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Private, expert-led assessment services for adults across the U.S. who are seeking a deeper understanding of autism, ADHD, and high-masking neurodivergent profiles delivered online with care, accuracy, and respect.
As a longtime faculty member at Indiana University Bloomington, Dr. Rebecca Martinez brings decades of experience in psychological assessment, graduate training, and disability‑ and equity‑focused research. Grounded in a social justice–oriented, trauma‑informed perspective and trained in EMDR, she provides culturally responsive, evidence‑based adult autism evaluations. Her work reflects a deep commitment to thorough, affirming autism evaluation for adults across Indiana and throughout the United States.
Autism and ADHD often hide in plain sight in adulthood. Many adults, especially women, professionals, and those who’ve spent years masking, are overlooked, dismissed, or misunderstood by outdated assessment models. You deserve to be seen with clarity, respect, and accuracy.
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I provide comprehensive psychological evaluations for adults, with a specialized focus on autism and related neurodivergent profiles. These evaluations are designed for adults who are seeking thoughtful, accurate understanding of themselves rather than quick conclusions or surface‑level screening.
To book a consultation, simply submit a request through the secure online form. I personally review each request to determine whether my evaluation services are the right fit for what you’re seeking. If they are, you’ll be guided through the next steps for scheduling in a welcoming, fully remote setting.
Yes. All evaluations are conducted fully online through secure, HIPAA‑compliant telehealth. Every part of the process—including the initial interview, assessment measures, feedback session, and written report—is completed remotely. This allows you to participate from the comfort of your home without sacrificing depth, accuracy, or clinical rigor. The evaluation process is intentionally designed to work well in a virtual format while remaining thoughtful, thorough, and personalized.
The evaluation process typically unfolds over several weeks rather than days. This allows time for a thorough clinical interview, completion of assessment measures, careful integration of information, and thoughtful report writing. I move deliberately, not quickly, so the final evaluation reflects accuracy, nuance, and respect for your complexity rather than a rushed conclusion.
Yes. You will receive a comprehensive written report following your evaluation. The report summarizes the evaluation process, integrates assessment findings with your personal history and lived experience, and clearly explains diagnostic conclusions when criteria are met. It is written to be understandable, respectful, and clinically rigorous, rather than technical or impersonal.
Often, yes. If the evaluation supports a diagnosis and accommodations are clinically appropriate, I can write separate accommodation letters for work or school. These letters are distinct from the full evaluation report and are designed to clearly support accommodation requests while respecting your privacy and context.
You may want an adult autism assessment if lifelong differences in social communication, sensory processing, or patterns of thinking have shaped your daily life and sense of self, and you are seeking clear, accurate understanding rather than continued uncertainty. Many adults pursue assessment after years of feeling misunderstood or recognizing that autism may explain long‑standing experiences in a way that finally brings coherence.
Autism in adults can look very different from the stereotypes many people grew up with. Many autistic adults were overlooked or misidentified earlier in life, particularly women, gender‑diverse people, and people of color. Rather than a single presentation, autism reflects a pattern of differences in how someone experiences, processes, and navigates the world.
Under the DSM‑5‑TR, autism is diagnosed based on a lifelong pattern of differences in social communication and interaction, along with restricted or repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or sensory processing, with evidence that these traits were present in early development. These differences must be clinically meaningful, affect daily functioning, and be best understood as part of a neurodevelopmental profile rather than explained by another condition.
Yes. Autism in adults is often misdiagnosed or missed altogether, especially when traits have been masked or when evaluations focused on surface symptoms rather than lifelong patterns. Many autistic adults have previously been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, ADHD, personality disorders, or trauma‑related conditions, sometimes without autism ever being considered. A comprehensive, developmentally informed evaluation can help clarify whether autism better explains long‑standing experiences that other diagnoses have not fully accounted for.
This is a comprehensive clinical evaluation, not a screening. When diagnostic criteria are met, the evaluation results in a formal autism diagnosis consistent with DSM‑5‑TR standards. Screeners may suggest whether further assessment is needed, but they cannot provide diagnosis; this process is designed to offer clear, clinically grounded conclusions you can rely on.
When conducted by an experienced licensed psychologist using evidence‑based methods, online autism evaluation can be just as accurate as in‑person assessment. What matters most is not the setting, but the quality of the clinical interview, careful use of standardized tools, attention to developmental history, and thoughtful integration of information. A well‑designed telehealth evaluation can provide the same level of diagnostic rigor and reliability as an in‑person process.
Yes, to an extent. While the primary focus of the evaluation is autism, the process includes careful consideration of other conditions that can overlap with or mimic autistic traits, such as ADHD, anxiety, trauma‑related conditions, or mood disorders. The goal is not to conduct a broad diagnostic workup, but to thoughtfully assess whether autism best explains your long‑standing experiences or whether another explanation is more clinically appropriate.
Not necessarily. Many adult autism evaluations can be completed without direct family involvement, especially when family members are unavailable or involvement would not feel safe or helpful. When possible, developmental information from a parent or caregiver can be useful, but it is not required. I work collaboratively with you to determine what sources of information make sense for your situation and ensure the process respects your boundaries, history, and autonomy.
Yes. When diagnostic criteria are met, the evaluation results in a formal autism diagnosis consistent with DSM‑5‑TR standards and provided by a licensed psychologist. This diagnosis can be used to support accommodation requests. When accommodations are clinically indicated, I provide separate, purpose‑specific accommodation letters rather than relying on the full evaluation report alone.
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