Cortica - East Mesa

Integrated: Therapists with specialized expertise collaborate to understand and treat the whole child.

Personalized: Your customized program will focus on what your child's developing brain needs most to gain new abilities.

Research-based: The Cortica Care Model is based on a research-based methodology that gives you the confidence you're doing the right thing.

Step 1: Intake and evaluation

Step 2: Creating a treatment plan for your child

Step 3: Multi-specialty evaluations and counseling

Step 4: Ongoing treatment and care integration meetings

You can find more information about real patient journeys here! Scroll down until you find "Meet some of the children at Cortica".

We offer a wide range of medical and therapy services, including ABA, diagnostic testing, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, and much more. Visit our Services page to learn more. Not all services may be available in all locations.

No. Our East Mesa center specializes in autism care, but we support a broad range of neurodiverse children and teens, including those with developmental delay, ADHD, epilepsy, genetic syndromes, and sensory processing differences.

Our pediatricians, neurologists, therapists, and counselors work together in one place, so children with more than one diagnosis can be cared for by a single coordinated team.

Depending on your child’s clinical needs and their school, we may be able to provide in-school ABA in certain districts. We are NPA certified in California.

No. You do not need a diagnosis before coming to us. Cortica's pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and nurse practitioners provide autism evaluations in-house at our East Mesa center, often virtually during your Telehealth Welcome Visit, so there is no need to seek a diagnosis from another provider first.

It is worth knowing that insurers almost always require a formal autism diagnosis before they will cover ABA therapy. If your child does not have one yet, an evaluation is usually the first step.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a therapy rooted in the science of learning and behavior. Using principles of ABA, children and adults can learn to improve their communication skills, social skills, and daily living skills while also addressing problematic or challenging behaviors. The primary goal of ABA therapy is to teach helpful skills that promote independence and reduce harmful behaviors. Here's our complete guide to everything you need to know about ABA therapy.