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Autism Assessment in Overland Park

Considering an Autism Spectrum Disorder evaluation or autism assessment?

Finding an Autism Spectrum Disorder evaluation or Autism Assessment in Overland Park can be an anxious experience for parents. My process will be compassionate, clinical, and thorough so that your family receives the support and answers you need.

Receiving the proper diagnoses and evaluation is important for those with a possible Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Specific forms of treatment and intervention, and early intervention, are critical. Differential diagnoses are taken under consideration, as well as other possible diagnoses related to Autism Spectrum Disorders. This helps provide the most accurate conclusions.

Autism Spectrum Disorder evaluations in Overland Park are diagnoses made with the criteria published by the American Psychiatric Association within their Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Diagnosing

When completing an Autism Spectrum Disorder evaluation, I will consider all the following behaviors:

  • Pragmatic or development of social language
  • Showing little to no attention to others
  • Language and verbal development
  • Early history of symptoms
  • Social relationships and deficits
  • Difficulties with social interactions
  • Repetitive behaviors
  • Verbal and nonverbal communication behavioral patterns

How it works

Step 1

Autism Spectrum Disorder assessment and evaluations in Overland Park typically last two hours so that many forms of data can be collected.

Step 2

A follow-up session will be scheduled at the time of the evaluation. Results will be reviewed, intervention recommendations are discussed, and I will provide a clinical report.

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