Spectrum and Beyond is an Autism Waiver Provider of Maryland.  We provide home and community-based services to children, teens, and young adults with autism.  Areas of focus are communication, social skills, daily living skills, relationships, community skills, safety, and executive functioning.  We are centrally focused in Frederick County, but also provide services to Carrol, Washington, Howard and Montgomery counties.  

Services:

Family Consulting involves a professional who meets with members of the individual’s family in 1 hour increments. Families can receive 1 to 6 hours of Family Consulting in one day, and families are allotted a total of 40 Family Consulting hours per calendar year.  Family consulting consists of working with family members to assist them working with their child with autism in the following areas: habilitation, self-direction, behavior shaping and management, daily living skills, toilet training, socialization, mobility, communication, safety, community skills, and money management.

Intensive Individual Support Services involve a trained paraprofessional interacting one on one and engaging an individual with autism on goals specific to his/her individualized Treatment Plan. The IISS technician will spend time with the child in the child’s home and/or community, and record data on the objectives worked on during the session.  IISS staff will also be closely supervised by a professional.  The IISS technician can meet with the child in 30 minute increments, totaling up to 8 hours in one day. Individuals on the Autism Waiver are allotted a maximum of 25 hours per week of IISS.

Respite Care involves a trained paraprofessional providing trained childcare to an individual with autism.  Respite care allows the individual to go about his/er daily life routine in the presence of a qualified respite worker in a care-giving role.  Respite can occur at the individual's home, or a community up to 336 hours a year.