Neurodiagnostic Assessment

Online Autism (ASD) Testing & Evaluation

Affirming, Comprehensive Autism Assessment for Adults and Adolescents

An autism evaluation offers clarity and self-understanding, not a label. Dr. Jennifer Im, PhD provides affirming, gold-standard autism (ASD) testing for children, adolescents, and adults, through secure online sessions.

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Overview

Many autistic people, especially adults and those who have spent a lifetime masking, reach midlife sensing they experience the world differently without ever having had language for why. An adult autism evaluation finally provides that language, examining social-communication patterns, sensory processing, focused interests, and lifelong developmental history to determine whether an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) profile fits.

This is an affirming process, not a search for what is wrong with you. Assessment uses a gold-standard, evidence-based battery alongside a detailed clinical and developmental interview, specifically designed to recognize the high-masking presentations that standard screenings overlook, including accomplished adults who learned early to camouflage their differences in order to belong.

High-masking autistic adults are frequently misunderstood and misdiagnosed, sometimes for years, with treatment-resistant anxiety or depression, with mood or personality disorders, or with OCD, because overlapping traits are misread on the surface. A proper neuropsychological evaluation untangles these overlapping pictures and offers immediate, often profoundly validating clarity.

Evaluation pathways are tailored to your goals, from a focused diagnosis for personal clarity and affirming therapy planning, to a comprehensive evaluation for workplace or academic accommodations. When ADHD may also be present, a combined AuDHD assessment identifies both. Available through secure online sessions across 40+ states.

Focus areas
Adult Autism TestingChildhood AutismHigh-Masking AutismSocial CommunicationSensory ProcessingAffirming DiagnosisWorkplace AccommodationsAuDHD / Dual Evaluation
Frequently Asked

Your questions, answered

If you have long felt fundamentally different, find social interaction effortful in ways others do not, experience sensory sensitivities or deep focused interests, and especially if you have masked to fit in, an evaluation can offer clarity and a genuinely affirming explanation.
High-masking autism describes autistic people, often adults and often women, who learned to camouflage their differences and mimic neurotypical behavior. It is routinely missed by standard screenings. This practice specifically focuses on recognizing it.
Because diagnostic norms were historically based on how autism presents in young boys, high-masking adults are frequently misread as having anxiety, depression, a mood disorder, or OCD. A thorough evaluation differentiates these and identifies what is actually going on.
For many people it is deeply clarifying and validating. It reframes a lifetime of self-blame, opens access to affirming support and accommodations, and provides a roadmap for working with your brain instead of against it.
A combined autism and ADHD evaluation (AuDHD) uses a broader battery to accurately identify both, since they frequently co-occur and their traits can overlap and obscure one another.
Yes. Remote autism evaluation is valid and effective when conducted by a trained psychologist using standardized, validated instruments and established tele-administration protocols. The resulting reports are comprehensive and board-compliant, prepared to meet the documentation standards required for workplace accommodations, school IEP and 504 plans, and standardized testing accommodations on exams such as the MCAT, LSAT, GRE, GMAT, SAT, and ACT. Online evaluation also offers real benefits: no travel, easier scheduling, and assessment completed from an environment where you feel comfortable.
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