Cortica - Westchester

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".

In most cases, yes. Cortica is in-network with many major health insurance plans, and our Westchester – Oak Brook team verifies your coverage, checks eligibility and benefits, and handles authorizations directly with your insurer. Coverage can vary by plan type, home state, and which services your child receives.

Before care begins we provide a benefits check and a cost estimate, so you know what to expect. Self-pay options are available if your plan is not in-network.

Your child's care team recommends it, so you do not have to work it out alone. During the initial evaluation at our Westchester – Oak Brook center, a Cortica pediatrician or neurologist assesses your child's strengths and areas of need, then recommends the combination of therapies that fits their goals.

That plan may include ABA therapy, speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, medical care, or mental health counseling, and it is adjusted as your child progresses.

Start by scheduling a Welcome Visit with our Westchester – Oak Brook, IL center. It is a comprehensive consultation designed to give you clarity and direction from day one: our specialists listen to your child's story, complete a developmental and medical review, and send you away with a personalized roadmap for care.

We typically do not have a waitlist for welcome visits, medical visits, developmental therapy evaluations, or ABA assessments, so care can usually begin soon after.

No. Our Westchester – Oak Brook 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.

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 Westchester – Oak Brook 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.