Autism Spectrum Center

We provide comprehensive, family centered diagnostic and care services for children with autism spectrum disorder, together with strong family support. Depending on your child’s needs, we can coordinate visits with autism specialists such as developmental behavioral pediatricians, child neurologists, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, geneticists, and gastroenterologists, as well as physical, occupational, and speech and language therapists. If you already have a health care provider you like, we can provide any medical services you need to fill in the gaps.

Families and providers can get information and access all our services through our one-stop phone line: 617-355-7493. Learn about scheduling and the intake process. Our ASD services include:

• Diagnostic evaluation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Neurologic and developmental evaluations
• Ongoing management of ASD symptoms
• Specialty care for conditions related to autism, such as epilepsy, gastrointestinal disorders, and genetic and neurogenetic conditions
• Recommendations and referrals for autism-specific developmental, educational, communication, and therapeutic services
• Assistance with feeding, toileting, sleep, and other difficulties
• Speech and language evaluations and treatments through our Center for Communication Enhancement and Autism Language Program
• Medication management and psychopharmacology consultations
• Occupational and physical therapy

Children can be seen by a provider in any three specialty areas for diagnosis and ongoing care: developmental pediatrics, child neurology, or psychology. All are equally trained and follow the same clinical guidelines. Our Center for Communication Enhancement has a specialized Autism Language Program that supports families with communication needs.

With more and more children being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, it’s important to find effective treatments and other ways of improving quality of life now and into adulthood. There are many ways families can join us in this effort:

Participate in ASD research

Learn about current studies on our research page. We also welcome you to add your family's information to our Research Participant Registry. Doing so does not commit you to join a study; it simply allows us to notify you when an appropriate study comes up. (On the form, please specify “autism” or “ASD” in the field asking for “any other information we might need to know.”) For more information, please contact our recruitment associate at 857-218-3011 or email brainworks@childrens.harvard.edu.