There are different kinds of testing that can help you know if your child has autism.
Here's what you can do if are concerned about your child:
- Ask your doctor to refer you to a specialty developmental clinic that can assess autism in teens.
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Most pediatricians are not experts in autism. It takes a specialist to do the kind of testing that can identify autism.
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There are many different tests that can help diagnose autism. A good clinic will do a series of different kinds of tests and ask for a lot of input from the parents or caretakers.
- You can also find a clinic in the Resource Directory (see below)
Learn more:
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See our Resource Directory to find a clinic that can do an evaluation!
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Look under Medical & Clinical Services.
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Try these categories: Developmental Pediatricians or Diagnostic Evaluations.
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See our Autism Guide
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For a very detailed description of assessments for autism, see A Parents Guide to Assessment.
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(Click on it to open a web page in a new window. You can download this 66-page booklet from the Organization for Autism Research.)
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