Please call the Mass General for Children Access Center before completing our Pediatric or Adult Patient Information Forms.

We offer autism diagnostic evaluations for children under 5.  We are not able to offer neuropsychological evaluations for NEW patients who are not already followed at the Lurie Center.

To schedule an initial appointment with a Lurie Center provider, please follow the steps below:

1. Call the MGH Access Center at 888-644-3248 or 781-860-1772
The Access Center will:

  • Help determine if our services are appropriate.
  • Register you with MGH.
  • Provide you with our new patient appointment form (see below for links).
  • Assist with basic insurance questions. Please note that you are responsible for checking your individual insurance plan for coverage.

2. Complete and return the new patient appointment form*:

* Since our new appointment forms are lengthy, please do not complete these forms until you have spoken with our Access Center.

3. Wait for our Appointment Coordinator to contact you (within 3 weeks):

  • To schedule an appointment for an evaluation, or
  • Refer you to another provider(s) that may better serve your needs.

4. Prepare for your Lurie Center appointment.

For patients outside of Massachusetts who seek medication management, please be aware that we require, at minimum, annual visits to the Lurie Center. The regulations allowing physicians to provide consultation to patients outside of Massachusetts vary by state and frequently change. Therefore, an in-state provider may need to prescribe medications.