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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless you are made of money, start with your county or state free evaluation which will also set you up for an IEP. If you want something more specialized most large hospitals and all childrens hospitals have autism clinics likely covered by insurance. [/quote]

The state/county do evaluations for services but do not evaluate for Autism. The places mentioned-KK and Children’s are covered by insurance for evaluations but have more than a year waiting list typically. But the free state/county evaluations will get someone in services if needed so that’s always a good place to start but they definitely won’t diagnose Autism. [/quote]

Stop with the misinformation. They absolutely do evaluate for autism. [/quote]

At best, they will identify issues that make a student eligible for services under an autism eligibility code. They don't have the expertise to make medical diagnoses.[/quote]

Exactly-If the counties/schools were doing these types of evaluations to diagnose Autism nobody would be waiting years on waiting lists for insurance covered evaluations or paying thousands for private evaluations. [/quote]

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