A clear evaluation is often the first step toward services, but waitlists are the near-universal frustration. This page covers how autism is diagnosed, where Rockford families go, and the free routes — Early Intervention and school evaluations — that can start help before a formal diagnosis is in hand.
Screening and diagnostic evaluations by a team that can include psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy and speech. A common Rockford starting point; expect a waitlist.
Visit siteOffers autism diagnostic testing through its SAIL program plus ABA, speech and OT under one roof. Confirm current cost and wait times.
Visit siteOSF, with a Rockford-area hospital presence, provides medical evaluation and developmental services; its most comprehensive autism diagnostic program is centered downstate in Peoria.
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