Your Family's Journey | Cortica

You’ll have a team of partners every step of the way

Step 1

We'll begin with a Clinical Intake Visit

At this telehealth appointment, you’ll meet with a highly trained nurse practitioner to review your priorities and your child’s needs. We’ll partner with you to handle insurance, scheduling, coordination, and all the time-consuming details that other places expect you to manage on your own.

Step 2

Next, a complete assessment and a personalized plan

Our expert physicians and therapists will get to know your child through in-person and telehealth evaluations. We’ll work with your family to set the right goals and create a care plan. To best meet your child’s needs, we offer therapy services in a variety of settings — at your home, in our centers, in school, in the community, and over telehealth. After completing your child’s assessment, we’ll carefully evaluate your child’s unique developmental profile, needs, and goals. Our therapists will work with your family to prescribe a consistent schedule of therapy sessions designed to help your child make maximum progress with their treatment goals.

Step 3

You’ll see what real progress looks like

Our doctors and therapists use objective, evidence-based tools to assess your child’s results, and they’ll meet with you regularly to review progress. At team meetings, you’ll sit down with your child’s doctor and therapists to celebrate the wins, set new goals, and plan for the future.

Step 4

We’ll be there for you and your whole family

Your abilities will grow along with your child’s. You’ll participate in therapy sessions, parent coaching, and team meetings. You can connect with our counselors who specialize in supporting neurodiverse children and their families. As your child transitions through different stages of growth, we’ll be there to coordinate with school professionals and connect you with important resources in the community.

Here, you'll find the best people for the job.

Our approach produces superior outcomes and extraordinarily high satisfaction ratings from families.

Patient Journey

Meet some of the children at Cortica

Noah came to Cortica at 18 months with high-risk for autism.

Paulo came to Cortica at 3 with autism.

Carly came to Cortica at 6 with autism, ADHD, anxiety.

Joined Cortica at age 18 months

Diagnosis: high-risk for autism

Services Received

Noah was not yet speaking or making eye contact, but in a few months he learned 20 new words and began responding to his name. Soon he started feeding himself, imitating gestures, and sleeping through the night.

Noah started Cortica’s ABA Pre-Kindergarten Readiness Early Intervention Program (PREP). He participated in circle time, singing, games, arts and crafts, snack time, and became fully toilet-trained.

Noah mastered his pre-academic skills and transitioned to a mainstream pre-kindergarten classroom. He feeds and dresses himself independently, converses in phrases and sentences, and loves to ride his scooter.

Paulo

Joined Cortica at age 3

Diagnosis: autism

Services Received

Medical testing showed seizures at night, which were treated successfully. Paulo’s problem behaviors dropped 80%, and his communication, socialization, and self-care skills improved.

Paulo’s language, social, and cognitive development continued to improve. His autism diagnosis was reduced from Level 2 (moderate) to Level 1 (mild).

At age 6, Paulo graduated from all his therapies and began first grade in a mainstream classroom. He no longer requires seizure medication and no longer meets criteria for an autism diagnosis.

Carly

Joined Cortica at age 6

Diagnosis: autism, ADHD, anxiety

Services Received

For the first time, Carly could be safe on her own at home and sleep through the night. Her independent skills expanded, as did her diet. Carly’s problem behaviors reduced by 85%.

Carly was able to safely take the bus to school on her own. She learned to bike, swim, go horseback riding, and enjoy social outings with her family.

At age 8, Carly began cooking, singing and composing songs, and watching movies from start to finish. She communicates full sentences with family, friends, therapists, and teachers through typing.