Intake Process Overview – for Clients

Registration

• Online:  Go To The Registration Form!
• Print, fax, and mail:  You can download print the registration form from here to fill out and return via mail or fax.

If you would like to confirm that we have received your registration, or have questions about registering, please contact the Intake Office at (206) 616-8642 or our Tacoma clinic at (253) 692-4711, or email us at uwautism@uw.edu.

Records or Referral

Please see the information below about what we will request from you:

• Diagnostic Evaluation Ages 0-3
  • Records: We will request your Early Intervention evaluation if you have had one.
  • Referral: We do not require a referral.
• Diagnostic Evaluation Ages 3-18
  • Records: We will request your Early Intervention evaluation if you have one, your school evaluation and IEP, and any other psychological and developmental evaluations
  • Referral: We do not require a referral.
• Diagnostic Evaluation Ages 18+ (ADULT SERVICES TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED)
  • Records: We will request any other psychological and developmental evaluations
  • Referral: We require a referral from a community provider.
• Non-Diagnostic Services (Speech, ABA, Psychotherapy, Sleep)
  • Records: We will request your diagnostic evaluation
  • Referral: We do not require a referral

You can send records by fax, mail, email, or share link. Prior to emailing records of any kind, please review other more secure methods of sharing this information, like fax or link sharing.

If you would like to confirm that we have received your records, or have other questions, please contact the Intake Office at (206) 616-8642 or our Tacoma clinic at (253) 692-4711, or email us at uwautism@uw.edu.

If you are a provider and you would like to refer clients to the UW Autism Center, please note that all clients must still complete the registration form. A referral from a provider does not replace a registration. If a client’s insurance carrier requires a referral from their PCP, please send the referral to the insurance carrier and fax a copy to (877) 719-8701.

Scheduling

Our waitlist is not a guarantee of services. Wait times greatly vary.

When services become available, a Patient Navigator will contact you.

They will review your insurance coverage, collect your insurance cards, records, and other required paperwork prior to scheduling.

See more information about our services 

Contact information:

• Seattle intake office: (206) 616-8642
• Tacoma clinic: (253) 692-4711
• Fax: 877-719-8701
• Email: uwautism@uw.edu

Intake Process Overview – 0-3 Diagnosis for Early Intervention Providers

If you are an Early Intervention provider and you would like to facilitate a child’s diagnostic evaluation, please take the following steps:

• Registration: Please have the family register for services. They can complete an online form, or send the form by fax or mail.
• ROI: Please have the family complete a Release of Information (ROI) form between your center and the UW Autism Center, allowing us to coordinate care
• Records: Please send the following for this child:
  • Initial Evaluation
  • Most recent IFSP
  • Please have the family complete our Intake Packet 
  • Please have a team member complete this Questionnaire

Contact information:

• Fax: 1877-719-8701
• Phone: 206-543-4255
• Email: ontime@uw.edu

Intake Process Overview – for Providers

If you are a provider, and you would like to refer a client for services:

• Registration
  Please have the client register for services. They can complete an online form, or send the form by fax or mail. A referral does not replace the registration step; all clients must register for services.
• Referral
  We do not require a referral for any service other than Adult Diagnostic Evaluations. You may send a referral for our records if you wish. Please note a referral does not replace the registration step above. All clients must register for services.
• Records
  • Diagnostic Evaluation, Ages 0-3: Please send this child’s Early Intervention initial evaluation and most recent IFSP. Please send any other evaluations, like speech/language, physical, or occupational therapy.
  • Diagnostic Evaluation Ages 3-18: Please send this child’s Early Intervention evaluation, school evaluation and IEP, and any other psychological and developmental evaluations. Please send any other evaluations, like speech/language, physical, or occupational therapy.
  • Diagnostic Evaluation, Ages 18+: (ADULT SERVICES TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED DUE TO COVID) Please send any other evaluations for psychology, speech/language, physical, or occupational therapy.  Note:  For adult diagnostic services we require a referral from a community provider.
  • Non-Diagnostic Services, All Ages (Speech, ABA, Psychotherapy, Sleep): We require the client’s diagnostic evaluation.

If you are a provider, and have questions about what services we offer:

• These are the services we do offer:
  • Diagnostic evaluations for children, adolescents, and adults
  • Speech therapy for children, adolescents, and adults
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis for children and adolescents
  • Sleep assessment and support for children
  • Psychotherapy for autistic children, adolescents, and adults
  • Neurodiversity meetings regarding positive Autistic identity and neurodiversity
  • Occupational Therapy
• We do not offer:
  • Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Neurology
  • Neuropsychology

See more information about our services

We frequently receive referrals in error meant for other providers. Please review contact information for other providers:

• UW Medical Center:  Phone: 206-744-9000, Fax: 206-744-9997
• UW Adult Autism Clinic Phone: 206-598-7792, Fax: 206.598.5050
• UW Child Development Clinic : Phone: 206-598-9346, Fax: 206-598-7815
• Seattle Children’s Autism Center: Phone: 206-987-8080, Fax: 206-987-8081

Contact information:

• Fax: 1-877-719-8701
• Phone: (206) 616-8642
• Email: uwautism@uw.edu