Park Ridge, Illinois
Comprehensive evaluations for children, teens, and adults — with particular expertise in high-masking autism, late-diagnosed teens and adults, and PDA.
Park Ridge & nearby communities
Looking for psychological testing or an autism evaluation near Park Ridge, IL? Help & Healing Center provides comprehensive evaluations for children, teens, and adults who need answers about autism, ADHD, learning concerns, cognitive functioning, and other developmental or psychological questions.
Our clinicians have particular expertise in high-masking autism, late-diagnosed teens and adults, and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy).
We serve individuals and families throughout Park Ridge and nearby communities. Eligible patients may also have access to telehealth evaluation options, depending on the assessment type and individual clinical needs.
How we can help
Different concerns require different types of evaluations. Help & Healing Center provides individualized psychological testing based on the person's age, concerns, history, and reason for seeking an assessment.
Help & Healing Center provides autism evaluations for children, teens, and adults. Our assessments consider social communication, sensory experiences, developmental history, repetitive or restricted patterns, and how these concerns affect everyday life. Evaluations are tailored to the individual rather than relying on a single presentation of autism.
Some people reach adolescence or adulthood without having their autism recognized. Masking can make autistic traits less visible and may lead to years of uncertainty or other diagnoses. Our clinicians have experience evaluating high-masking presentations, including individuals who may have been overlooked because they appear socially successful while experiencing significant internal stress, anxiety, burnout, or exhaustion.
Help & Healing Center also evaluates PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance / Pervasive Drive for Autonomy) characteristics as part of appropriate autism assessments. If strong demand avoidance is affecting school, work, relationships, or daily routines, an evaluation can help clarify the broader clinical picture.
Help & Healing Center provides psychological testing for concerns related to ADHD, attention, executive functioning, organization, impulsivity, learning, and related areas. Testing can help clarify whether attention or executive functioning concerns are part of ADHD or may be connected to other developmental, psychological, or learning factors.
Children may benefit from psychological testing when parents have concerns about learning, attention, behavior, emotional regulation, development, or social interaction. Our evaluations are designed to answer specific questions and provide useful information about a child's strengths, challenges, and support needs.
Adults can seek psychological testing when they want greater clarity about autism, ADHD, cognitive functioning, or longstanding concerns affecting work, education, relationships, or daily life. We also work with adults seeking an autism evaluation later in life, including individuals who have spent years masking their traits.
The teenage years can bring new concerns involving friendships, communication, sensory experiences, school expectations, independence, and identity. Help & Healing Center provides specialized teen autism evaluations, including for teens whose traits may be less obvious because they have learned to mask or compensate.
If you or your child has already received an autism evaluation but still have questions, Help & Healing Center can provide a second clinical perspective. A second opinion may be helpful when a previous evaluation did not account for masking, developmental history, PDA-related characteristics, or other aspects of the individual's presentation.
Convenient for Park Ridge residents
Park Ridge residents can access Help & Healing Center's psychological testing and autism evaluation services from our nearby Glenview office.
Our office is located at: 2700 Patriot Blvd, Suite 250, Glenview, IL 60026.
We serve individuals and families from Park Ridge and surrounding Chicago North Shore communities. Eligible evaluations may also be available through telehealth depending on the assessment type and individual circumstances.
Is testing right for you?
You may want to consider an evaluation if you or your child have ongoing questions about:
Autism or neurodevelopmental differences, high-masking or late-diagnosed autism, PDA or demand-avoidant patterns, ADHD and attention difficulties, learning or academic challenges, social communication, executive functioning, cognitive abilities, emotional or behavioral concerns, a previous diagnosis that does not fully explain your experiences, or recommendations following a previous evaluation.
Psychological testing can help address specific clinical questions and provide a clearer understanding of an individual's needs.
What to expect
Psychological testing at Help & Healing Center involves more than completing standardized assessments. Our clinicians bring together relevant history, interviews, observations, and appropriate testing to understand the individual's concerns. Depending on the evaluation, the process may include:
Consultation
Discuss your concerns and determine what questions the evaluation should address.
Assessment
Complete interviews and testing appropriate for the evaluation.
Clinical Interpretation
Results are reviewed alongside the individual's history and presenting concerns.
Written Findings
Receive a detailed report explaining the findings and relevant recommendations.
Feedback
Review the results with your clinician and discuss questions and next steps.
Help & Healing Center provides individualized, neurodiversity-affirming psychological evaluations for children, teens, and adults. Our clinicians have particular experience with high-masking autism, late-diagnosed autism, and PDA-related concerns.
Patients seeking psychological testing near Park Ridge can access services including:
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Help & Healing Center provides autism evaluations from its nearby Glenview office at 2700 Patriot Blvd, Suite 250. Evaluations are available for children, teens, and adults, including individuals with high-masking or PDA-related concerns.
Yes. The practice's Glenview office provides a nearby option for Park Ridge residents seeking psychological testing and autism evaluation services.
Yes. Help & Healing Center provides adult autism evaluations, including evaluations for adults who are exploring autism for the first time later in life or who feel previous diagnoses did not fully explain their experiences.
A high-masking evaluation considers autistic traits that may be less visible because a person has learned to camouflage or compensate socially. Our clinicians consider the individual's developmental history and current experiences rather than relying only on more obvious external behaviors.
Yes. PDA-related characteristics can be considered as part of an appropriate autism evaluation. Help & Healing Center works with individuals and families seeking greater clarity around demand avoidance and related concerns.
Yes. Help & Healing Center provides psychological evaluations for children and teens with concerns involving development, learning, attention, behavior, social interaction, or emotional functioning.
Telehealth may be available for eligible evaluations. Availability 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.
Compassionate care. Expert insight.
If you are looking for an autism evaluation, high-masking or late-diagnosis evaluation, PDA evaluation, ADHD assessment, psychological testing, or autism second opinion near Park Ridge, Help & Healing Center provides individualized evaluation services from our nearby Glenview office.
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