Lake Forest, Illinois
Individualized assessment services for children, teens, and adults — including high-masking autism, later-identified autism, and PDA profiles.
Lake Forest & the North Shore
Looking for psychological testing or an autism evaluation in Lake Forest, IL? Help & Healing Center provides individualized assessment services for children, teens, and adults with questions about autism, ADHD, learning, attention, development, and cognitive functioning.
Our clinicians have experience with presentations that can be difficult to recognize, including high-masking autism, later-identified autism, and PDA profiles. Evaluations are provided from our nearby Glenview office, with telehealth available for eligible assessments.
Different concerns can lead someone to seek psychological testing. An evaluation may help organize information about development, behavior, attention, learning, social communication, or cognitive functioning.
How we can help
Different concerns can lead someone to seek psychological testing. Help & Healing Center offers individualized evaluations based on the person's age, history, concerns, and the questions that need to be answered.
An autism evaluation looks at the broader pattern of an individual's development and current experiences. Depending on the person, this can include social communication, sensory experiences, developmental history, behavior, and everyday functioning. Assessments are available for children, adolescents, and adults.
Some adults begin exploring autism after years of feeling different in social situations, struggling with sensory demands, or relying heavily on learned coping strategies. An adult evaluation can examine lifelong patterns and consider how they relate to current functioning, including work, relationships, communication, attention, and executive skills.
People who mask autistic characteristics may have learned to imitate social behaviors, suppress difficulties, or develop routines that help them manage situations that feel challenging. These strategies can make an individual's difficulties less visible. When relevant, masking and compensation are considered as part of the clinical evaluation.
Attention difficulties can affect far more than concentration. Testing may explore attention, working memory, organization, planning, impulse control, and executive functioning when these concerns are interfering with school, employment, relationships, or daily activities.
When learning difficulties are persistent or difficult to explain, psychological testing can provide additional information about cognitive and learning-related functioning. An assessment may help clarify areas of strength as well as areas where additional support may be useful.
Children may be referred for testing when parents or professionals have concerns about learning, development, attention, communication, behavior, emotional regulation, or social functioning. The evaluation is based on the child's developmental history and the questions that need to be answered.
Academic and social demands can change significantly during adolescence. Testing may help clarify concerns involving attention, learning, autism, ADHD, executive functioning, sensory experiences, social communication, or emotional functioning. When appropriate, PDA characteristics can also be explored within a broader autism evaluation.
Sometimes a previous assessment does not fully explain an individual's experiences. A second opinion can be considered when questions remain about an earlier autism evaluation or when factors such as masking, developmental history, or PDA characteristics may not have received enough attention.
Convenient for Lake Forest residents
Help & Healing Center serves Lake Forest-area families and adults from our nearby Glenview office.
Our office is located at: 2700 Patriot Blvd, Suite 250, Glenview, IL 60026.
The location provides access to psychological and autism assessment services for individuals throughout Lake Forest and surrounding North Shore communities. For certain evaluations, telehealth may be an option. Whether remote assessment is appropriate depends on the evaluation being requested and the individual's circumstances.
Is testing right for you?
Psychological testing may be worth discussing when you are trying to understand:
Lifelong social or communication differences, possible autism, attention and concentration difficulties, problems with organization or planning, persistent learning challenges, sensory differences, executive functioning concerns, a diagnosis that no longer seems to explain your experiences, characteristics that may have been masked for many years, or questions about appropriate support or recommendations.
The purpose of testing is to bring relevant information together so that the questions behind the evaluation can be addressed more clearly.
What to expect
The exact process varies according to the type of evaluation. Depending on the assessment, you may move through the following stages:
Consultation
You begin by discussing your concerns and what you hope to understand through testing.
Information Gathering
Relevant developmental history, current concerns, previous evaluations, questionnaires, interviews, and assessment measures may be used depending on the evaluation.
Interpretation
The information is reviewed together to understand patterns across development and current functioning.
Results & Recommendations
Findings are summarized in a written report and discussed during a feedback session.
Autism and other neurodevelopmental differences can look different from one person to another.
Help & Healing Center considers the individual's history and lived experiences rather than relying only on obvious or stereotypical presentations. This can be particularly relevant for people who have developed strong coping strategies, adults seeking answers later in life, and individuals whose previous evaluations left important questions unanswered.
Patients seeking psychological testing near Lake Forest can access services including:
Nearby communities
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Wilmette, IL
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Glenview, IL
In-person appointments at our Glenview office, plus telehealth statewide.
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Skokie, IL
Local psychological testing support for Skokie and nearby communities.
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Evanston, IL
Neurodiversity-affirming evaluations for Evanston adults, teens, and children.
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Northbrook, IL
Convenient North Shore access for Northbrook families seeking testing.
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Winnetka, IL
Psychological testing and autism evaluations for Winnetka and nearby North Shore families.
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Help & Healing Center provides assessment services from its nearby Glenview office at 2700 Patriot Blvd, Suite 250, Glenview, IL 60026.
Yes. Adult autism evaluations can explore lifelong patterns involving social communication, sensory experiences, attention, executive functioning, development, and current functioning.
Yes. Child and teen evaluations may address autism, ADHD, learning, attention, development, communication, behavior, social interaction, and related concerns.
A second opinion may be appropriate when an earlier assessment did not seem to account for important aspects of your experience. Factors such as masking and developmental history may be considered when clinically relevant.
Yes. The evaluation can consider masking and compensation strategies when they are relevant to the individual's history and presentation.
Yes. PDA characteristics may be considered within a comprehensive autism evaluation when clinically appropriate.
Telehealth may be available for certain evaluations. Eligibility depends on the assessment type, clinical requirements, and individual circumstances.
Google Reviews
2 months ago
Everything about the process was great, regardless of the diagnosis. All of the communication, your approach, and your demeanor. I really commend you.
3 months ago
Dr. Jessica made me feel at ease throughout the consultation and assessments. It has changed almost every aspect of my life – relationships, self esteem, how I view myself.
4 months ago
We brought our son to Dr. Myszak recently; she was patient, flexible and kind and helped him feel comfortable. At first he was very anxious but she was willing to meet him where he was.
5 months ago
The experience felt validating, compassionate, and non-judgmental. I was able to reveal information that I wasn’t comfortable revealing to previous psychologists.
6 months ago
I felt heard, understood, and not judged. It totally changed my life. It validated my experiences and took away the guilt and shame that my challenges were just character flaws.
7 months ago
I was really intimidated to start this process but you made it easy and comfortable, so thank you. This was a 10 out of 10.
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If you are considering psychological testing, autism assessment, ADHD evaluation, adult autism testing, child or teen assessment, high-masking autism evaluation, PDA assessment, or an autism second opinion near Lake Forest, Help & Healing Center can discuss your concerns and the type of evaluation that may be appropriate.
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