Autism

The Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (ASD) Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic that brings together a campus and community-wide collaboration of clinicians, researchers and families to foster excellence in clinical care for children and families with ASD. It is staffed by specialists in developmental/behavioral pediatrics, psychology and neuro-psychology. It is part of a university- wide effort to also foster clinical research and basic science research into the clinical and biological underpinnings of these disorders.

The broad objectives of the program include (1) Providing a state-of-the-art multidisciplinary center for the evaluation and diagnosis of ASD (2) Working closely with families and community outreach, and (3) Fostering clinical training and research efforts.

The Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Clinic provides:

• Diagnostic evaluations by an interdisciplinary team
• Cognitive, developmenntal, adaptive functioning, and speech/language assessments
• Neuropsychological assessments
• Developmental behavioral pediatrics evaluation
• Genetic, laboratory and neuroimagin evaluations as needed
• Care coordination
• Medication management

The Fragile X Clinic provides individuals and families affected by one or more of the Fragile X-associated disorders with evaluation and care supported by the latest medical, educational, and research knowledge available. Our multidisciplinary approach includes psychological assessment (including testing of cognitive skills, adaptive skills, and behavior) and medical services (including consultation and medication evaluation). Our team will offer referrals for other services including, but not limited to, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, behavioral therapy, psychiatry, internal medicine and genetic counseling. Our clinic also participates in collaborative research efforts with other Fragile X clinics and professionals. We have an emphasis on fragile X syndrome while also providing services and/or referrals for fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) and fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI).