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Tutoring/Mentoring

Spectrum Transition Coaching

Beth Felsen works one-on-one with families and young adults to navigate life transitions with autism. With specific, measurable steps, we’re able to overcome obstacles and help young adults succeed in college, career, and beyond. Her coaching style combines her personal experience in the autism community with her years of study to support families.

Academic Language Therapy

Academic therapy is a medical/therapeutic model based on the principle of neuroplasticity. It provides the foundation for effective, diagnostic reading and spelling instruction for students with moderate to severe dyslexia. Academic therapy includes a strong emphasis on motor-learning, with procedures that engage the auditory, visual, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways simultaneously.

Limitless Possibilities

Do you need support on your journey to emotional and mental wellness? Is your family in need of a mediator to help open the lines of communication, reduce conflict and increase bonding? Perhaps you have a child in need of mentorship. Connect with us today at Limitless Possibilities. We are located in the heart of the DMV with strong community ties, a diverse staff including Black male and female therapists and welcome our LBGTQ community with pride. Contact us today to begin your journey into better days.

Illuminos Academic Coaching

Our mission is to help capable students, including those struggling with learning differences, to achieve greater success by improving their executive functioning skills such as organization, task prioritization, study skills, and impression management. Illuminos Academic Coaching and Tutoring: offers disability-related training, education, publications, and events for the benefit of children and adults with disabilities, their families and caregivers, as well as healthcare and education professionals.

Mediation/Legal

Feig Mediation Group

Feig Mediation Group: CONFLICT HAPPENS. IT’S UNAVOIDABLE. We help parents, families and businesses get to root causes so that they can align on solutions

Burgess & Christensen

The legal team at Burgess & Christensen has a proven history of successfully representing individuals and families in matters involving Social Security disability, guardianship and Veterans disability.For more than 30 years, the legal team at Burgess & Christensen has stood shoulder to shoulder with individuals and families in their most important legal matters. Today, led by attorney Anjel Burgess, the firm remains just as committed to our clients’ success as we were then, and we continue to believe that it is a privilege to represent families in their pursuit of justice.

Disability Rights Maryland

Disability Rights Maryland: “Disability Rights Maryland (DRM), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is Maryland’s designated Protection & Advocacy agency (formerly known as “Maryland Disability Law Center”). DRM is federally mandated to advance the civil rights of people with disabilities. We provide free legal services to Marylanders of any age with all types of disabilities (developmental, intellectual, psychiatric, physical, sensory, learning, traumatic brain injury), who live in facilities, in the community or who are homeless.”

Education/Support

National Center for Learning Disabilities

National Center for Learning Disabilities: NCLD Credo: Let no children be demeaned, or have their wonder diminished, because of our ignorance or inactivity; Let no adults be deprived of discovery, because we lack the resources to discover their learning needs; Let neither children nor adults—ever—doubt themselves or their minds because we are unsure of our commitment.

Removing the Stumbling Block

Removing the Stumbling Block is run by Lisa Friedman.

As an award-winning Disability Inclusion Expert I know that each of us has a right to belong. I have been working with faith communities, organizations, schools, and camps for over twenty years; guiding staff, clergy, and families in the development of genuine inclusive practice. Through interactive workshops, dialogue, and keynote speeches I help organizations to actively live their values. My broad expertise in psychology, counseling, education, and Jewish communal life enables me to hone interactive and effective training sessions for all skill levels. A hallmark of my sessions is the seamless blending of both modeling and skill-building.

Caring Communities

Caring Communities: offers disability-related training, education, publications, and events for the benefit of children and adults with disabilities, their families and caregivers, as well as healthcare and education professionals.

Positive Parenting Solutions

Positive Parenting Solutions: Get your kids to listen without yelling, nagging, or losing control. Positive Parenting Solutions gives you the tools you need to finally put an end to exhausting power struggles with your children.

Lollipop Kids Foundation

Lollipop Kids Foundation: provides sensory friendly haircuts, support & social groups and other events and supports for parents or guardians raising children with a disability.

Mindful With Children

Mindful With Children (MWC) is dedicated to the support and holistic growth of children through academic tutoring, providing social-emotional tools, and partnering with parents or guardians and teachers to meet every student’s needs. Founded on the premise that children are more than what they know, we specialize in teaching each of our students how to be successful in today’s demanding school settings while building self-awareness, a positive self-concept and independence. Please press on the button below for more information.

At Mindful with Children, we offer a variety of academic services, including support for children diagnosed with ADHD and other attentional challenges, executive functioning coaching, reading support (including for children identified with dyslexia), bolstering studying and test-taking skills, and writing support (including for children identified with dysgraphia). We also specialize in assisting children as they draft their college essays, seek enrichment, or develop a mindfulness practice.

Neurodiverse events

Caring Communities

Lollipop Kids Foundation

Lollipop Kids Foundation: provides sensory friendly haircuts, support & social groups and other events and supports for parents or guardians raising children with a disability.

Slush & Krust Productions

Slush & Krust Productions: The party place to be for Neurodiversity. They throw parties throughout the year to give neurodiverse children a real life setting to practice learned strategies.

Rooted Occupational Therapy

Rooted: Resilient Outdoors with Occupational Therapy and Education. We’re here to help your child be more coordinated, calm & connected.
When kids can navigate their bodies, thoughts & relationships their lives are filled with greater joy and ease. At Rooted Occupational Therapy, we take kids outdoors and have a strengths-based approach to guide and help them flourish and grow. Services are provided at a private OT Studio or at a nature park in DC.

Promise Landing Farm

Promise Landing Farm is dedicated to creating a community in which people of all capabilities can gather and share a love for horses, in the process gaining a deeper understanding and kindness for themselves and others

Other Services

Special Needs Navigator

Special Needs Navigator’s Mission is to educate and empower caregivers, families and individuals by working with them to navigate the maze of benefits, resources and services.

Mindful For You

Mindful For You: Mindful Money Management. The business of living should be as easy as breathingMindful Money Management LLC provides a reassuring presence in clients’ lives by providing organizational support in four major areas:Paperwork: bill and mail/email processing, sorting, and filingInsurance: health, long-term care, automobile and property insurance managementFinancial organization and reporting: expense tracking, budget reporting, and preparing information for taxesLegal: serving as liaison with your attorney and providing support to personal representatives in closing estates

Accessible Improvements

Accessible Improvements is a Handyman Company Specializing In Accessibility, But Ready To Work On Any Improvement Project.

We Rock the Spectrum

We Rock the Spectrum: Specially-Designed Sensory Play Equipment. Gaithersburg was founded to provide a place for children of all ability levels to play and grow together. As the only kid’s gym that offers an inclusive philosophy, we have found all children can benefit from our uniquely designed sensory equipment that is specifically designed to aid children with sensory processing disorders. However, in our experience, all children are able to benefit greatly from this equipment and by allowing children of all ability levels to play together they are able to learn a great deal from each other and become the best motivation for success on every level.

SPIRIT Club

SPIRIT Club is a supportive virtual and in-person exercise platform that helps to ensure that fitness is accessible to EVERYONE. We work with individuals and organizations around the United States and internationally to offer Fitness, Yoga, Zumba, Boxing, Meditation, Healthy Cooking, & more. Our classes are led by trainers with and without disabilities, and by instructors who are certified to work with people of all abilities.

MarylandABLE

Maryland ABLE provides a way for people with disabilities and their families to save and invest for the future without jeopardizing federal, state, and local benefits such as SSI and Medicaid. An ABLE account provides tax-advantaged saving and investment options to help plan and prepare for the future. Funds in the ABLE account can be used to pay for qualified disability expenses whenever they are needed. Visit www.marylandable.org to learn about the eligibility criteria, enrollment process, features of a Maryland ABLE account and the account management process.

The Medicare Pharmacist

The Medicare Pharmacist is an independent insurance broker specializing in Medicare and Individual Health Insurance Solutions. I am also a Licensed Pharmacist with over 7 years of Pharmacy experience. I work with the major insurance companies so I can offer my clients appropriate coverage for them. My clients are located all across Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC, giving me a great feel for the insurance landscape. I am an insurance broker with the eye of a Pharmacist which makes me unique. My passion is to help and serve others

Mountain Light Mindfulness

EMDR, Yoga, and Mindfulness-Based TherapyMy name is Kamakshi “Kami” Sankar Boyle, LCSW-C, RYT-200, CMC. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified EMDR Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, Certified Mindfulness-Informed Clinician, Adjunct Clinical Professor, and Maryland Board-Approved Clinical Supervisor with over 17 years of clinical experience.I specialize in providing culturally competent, mindfulness-based, trauma-informed psychotherapy with individuals who have experienced trauma, grief, stress, anxiety, depression, cultural adjustment, relationship conflict, and maternal mental health issues.

Apex Social Group

Our uniquely qualified Apex Care Professionals are dedicated to child development and providing specialized support to families with special needs. With backgrounds in therapeutic, health, or educational fields, our candidates are dedicated to understanding and supporting the developmental goals of each child they care for. We specialize in providing exceptional care to families with special needs, including autism, developmental delays, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and more.