Join Ashley and Jessica as they dive into Episode 4 of the On Time Autism Intervention Podcast. In this episode, Jessica and Ashley will guide you through the diagnostic process. The diagnostic process involves multiple components, including interview and report of the parent/caregiver, observation of your child’s play and communication by the expert, and a developmental assessment. Jessica explores the play-based tools and assessments used, what evaluators are looking for, and how evaluators observations inform an accurate diagnosis. Lastly, Jessica and Ashley provide advice for how to harness this information, about the diagnostic process, to get started in pursuing diagnosis for your young child.

Resources

Further information about what an Autism diagnosis process looks like at the University of Washington Autism Center:

https://depts.washington.edu/uwautism/clinical-services/evaluations/diagnostic-evaluation/

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