Arlington doesn't have its own diagnostic hospital program, so getting evaluated here usually means choosing between a drive to Fort Worth's Cook Children's and a faster, ABA-linked evaluation offered right in the city. Here's how that trade-off actually works, and what you can start doing before any appointment arrives.
Fort Worth center (about 20–25 minutes from Arlington) providing developmental and behavioral evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, including a dedicated ABA/autism services team.
Visit sitePh.D.-level psychologists at the Justin Institute in Fort Worth providing comprehensive autism and developmental evaluations for children ages 2–21.
Visit siteOffers no-cost autism evaluations, including the ADOS-2, at its South Arlington location, tied to its own ABA enrollment process.
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