Axis for Autism is an Arizona-based organization with a mission to help individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorder.
Charles Borla Operators of a new clinic in Tucson hope to cut into the time it takes to diagnose and get services for families affected by autism spectrum disorder, or ASD.
“Just three years ago when we were testing out the diagnostic wait times, we had families that were waiting 18-22 months just to get a diagnosis,” said Jessica Reese, vice president of clinical services at Axis.“Early intervention services that we all know are so critical, need to be put in to place between the ages of 18 months to 6 years old.
“I knew very little about autism [when I started], but I knew what it was like to be a vulnerable parent looking for resources,” said Christine Elrich, founder and CEO of Axis for Autism. “The problem we decided to solve first was access to high-quality, evidence-based diagnoses. We’ve been able to do provide diagnostic services and evaluations within 45-60 days.”
Their clinically-integrated network, which is modeled after the physical therapy field where Elrich spent time prior to Axis, uses diagnostic evaluation rooms equipped with cameras so patient behavior and interaction can be documented and uploaded in real-time to their electronic medical health network. That helps lower the timeframe from referral to diagnosis. Their new therapeutics office is steps away from the diagnostics location they’ve been operating.
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