Autism Assessments for Toddlers, Children & Teens
In recent decades, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has become one of Canada’s most rapidly growing mental health conditions impacting toddlers, preschoolers, children & teens, and the registered psychologists at CASE Psychology – based in Burlington, Ontario – are highly specialized in providing comprehensive autism assessments for toddlers, preschoolers, children & teens, as well as autism consultation, caregiver-led behavioural intervention, and psychotherapy support.
Common indicators of autism (ASD) in children can include speech or language delays, problems with social interaction, poor social and communication skills, engaging in repetitive behaviours or repetitive play, and poor eye contact.
In Ontario, families with young children and adolescents presenting with autism concerns are first encouraged to check with their family doctor, or a paediatrician. In some cases, a family doctor or paediatrician may be able to diagnose your child with autism, and that’s usually covered under OHIP. In other cases, a private autism assessment, as offered at CASE Psychology, can provide your child with an official autism diagnosis, including relevant recommendations for behavioural and social support, parenting support, access to local resources, and government funding support.
Autism assessments for Toddlers & Preschoolers (ages 2 to 5)
Our autism assessments for toddlers & preschoolers (ages 2 to 5) begins with a 1-hour online video initial consultation with the parent and the psychologist, where you discuss the child’s mental and medical history, developmental milestones achieved and missed through the early years, and of course, the details of the presenting concerns. The psychologist will let you know if they need you to submit any documents as additional sources of information.
A couple weeks after the initial consultation, the psychologist has another online video parent interview, about 2.5 hours long, to deep-dive your child’s autism symptomology.
A few days after the 2.5-hour online video parent interview is your child’s 3-hour in-person testing session with the psychologist at our mental health clinic, located at 5045 South Service Road, Burlington, Ontario. The psychologist administers standardized psychological tests with your toddler or preschooler, usually with the parent observing.
Finally, a few weeks after your child’s in-person testing session, the psychologist completes the autism assessment report, and hosts the parent-only 1-hour online video feedback meeting, presenting the results and diagnoses, with clear recommendations. The autism assessment report is shared with the parent immediately after the feedback meeting.
Our autism assessment for toddlers and preschoolers costs a total of $ 3360.
