Support Groups
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Anxiety Disorders
Asthma & Allergies
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Attention Deficit Disorder ADD
Autism, Asperger Syndrome & Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
Bereavement
Blind/Partially Sighted
Cerebral Palsy
Cystic Fibrosis
Deaf and Deaf-Blind
Developmental Disabilities
Down Syndrome
Emotional/Behavioral Disturbances and Mental Illness
Feeding Disorders
General Maryland Information
Hearing Impaired
Juvenile Diabetes/Diabetes
Kidney Disease
Learning Disabilities
Military Families
Muscular Dystrophy
Multiple Sclerosis
National Disabled Students Union (NDSU)
Parent to Parent Groups
Rare and Chronic Disorders
Seizure Disorders
Sickle Cell Disease
Speech and Language
Spina Bifida
Stroke
Tourette Syndrome
Traumatic Brain Injury
 Maryland Resources
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Provides local support group information as well as referrals to local practitioners
Asthma & Allergies
Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, Maryland Chapter
Provides local support group information
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) & Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland
The Center – A Resource for Women and Girls with AD/HD
Autism, Asperger Syndrome & Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
Autism Society of America: Local Chapters
AAACC -Autism Aspergers Association of Calvert County
Autistic Children's Support Group of Worcester County
Baltimore - Chesapeake Chapter of the Autism Society of America
Families of Children with Autism Support Group (FOCAS)
Families for Intensive Autism Treatment (FIAT)
Jewish Social Services of Metropolitan Washington
Maryland Asperger Advocacy and Support Group
Anne Arundel County Asperger Support Group
MCASA (Montgomery County Maryland Chapter of the Autism Society of America)
O.A.S.I.S (Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support)
Pathfinders for Autism
POAC (Parents of Autistic Children) of Central Maryland
Bereavement
Stella Maris Hospice
Center for Grief & Loss Phone: (410) 252-4500
(410) 252-4500 ext. 7291
Call for further information
Hospice of Maryland
Mercy Medical Center office of Pastoral Care
St. Agnes Hospice Center for Bereavement Care
Compassionate Friends
Blind/Partially Sighted
Maryland School for the Blind
National Federation of the Blind
Cerebral Palsy
Hemiplegia & Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Deaf and Deaf-Blind
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Maryland School for Deaf-Blind
Developmental Disabilities
The Arc of Maryland
A full list of local chapters statewide.
Family Service Foundation
Office of Consumer Advocates, Inc.
Down Syndrome
Angels Forever Up
Anne Arundel Parents of Children with Down Syndrome
Chesapeake Down Syndrome Parent Support Group
Down Syndrome Resource Network of Howard County
(410)730-0638
Down Syndrome Network of Montgomery County
Eastern Shore Down Syndrome Parent Support Group
(410)860-9496
Family Resource Information Education Network for Down Syndrome (FRIENDS)
Located in Frederick County
National Down Syndrome Society
Parents of Children with Down Syndrome (PODS) of Prince George’s County
(202)412-7488
Emotional/Behavioral Disturbances and Mental Illness
Anxiety Support
Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
Coping and Caring Support Group
410)730-8267
Depression and Related Affective Disorders Association (DRADA)
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (FFCMH)
Maryland Coalition Families for Children's Mental Health
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Inc.
On Our Own
General Maryland Information
Abilities Network Family Empowerment Network
Maryland State Department of Education Family Support Services
The Family Support Network offers support to families receiving early intervention services. In addition to providing information about available programs and services, the Family Support Network helps families by: linking them to other families that may share similar experiences; offering specialized workshops and seminars; and establishing Family-to-Family Support Networks to help meet needs in local communities.
Hearing Impaired
Hearing Loss Association of America
A local and national organization that provides support and education to people who have a hearing loss.
Hearing Loss Association of Greater Baltimore
Juvenile Diabetes/Diabetes
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International – Maryland Chapter
Diabetes Insipidus Foundation, Inc.
Kidney Disease
National Kidney Foundation of Maryland
Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association ofMaryland
Military Families
Exceptional Family Member Program
Military K-12 Partners
Muscular Dystrophy
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Maryland Chapter
Phone: (443) 641-1200
Email: INFO@NMSS-MD.ORG
National Disabled Students Union
National Disabled Students Union (NDSU)
Parent to Parent
MUMS, National Parent-to-Parent Network
Parent to Parent Network
Rare and Chronic Disorders
Angelman Syndrome Foundation, Inc.
Genetic Alliance
International Klinefelter Syndrome Support Organization
International Rett Syndrome Association
Mid-Atlantic Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Support Group
Maryland Fragile X Resource Group
National MPS Society (mucoplysaccharidoses)
National Tay-Sachs and Allied Disease Association, Inc.
Noonan Syndrome Support Group, Inc.
The National Organization for Rare Disorders
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF)
United Leukodystrophy Foundation
Seizure Disorders
Abilities Network
Epilepsy Foundation
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Disease Association
Speech and Language
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Metropolitan Stuttering Support Group
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association
Stroke
American Heart Association
American Stroke Foundation
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association
Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury Association of Maryland
Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer
They offer a list of Brain Injury Associations for the entire state.
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