Medical

Helpful Info For Newly Diagnosed Families

As always -- IF YOU NEED HELP -- we are available.  We are operated by parents of children with autism, so we have a vast amount of experience in navigating the system.  Call Kris at (412) 343-4303 for help. When your child is diagnosed with autism, it is an incredibly daunting time. What is the prognosis? Will my child ever be normal? Go to school? Have friends? Get married? These are the questions that race through any parent's mind after hearing the diagnosis of autism. We understand, beca...
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Applying for Medical Assistance/ACCESS

**If you are told that you cannot get an ACCESS Card, or have to wait longer than 4 weeks, PLEASE CALL US.  We will assist you in pushing it through so your child can get the help he or she needs!** An ACCESS card is necessary for you to receive wraparound services through the State of Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare for your child. The State provides Medical Assistance to children with Autism regardless of income level. Anyone with an official diagnosis is eligible for an ACCESS ...
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What to expect from your initial psychological evaluation at the Autism Center of Pittsburgh

When you make an appointment for an evaluation at the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, your Psychologist or Psychiatrist will meet with you for approximately one hour. Your clinician will mostly rely on parent input, standardized tests and forms, and observation of your child. We do not conduct a medical evaluation for genetic disorders, etc., but we conduct a one hour psychological evaluation to determine if your child has autism, ADHD, OCD or a...
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Help! I Think My Child Has Autism

If your child is 3 or under, and you suspect a developmental delay or autism, you can call the Birth to Three program in your area. In Allegheny County, the Alliance for Infants and Toddlers can be reached at (412) 885-6000. For surrounding counties, simply go to google and type in your county and the words "birth to three program." Most programs are run out of the County mental health/mental retardation offices. The services that birth to three will provide are speech, occupational therapy, dev...
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