Autism Care Consultation Services for Individuals and Families
Who can benefit from EIA autism care consultation services?
- Individuals and/or family members who are curious about the autism evaluation process and if an evaluation for an autism spectrum disorder is indicated.
- For family members or individuals curious about “next steps” if an autism diagnosis has already been established. Such consultation can help parents support their child’s evolving needs as they transition into their teenage or young adult years, discussing the potential need for an updated evaluation to learn about emerging new needs, etc.
- Further understanding an autism diagnosis. Many individuals receive an autism evaluation; however, still feel they have a ways to go in fully understanding what this means for them. Autism care consultation services can connect an individual or their family members with a trained clinician to help answer residual questions and/or to gain further community resources and contacts.
What EIA autism care consultation services are not:
- Crisis services. The EIA consultation clinician will not serve as point of contact for any mental health or other crisis.
- Legal or educational consultation.
- A consultation appointment is not an intake appointment for evaluation services.
Autism Care Consultation Services for Professionals
Who can benefit from EIA autism care consultation services?
- Practicing professionals (e.g., therapists/counselors) who may suspect a client is on the autism spectrum and would like to professionally consult about “next steps”.
Therapists who are treating an individual on the autism spectrum and would like to professionally consult about matters such as:
- Therapy may have become stagnant or “stuck”.
- Consulting on the subtle symptom presentation and how it may impact the therapeutic relationship and intervention.
- How to bring up neurodiversity and associated symptoms of autism with a client who is suspected to fall on the autism spectrum.
- If an autism evaluation is indicated for a client.
- Consultation for increasing the therapeutic “tool kit” to aid a client in therapy.
What EIA consultation services are not:
- Crisis services. The EIA consultant clinician will not serve as point of contact for any mental health or other crisis.
- Legal or educational consultation.