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Method offers Neurodiversity-Affirming Adult Autism Assessments (and optional ADHD evaluation) adults/young adults who are verbal and curious about their own masking/neurodivergence in this area and desire a full clinical assessment. While we provide assessment for any adult or young adult, we have a special interest in serving women (or those socialized as female), gifted/NEUROCOMPLEX, trans and BIPOC individuals as these individuals may have traits of autism that have been overlooked or misunderstood by the mainstream culture (including mental health). We've had a waitlist for the past year, but we just added an astute, neurodiversity-affirming assessor to the Method Creative Autism Assessment team and we are catching up as well as now accepting NEW assessment clients for residents of Minnesota, Florida or Washington (or those willing to travel to one of those states for the assessment)! Assessment at Method will soon be available to anyone in a Counseling Compact State. |
Why now?
Autism presentation and experience can very greatly from person to person, making it difficult at times to trust your own thoughts regarding self-diagnosis. You also may wonder "why now?", as you've survived this long without a diagnosis. Benefits of seeking out an autism diagnosis as an adult can include:
- Self understanding (and compassion). Autism diagnosis later in life can help you connect the dots of your inner matrix regarding past attempts at therapy, socializing, feeling like a human that never quite clicked for you. Heck, you might even seek support from other autistic communities and thrive (unmasked!).
- Adequate professional support. Therapy interventions and workplaces that are created for allistic individuals may not be helpful for autistic people. An autism diagnosis and recommendations can help you to find accurate support and to advocate for accommodations that best meet your needs.
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What can I expect?
Autism Assessment Battery at Method includes:
- Quantitative assessment and screening tools: MIGDAS-2 and more
- Interview (virtual or in office)
- Collateral information from partner, family or friend
- One-hour follow up meeting to discuss findings
- Comprehensive diagnostic write up
Step 1: Schedule appointment for 3-hour Interview by completing form on this page. We will send you dates times and, once we agree upon a date/time, an appointment confirmation email will be sent.
Step 2: Prior to your interview meeting, an email will be sent to you with a link to a private client portal in which you will complete initial paperwork and inventories prior to your interview session.
Step 3: Complete 3-Hour Autism Assessment Interview session*
Step 4: (Optional) We will send along inventories for a close friend, family member or partner to complete about you to send back to us.
Step 5: Attend 1-Hour Follow Up to discuss findings of assessment, ask questions and review recommendations.
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What's the cost?*
Comprehensive Assessment Rate w. Full Written Report: $1,875
- For those interested in receiving a full diagnostic report (~20 pages) that provides written diagnostic discussion for your personal records. Also includes one hour virtual meeting to review findings of assessment with assessor.
- For those curious about diagnosis but not in need of a full written report. Includes one hour virtual meeting to review findings of assessment with assessor.
*All services at Method are private pay only and we do not work directly with insurance. Payment plans are available for those in need.
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Optional ADHD Evaluation
Option to add ADHD evaluation to autism assessment. Additional 2-hour evaluation appointment and results are shared at same follow up appointment as autism evaluation results. ADHD Evaluation Add-on Rate is $725 USD.
Optional Giftedness Profiling
A Gifted Profile offers insight into your dominant areas of complexity and intensity. Lindsey Mackereth has completed multiple trainings by Jen Harvy Sallin and her staff at Intergifted.com and has been offering gifted profiles independently to her clients for the past few years. If you choose to add gifted profiling onto your autism assessment, it would be an additional session at a rate of $675 (or $750 to only do gifted profile without autism assessment).
Our Assessors.
Fully Funded Assessment for Marginalized Individuals
For adult individuals who are unable to afford the cost of assessment due to discrimination of neurodivergence and/or another intersectionality.
To apply for a fully funded (crowdfunded) autism assessment, please complete the form using link below by 08.15.2024. [You are welcome to complete both the above form and the application for a funded assessment.]
Applications for this session will close on August 15th, 2024. Only applications* that are submitted prior to August 15th will be considered to be in the randomized selection process to select one applicant to receive a fully funded Autism assessment at Method.** If you are selected, you will be notified via the email address you use below. If you are not selected, you will not be notified. New sessions will be posted sporadically.
* Each individual may only complete one application form per session. Applications must be completed by the individual receiving assessment. You may not complete an application for anyone other than yourself.
** To be redeemed within one year of offer letter date. You must be in the state of Minnesota for this assessment.
Virtual Talk: Autism in Highly-Masked Adults (Recorded mp4 Download)
Recorded 90-minute talk (mp4) by Lindsey Mackereth, MA, LPCC, LADC, founder/therapist/coach at Method Creative and the Superwell Collective.
A virtual opportunity to learn about the unique experience of autistic adults using a neurodiversity-affirming approach at your own pace.
For individuals hoping to learn about themselves or someone they care about as well as professionals (therapists, coaches, healthcare providers, wellness providers, executive leadership) who would like to better understand autism from a neurodiversity-affirming framework.
Topics covered:
- Defining Autism from a neuro-affirming framework
- Preferred language
- Camouflaging/masking in Autism
- Presentation nuances within phenotypes of the Autism diagnosis
- Differentiating Autism from other areas of neurodivergence
- Screening tools for Autism, self-identification
- Resources learning more about Autism
Link + access to digital talk will be sent to you via email within 24 hours of purchase.
Talk recorded on 4.10.2024.
Sensory Preferences Deep Dive: Fillable Inventory
8-Page PDF Download
Excellent tool to use to identify workplace accommodation requests! Also, great to use with your partner or roommate to understand each others’ sensory preferences and needs.
This list invites you to rate and explore your preferences in sensory areas that include:
- Visual environment
- Lighting
- Sounds
- Scents
- Temperature/Air Flow
- Body posture
- Touch/Proprioception
- Clothing
- + More!
Remarkable Overlap in ADHD, Autism, Giftedness & Burnout: 8 Page Resource
A resource (8-page PDF) to share with your therapist, coach, partner or medical provider to provide context around your complexity
Have you ever wondered why it seems like there is so much overlap in descriptions of Autism, ADHD, Giftedness and even burnout? Let’s dig in.
In order to show you a slice of what my brain “sees” when assessing an individual with all of these areas of complexity in mind, I have created an AUTISM, ADHD, GIFTEDNESS, BURNOUT Characteristic Overlap table of items—all known characteristics of ADHD— and:
- Identified which other areas of neurocomplexity (Autism, Giftedness) and/or burnout this item could potentially overlap and
- My reasoning as to why/how this item could be characteristic of Autism, Giftedness and/or burnout.
In other words, any time an individual endorses one of these items in an ADHD assessment, here are all of the expanded differential possibilities I am synthesizing to determine a potential diagnosis/identification/further recommendation.
This resource is a sneak peek of the table I created for you to share with your therapist, coach, partner, family, friends, or medical provider to provide context around your complexity!
Neurocomplexity Group (Virtual)- October 2024 w. Rachel
With Rachel Fell of Method Creative
Neurocomlexity/Gifted Coach + Guide (+ Wizard)
Explore and discuss the twists + turns of existing as a neurodivergent/neurocomplex human with others who truly get it. Each meeting will focus on a specific topic and members will have an opportunity to learn, reflect and connect. Topics will expand on the following:
- Neurodiversity-Neurodivergence-Neurocomplexity Triangle
- Full-Body Processing & the Nervous System
- Story-State-Awareness Triangle
- Trauma, Conditioning, Protection, and Unmasking
- Self-Inclusion & Self-Attunement
This small group offering is created for Neurocomplex beings with these flavors:
- Self-identifying or clinically diagnosed Autistic/ADHDer individuals
- Self-identifying or professionally identified Gifted/Neurocomplex individuals
- Twice-Exceptional (2e) or Multi-exceptional individuals (Gifted + other neurodivergence)
- Neuroqueer
Group sessions will meet via Zoom and occur weekly from 7:00pm-8:15pm (Central Time) on Wednesdays beginning October 16th, 2024.
Dates of group: 10.16, 10.23, 10.30, 11.6, 11.13, 11.20
VERY limited space, so sign up today!
