If you’ve always felt “different,” struggled with sensory overload, or found social interaction quietly exhausting, this assessment can offer explanation instead of blame, and a roadmap for your work, relationships, and self‑care.
Serving adults (18+) throughout Maryland and Virginia via secure telehealth.
Investment
Cost: 2,500 USD flat fee
This includes all assessment sessions, scoring, a 12–20 page written report, and a collaborative feedback session.
Payment options
- Full payment at intake
- 50/50 split: 1,250 at intake, 1,250 before feedback
- 3‑payment plan: 850 + 850 + 800 (spread across sessions)
Most clients see this as a one‑time, in‑depth evaluation that they can draw on for years in school, work, and personal life.
You receive:
- Comprehensive developmental history interview: We explore childhood, family history, school, work, sensory experiences, social patterns, and lifelong coping and masking.
- MIGDAS‑2 diagnostic interview: A specialized, sensory‑based interview that captures how autism shows up for you in real life (not just a checklist).
- Standardized questionnaires: Validated self‑report measures (RAADS‑R, CAT‑Q, AQ) that assess autistic traits and camouflaging/masking, giving us quantitative data alongside our conversations.
- Adaptive functioning & sensory profile: We look at how autism affects daily living, social relationships, work, and independence, and map your sensory seeking/avoiding patterns.
- Comorbidity screening: Screening for ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD and related concerns so you understand the broader picture and whether further assessment is warranted.
- Comprehensive written report (12–20 pages):
- Explains the assessment process and what we learned
- Documents how you do (or don’t) meet DSM‑5 criteria for autism
- Describes your strengths, support needs, and individual profile
- Provides concrete recommendations for work, school, relationships, and self‑care
- Includes a 1‑page recommendations summary you can share with employers, schools, or providers
- Feedback session: We meet to go over your results in plain language, answer questions, and discuss next steps.
- Adults exploring whether they’re autistic and wanting clarity and language for their experience.
- People who have always felt “different” or burned out and recently learned about autism.
- Those needing formal documentation for workplace or school accommodations.
- People wondering, “Is this autism? ADHD? anxiety? trauma? some mix?” and wanting a clearer map.
- Late‑identified or well‑masked folks (often women, gender‑diverse individuals, and people of color) who are tired of feeling like they’re “failing at being normal.”
Situations where a full neuropsychological battery is needed (e.g., complex learning disability questions, legal/forensic evaluations). In those cases, I’m happy to help you find appropriate referrals.
A good autism assessment isn’t about pathology or deficits. It’s about understanding. It’s about learning how your brain works, why certain things are hard, what your strengths are, and what kinds of support actually help you (not what “should” help).
I approach assessment from a neurodiversity-affirming lens: autism isn’t something wrong that needs fixing. It’s a different way of being that comes with real strengths and real challenges. My role is to help you understand both.
A thorough autism assessment can:
- Open doors to work or school accommodations
- Help you make more aligned decisions about career, relationships, and environment
- Offer a framework for understanding past burnout, shutdowns, or “failed” coping attempts
- Connect you with community and language that fits better than “lazy,” “too sensitive,” or “broken”
for your free consultation.