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The Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD) is a multidisciplinary team comprised of pediatric autism specialists, including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, developmental pediatricians, social workers and speech/language pathologists. These experts work together to provide the best possible care for autistic youth, and lead research to understand the underpinnings of autism and effective approaches to maximize autistic youth outcomes. Secondary Location Address: 15245 Shady Grove Road #350 Rockville, MD 20850-3222

Children's National Health System - Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences offers assessment; diagnosis; and care for children and teens with behavioral; emotional; and developmental disorders.

Children's Outpatient Center in Lanham provides the following specialties:Audiology;Cardiology;Developmental Pediatrics;Ear; Nose; & Throat (Otolaryngology);Endocrinology & Diabetes;Gastroenterology;Nephrology;Neurology;Nutrition;Ophthalmology;Orthopaedics;Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine;Plastic Surgery;Rheumatology;Speech-Language Pathology;Surgical Consult; andUrology.

The Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders (CASD) is a multidisciplinary team comprised of pediatric autism specialists, including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists, developmental pediatricians, social workers and speech/language pathologists. These experts work together to provide the best possible care for autistic youth, and lead research to understand the underpinnings of autism and effective approaches to maximize autistic youth outcomes. We collaborate with the following departments/specialties:

• Developmental Pediatrics
• Developmental/Clinical Psychology
• Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
• Genetics
• Gender and Gender Identity Development
• Neurology
• Neuropsychology
• Psychiatry
• Rare Disease Institute
• Speech and Language Pathology

CASD's mission is to excel in care, advocacy, research and education. We accomplish this by:

• Providing a quality health care experience for our patients and families through a coordinated program of state-of the-art clinical services
• Improving health outcomes for children regionally, nationally and internationally by educating the next generation of clinicians in best practices for autism evaluation, diagnosis and treatment
• Creating innovative solutions to pediatric health challenges by conducting research that includes and reflects the neuro-diverse population we serve
• Embracing neurodiversity and welcoming autistic individuals as collaborators, research trainees, students and staff members