and standing in the field's real professional bodies. The honest bar, not the loudest reviews.
The region's gold standard. Its Center for Neuropsychological & Psychological Assessment is staffed by ABPP board-certified pediatric neuropsychologists (Drs. Salorio, Scarborough, Kramer, Cannon) — the rigorous, school-ready evaluations that anchor a strong IEP.
Dr. Vanessa Scarborough, PhD, ABPP — board-certified pediatric neuropsychologist in Lutherville. Evaluations for ADHD, learning disabilities and developmental disorders, with IEP/504 school-meeting participation.
Founded 1973, AIMS-accredited, grades 1–12. Built specifically for bright students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences, using the Wilson Reading System and Orton-Gillingham principles. One of the country's most respected dyslexia schools.
A K–8 school in Lutherville built for students diagnosed with dyslexia and language learning differences — a language-intensive, multisensory program tailored to each child.
A college- and career-prep program in Baltimore City built for students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD, with arts-integrated, multisensory teaching.
A Baltimore nonprofit (since 1985, at The Rotunda) providing FREE one-on-one Orton-Gillingham tutoring to lower-income children and adults with dyslexia. A genuine community treasure.
Tutors trained by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham, serving Baltimore and Harford Counties with systematic, multisensory instruction for decoding and comprehension.
A small, well-regarded pediatric practice providing licensed speech, occupational, and physical therapy across greater Baltimore in a warm, non-hospital setting.
A pediatric occupational, physical, and speech therapy practice serving greater Baltimore since 2012, with licensed clinicians.
Board-certified developmental-behavioral pediatricians and neurodevelopmental specialists who evaluate and diagnose developmental and learning differences — the medical anchor many strong IEPs are built on.
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates' searchable directory lists only active, vetted special-education advocates and attorneys — the field's real professional standard. (COPAA is headquartered right here in Towson, MD.)
A trusted local nonprofit offering special-education law information and parent-advocacy support for Baltimore-area families.
Loyola's training clinics (psychology, literacy, and speech-language) provide low-cost, sliding-scale evaluations and services for children across the Baltimore area.
The UMD Psychology Clinic (College Park) offers year-round, sliding-fee psychoeducational assessment — LD, IQ, and ADHD testing — for families across Maryland and the greater DC area.
Federally funded and free — they help Maryland families understand their rights, the IEP/504 process, evaluations, and meetings. A great first call.
Maryland's protection & advocacy agency — free legal-rights information and help if your child's rights are being denied.
A short message — your child, your Baltimore district, and what you're facing. We set up a secure way to share the IEP.
We review the records against your rights and match your child to the right Baltimore providers from the vetted directory above.
A clear written plan, plus a vetted Baltimore advocate, found and recommended for you, for the in-person help.
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