Autism Clinic

UCLA's Autism Clinic provides a specialized, high-level of multi-disciplinary expertise, in its approach to this difficult and poorly understood disorder. Our assessment protocol routinely includes comprehensive diagnostic and cognitive testing by child psychologists, speech and language assessment and occupational therapy evaluation all with practitioner’s skilled and experienced with autism spectrum disorders. A pediatric neurologist is also available as needed for exploration of the many co-morbid medical issues that are seen in this complex disorder.

The UCLA Autism Clinic is at the core of one of only eight National Institute of Health (NIH) Centers of Excellence in autism research nationwide, and the only center in California. The UCLA Center for Autism Research and Treatment was established in 2003 as part of the Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment (STAART) program. The funding initiative for the center grew primarily from the efforts of parent advocacy organizations that recognized the importance of more research.

We have more information on the evaluation process used at UCLA, as well as the forms that require completion during an evaluation.