Where to seek an autism evaluation in Santa Ana, how California's Regional Center and Early Start pathways work, bilingual access, and how to start services while you wait.
Orange County has strong diagnostic capacity, and for Santa Ana's many Spanish-speaking families, bilingual access is available if you ask.
Headquartered at 1525 N Tustin Ave, Santa Ana. Its Intake and Assessment Unit determines eligibility for regional center services, with autism among the qualifying conditions, and it coordinates Early Start for children under 3. It is not a diagnostic clinic.
Visit siteOffers autism assessments for children ages 1-6 at the Thompson Center in Orange; CHOC states an assessment is typically done in a one-day visit, with recommendations discussed the same day.
Visit siteProvides diagnostic evaluations such as the ADOS at 3111 N Tustin St, Orange.
Visit siteProvides autism diagnostic evaluations for children, teens and adults throughout Orange County from a Costa Mesa practice.
Visit siteOffers expert evaluation and diagnosis at the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care in Irvine for children, adolescents, young adults and families.
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