Maryland Office of Legislative Oversight Report on Montgomery County Public Schools Services For Students on the Autism Spectrum

January 17, 2012
This report from the state Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) describes research on best practices for serving students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), county services for students with ASD, and the perspectives of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) district staff and parents about what works well and what opportunities exist to improve services for students with ASD. Overall, OLO found that enrollment of students on the autism spectrum in MCPS increased more than five-fold in the last decade and students on the autism spectrum account for nearly one in ten current MCPS students enrolled in special . . .