Autism Evaluation
 

AUTISM
Evaluations & Testing

Children & Adults

Clients who reach out for an Autism Evaluation are often referred to us by a pediatrician, a therapist, or as a result of their own research. Often clients have been through a number of previous evaluations, have experienced behavioral, relationship, or learning difficulties that are not completely explained by other diagnoses such as ADHD.

Sometimes clients come to us with a question that isn’t Autism related, but during our evaluation we discover that their symptoms are best explained by an Autism diagnosis. If this is the case we discuss why we think an Autism evaluation is a suggested.

Remember, a diagnosis is really a ‘name’ for something that ultimately guides support and treatment. Your official ‘diagnosis’ is really just a thread in the rope of understanding and supporting your profile. The results will help to inform ideas for support at school, home, and/or the workplace.

Links:

  • What is Autism

  • Females and Autism

The battery of tests varies depending upon the nature of the need and referral. It may include:

  • Cognitive skills, such as intellectual, logical thinking, language, and memory

  • Developmental History

  • Sensory Profile

  • Adaptive Behavior

  • Social Skills Profile

  • Attention and executive functioning skills

  • Emotional-social-behavioral

Our evaluations are guided by the questions you have about your functioning.

The first step in an evaluation is a consultation, where we discuss the concerns you have. Based on the information you provide and the questions you want answered, a specific plan is designed for your evaluation.

Autism and Speech Evaluations

The next steps

The next step is testing, this is a session during which you complete many different kinds of tasks. These interactive tasks are designed to find out the unique ways that you think, process, and learn. You will be asked to do many different activities.

Test day activities might include:     

  • Hands-on tasks like drawing, looking at pictures, solving puzzles, and building

  • Verbal activities like listening, answering questions, and sharing what you know

  • Problem-solving tasks like discovering a pattern, or figuring out how two things are alike

  • Learning and memory activities like retelling a story or learning a list of words

  • Giving us your perspective by telling us about work, school, life, talking about family and friends, sharing favorite activities and what you are good at, and filling out paper-and-pencil questionnaires.

  • Technology activities like completing a test on an iPad or computer

Why are assessments so expensive?

That’s a great question and we understand why you’d ask. Here is a breakdown of costs for a typical evaluation:

  • Using and Sending Academic Testing protocols (Booklets), Rating Scales (Up to $50)

  • Access to Psychological/Neuropsychological Assessments (Up to $50)

  • At about $150 Per Hour

    • Communication (30 mins - 1 hour)

    • Records Review (1 hour)

    • Test Administration (4-5 hours)

    • Test Scoring, Interpretation (1-2 hours)

    • Preparation for Feedback + Feedback (1-2 hours)

    • Writing Evaluation Report (3-4 hours)

Click to learn more about our team approach to Psychoeducational Evaluations.

We are happy to serve our clients virtually or  in person in: Winston-Salem, NC and Mt. Pleasant, SC and in their surrounding communities.

Call/Text Us 336.777.6617 or 843.310.4245 or Email hello@illumii.co with questions!