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Jul 05, 2008 23:07:01 PDT
FAQ
- Does your center have a treatment program?
- The treatment program we have is for children 2 to 7 years old.
It's an intensive day treatment program that lasts about 6 to 8 weeks,
and you can call Alice at 310-206-2695 for more information about that program.
- The treatment program we have is for children 2 to 7 years old.
It's an intensive day treatment program that lasts about 6 to 8 weeks,
and you can call Alice at 310-206-2695 for more information about that program.
- I noticed that CART is hosting a series of meetings called the UCLA CART Affinity Group Seminars.
Are these presentations open to the public?
- Yes, everyone is invited to attend. Click here
for information about the presentation topic, date, time, and place.
- Yes, everyone is invited to attend. Click here
for information about the presentation topic, date, time, and place.
- I am interested in autism, and want to help in any way I can.
Is it possible to volunteer my help with any of the CART research projects?
- Yes, it is possible. Please email info@autism.ucla.edu to let us know of your interest.
- I have a child whom I suspect has an Autism Spectrum Disorder and I would like to know
if you have any resource that we can use to get him tested.
- Yes, UCLA’s Autism Evaluation Clinic provides comprehensive evaluations.
Click here for contact information.
- Yes, UCLA’s Autism Evaluation Clinic provides comprehensive evaluations.
Click here for contact information.
- What do the evaluations at UCLA’s Autism Evaluation Clinic involve?
- The comprehensive evaluations at the clinic occur over the course of 3-5 separate appointment times.
Accommodations can sometimes be made for families coming from far away.
The evaluations include developmental and intellectual assessment, play and behavioral evaluations,
emotional and adaptive functioning assessment, speech and language evaluations, school consultations,
medication referrals, and diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
- The comprehensive evaluations at the clinic occur over the course of 3-5 separate appointment times.
Accommodations can sometimes be made for families coming from far away.
The evaluations include developmental and intellectual assessment, play and behavioral evaluations,
emotional and adaptive functioning assessment, speech and language evaluations, school consultations,
medication referrals, and diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
- Does the UCLA Autism Evaluation Clinic provide evaluations for adults?
- Yes. The clinic evaluates both children and adults.
- Yes. The clinic evaluates both children and adults.
- Who works in the Autism Evaluation Clinic?
- The clinic was founded by Dr. B.J. Freeman, a Child Psychologist with considerable research and clinical experience
in the field of developmental disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. The Director, Dr. Pegeen Cronin, who founded the clinic with Dr. Freeman in 1998,
is a Child Psychologist. She has extensive expertise in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism
and child developmental disorders. In addition, staff members include pre- and postdoctoral psychologists
who are dedicated to working with families affected by autism spectrum disorders and are familiar with resources
available to families in the community.
- The clinic was founded by Dr. B.J. Freeman, a Child Psychologist with considerable research and clinical experience
in the field of developmental disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorders. The Director, Dr. Pegeen Cronin, who founded the clinic with Dr. Freeman in 1998,
is a Child Psychologist. She has extensive expertise in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism
and child developmental disorders. In addition, staff members include pre- and postdoctoral psychologists
who are dedicated to working with families affected by autism spectrum disorders and are familiar with resources
available to families in the community.