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City guide · California
What San Diego families use, listed with the same fixed questions answered for every provider — so you can compare like with like.
← All of San DiegoOrdered by review count, then name. Providers cannot pay to be listed, ranked, or edited.
4 resources in San Diego — Diagnosis
Specialised autism evaluations for children, teens and adults, combining structured interviews, observation in social settings and standardised testing such as ADOS-2, sometimes over several sessions, to inform treatment, education planning and next steps.
Ages Children, teens and adults
Neuropsychological autism evaluations for children aged 7 and up, teens and adults, using tools such as the ADOS, ending in a written report with results and suggested next steps.
Ages 7 and older - children, teens and adultsWait Evaluations are typically scheduled within weeks, not months, according to the practice's website — ask when you call to confirm current timing
Autism-focused comprehensive diagnostic evaluations by licensed clinical psychologists, including a caregiver interview, cognitive assessment and standardised observational assessment, plus treatment services for children with an existing autism diagnosis; it does not offer re-evaluations for children already diagnosed.
Ages Children and teensWait Published 2023 waits were about 6-9 months for ages 12 months to 5 years and 12-18 months for 6 and older, with expedited evaluations for children in most critical need - ask when you call for current timing
A university research programme offering free comprehensive developmental evaluations for toddlers by a PhD-level clinical psychologist, repeated periodically, as part of ongoing autism research including eye-gaze tracking, brain imaging and genetics studies.
Ages 12 to 36 months
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