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Our clinic focuses on providing diagnostic assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder as a part of your Alberta Health Coverage. We do not offer counselling or ongoing care. Your family physician will remain responsible for ongoing prescribing, disability forms and for referral to support services, where warranted.

Waitlist Update
Due to extended wait times, our waitlist is now closed. We will continue to support those already on our waitlist, and all new referrals will be returned. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for the inconvenience. (updated June 2025)

If you’d like to help advocate for greater access to adult ASD resources — including an increase in the number of qualified professionals covered under Alberta Health Care who can assess and diagnose autism — please visit our About Us page to learn more.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis

Dr. Skinner provides Adult Assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder.


As a Family Specialist Physician, your assessment is covered under your Alberta Health Care Coverage.


Our assessment is based on the Adult Autism Asperger’s Assessment Tool Developed by the Autism Research Centre from Cambridge University. This is tool is based on self-assessment questionnaires and interviews. This is recommended in the N.I.C.E. (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Guidance, updated 2016.

Disability Support Letters

If there are extenuating circumstances, then we may be able support your family doctor’s disability applications with a letter of support, should this be appropriate in your individual case.

Oftentimes, just finding the words to describe how a person with Autism is disabled can be difficult. We can help you identify your individual strengths and weaknesses and explain these to others.

Please note that having a doctor complete medical forms or write support letters is not covered by your Provincial Health Care. There is a fee for all uninsured services.

Dr. Skinner provides Adult Assessments for Autism Spectrum Disorder. 
As a Family Specialist Physician, your assessment is covered under your Alberta Health Care Coverage.
We are using the Adult Autism/Asperger’s Assessment Tool Developed by the Autism Research Centre from Cambridge University. This is tool is based on self-assessment questionnaires and interviews. This is recommended in the N.I.C.E. (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Guidance.  

We can support your family doctor’s disability applications with a letter of support, should this be appropriate in your individual case. Oftentimes, just finding the words to describe how a person with Autism is disabled can be difficult. We can help you identify your individual strengths and weaknesses and explain these to others.

Please note that having a doctor complete medical forms or write support letters is usually not covered by your Provincial Health Care. There is a fee for all uninsured services. 

As a Family Specialist Physician, your assessment is covered under your Alberta Health Care Coverage. Please note that having a doctor complete medical forms or write support letters is not covered by your Provincial Health Care. There is a fee for all uninsured services.

Fees for Uninsured Services

Service Fee
Missed Appointments (15 minutes)
$80.00
Missed Appointments (20 minutes to 1 hour)
$250.00
Missed Appointments (1 hour 15 minutes to 3 hours)
$375.00

Paperwork (Letters, Forms)

Autism Exists Diagnosis Clinic is focused on the provision of diagnosis assessments for Autism Only.
Please see your family physician for routine form completion.
In extenuating circumstances, costs for various paperwork is as follows
AISH FORM: we do not offer AISH support at present. Please see your family doctor for completing the AISH Medical
AISH Support Letter: (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for AISH Medical Reports) (usually 4-6 pages). Fee is $50.00 per page
$50.00/page
Alberta Works Income Supports: Form (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for AB Works Income Supports)
$200.00
Alberta Works Income Supports: Letter confirming Medically Unfit for Work(simple)
$20.00
Blue Cross Special Authorization Form: (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for Medication Authorization forms)
$80.00
Blue Cross Special Authorization Form: (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for Medication Authorization forms)
$80.00
Disability Application Form (i.e. Short Term, Long Term, Permanent): (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for Disability Application forms). Per 15 minutes direct time on form.
$60.00/15 min
Disabled Parking Placard Application Form: (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for Parking Placard Applications).
$60.00

Disability Tax Credit Form: This clinic DOES NOT fill out  DTC APPLICATIONS  AT PRESENT. 

Please see your family physician to fill out Disability Tax Credit Application forms. As this is an uninsured service, your Family Physician may require a fee to fill out these forms. 
Employment Insurance: Form (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for Employment Insurance Forms) (per page)
$60.00

Private Examinations

Extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for Private Medical Exams
Driver’s Physical Examination and Application Form
$150.00
Medico-legal work, physician time: (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. We do not offer medicolegal or expert opinions as part of our medical care. ) (Cost for direct and indirect time for written opinion, forms and related costs, per 15 minutes)
$200.00/15min
Medico-legal physician court time: (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. We do not offer medicolegal or expert opinions as part of our medical care. ) (per 15 minutes. Charged for time related to travel to and from court and waiting time)
$280.00/15min
Medico-legal work, staff time: (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. We do not offer medicolegal or expert opinions as part of our medical care. ) (per 15 minutes)
$50.00/15min
Third Party Medical Exam (i.e. Work, University forms): (extenuating circumstances would need to apply. Please see your family physician for Private Medical Exams. Also note that many third-party exams require specific qualifications for the examining physician. You are responsible for determining necessary qualifications.) (per page)
$100.00/page

Uninsured Appointments

This medical practice serves Alberta residents living in the Calgary Zone who are insured under Alberta Health Services. In extenuating circumstances, direct service fees may become applicable. In such situations, the fees are as follows:
Uninsured Medical Visit up to 15 minutes
$150.00
Uninsured Medical Visit per additional 10 minutes
$65.00
Uninsured Mental Health Visit per 15 minutes
$100.00
Uninsured Home Visit, initial 15 minutes
$280.00
Uninsured Home Visit, per additional 10 minutes
$65.00

Miscellaneous

Photocopying (per page)
$1.00
Telephone/Fax Prescription Refill: (extenuating circumstances only. Please see your family doctor for prescription refills. Also note that this fee applies for messages from pharmacies seeking refills on your behalf.)
$50.00/medication
Transfer of Records: (base fee covers first 25 pages)
$25.00+0.25/page

Patients seeking an adult Autism assessment require a referral from their Alberta Family Doctor, Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatrist or Geneticist. See the other options for assessments section, below for other options for assessment. 

** We are not accepting any referrals at this time **  

(updated July 26, 2024)

(Updated May 30, 2025)

There are many Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and related professionals that can be involved in Autism assessments. These assessments are not covered in your provincial healthcare. Costs can vary. A complete psychological or psychoeducational assessment can cost a few thousand dollars. 

Autism awareness remains limited to the hands of those people who have sought out additional training and education.  Autism Calgary maintains a list of private psychologists with knowledge of autism spectrum disorder who can provide diagnosis.  

https://autismcalgary.com/information/adult/adult-diagnosis-and-assessment/ (link reviewed 2025 05 14)

https://autismcalgary.com/psychologistssocial-workers/ (link reviewed 2025 05 14)

There are a variety of assessment tools used. These include the ADOS (Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale) and ADI-R (Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised). The ADOS is a semi-structured examination that varies with the client’s age and IQ. The ADI-R is a structured interview of parents.

If you are looking for an assessment, it is important to ensure that your assessor is familiar with and comfortable with assessing intellectually-intact adults for Autism Spectrum Disorder. For example, they should be able to differentiate the older Autism label from the Asperger’s Syndrome label of the same time period.

The labels “Autism”, “Asperger’s” and “Pervasive Developmental Disorder” are historical, coming from the book the DSM IV (1994) and DSM IV-TR (2000). They were in use until 2013. These diagnoses were combined into Autism Spectrum Disorder in the DSM 5 (2013) and DSM 5-TR (2022).

As of December 2023, staff at both the CUPS clinic and the Alex clinic were exploring the possibility of providing Autism assessments.

Dr. Skinner provides Autism Diagnosis services in the Calgary Zone in Alberta, Canada.
We do not have the capacity to manage out of region patients at this time.
Edmonton Zone:
The Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton offers the Adult Autism Diagnostic Clinic.
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/findhealth/Service.aspx?id=1073107&serviceAtFacilityID=1114129 (link reviewed 2024 03 08)

General Information about Out-of-Province Medical Care

Many Canadian Provinces cover medical doctor’s appointments outside of your home province. Quebec does not participate in this agreement.

Out of province clients are required to provide proof that their Provincial Health Care is valid for the date of each appointment. This includes confirming that your home address matches what is on file for your provincial health care plan.

Without proof of valid insurance, you will be responsible for paying all costs of assessments at the uninsured service rate and applying to your provincial insurance provider for refund.

Moving Between Canadian Provinces
When you move to a new province, your provincial Healthcare coverage is only valid for 3 months. There also can be a delay in receiving a new Healthcare card. We recommend contacting and applying for your new Healthcare coverage as soon as possible.

Teleheath and Virtual Health Care with your Alberta Health Card
You need to be inside of Alberta when receiving telephone or secured video medical care with as Alberta Physician in order to have your appointments covered by Alberta Health. If not,  you will have to pay the full, uninsured costs for your appointments. 

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