Psychological Testing & Autism Assessment Services in Lake Forest, IL

Thank you for this. It is bringing tears to my eyes because I wish we could have had this conversation 30 years ago. We finally have someone who understands. You are doing good work.

I don’t have the words to describe the way you have helped our family. It has taken me over 30 minutes just to figure out how to write this because words like help, healing, gratitude, respect, and appreciation don’t even come close to what you’ve actually given us. It’s so much bigger than that. You’ve changed our lives, and I don’t say that as a figure of speech. I truly wish I had the words to express the magnitude of what you’ve done for us. This diagnosis isn’t just about receiving labels. It’s about finally understanding who I am. It’s about giving myself permission to stop trying to become someone I was never meant to be. I realize now that I spent most of my life hiding my true self. I’ve always felt like my brain was broken. It’s like the world I’ve been living in speaks a language I only half way understand. But the world thinks I’m fluent because I can speak the language but I don’t always understand everything they are saying. In my mind I see it playing out like the world took a baby dolphin out of the ocean after it was born and put it on dry land and expected the dolphin to thrive on land. But the baby dolphin spent its life trying so hard to survive on land and was so close to death until you found the dolphin as an adult who somehow managed to grow on land and put me back in the ocean where I can live a more comfortable life and where I’m supposed to be. I can now find other dolphins and be myself. Not only do I have the chance to survive, I can live now with the hope of being able to actually enjoy life and maybe even have the chance of being truly happy sometimes. My whole life I have believed things about myself that simply weren’t true. Those beliefs shaped the way I saw myself and made life feel unbearable a lot of the time. Every day often felt like pain, suffering, and survival, so I found ways to cope, and they weren’t always healthy. When I first found your videos and saw how thoughtful and thorough your evaluations were, I knew you were different. I could tell your goal wasn’t simply to diagnose people — it was to help them understand themselves. In doing so it allows them to access the world in a way they haven’t been able to before. Your work didn’t just help me understand my daughter. It led me to question my own childhood, my own experiences, and the way my brain works. Most importantly, you validated feelings I’ve had my entire life but never understood. That validation has changed everything. For the first time, I feel like I’m allowed to build a life that actually works for me instead of constantly trying to force myself into one that never did. I also feel hopeful that I can help my daughter grow up with that same understanding and acceptance. Tonight, I’ll go to bed excited to wake up tomorrow instead of dreading another day. That is a gift I can never repay. Thank you. Thank you again for everything you’ve done and continue to do. I am beyond grateful that our paths crossed and that I had the opportunity to work with you.

Everything about the process was great, regardless of the diagnosis. All of the communication, your approach, and your demeanor. I really commend you.

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.

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.

The experience felt validating, compassionate, and non-judgmental. I was able to reveal information that I wasn’t comfortable revealing to previous psychologists.

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.

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.