About Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore’s Kennedy Krieger Institute is an internationally recognized institution dedicated to improving the lives of children and young adults with disorders of the brain and spinal cord through patient care, special education, research and community initiatives.
Kennedy Krieger’s clinical programs offer an interdisciplinary approach to treatment tailored to the individual needs of each child. Disorders addressed include autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, behavioral disorders, feeding disorders, learning disabilities, and brain and spinal cord injuries. Services include more than 80 outpatient clinics; neurobehavioral, rehabilitation, and pediatric feeding disorders inpatient units; plus several home and community programs providing services to assist families.
Kennedy Krieger is an award-winning and nationally recognized leader in special education, providing innovative models of education for children and young adults with a wide range of learning, emotional, physical, neurological, and developmental disabilities.
Faculty at Kennedy Krieger are among some of the world’s leading experts in neurodevelopmental disorders and are attuned to the special needs of this population. These faculty have made crucial medical discoveries leading to innovative treatments and have improved the lives of individuals with disabilities.
In addition to providing evaluation, rehabilitation, educational services, and cutting-edge research on behalf of children with brain-related disabilities, Kennedy Krieger also provides professional training by renowned experts dedicated to increasing the number of qualified specialists in the United States and abroad.
For more information, please visit KennedyKrieger.org.