My experience with Dr. Schanowitz has been one of the best experiences I've had! I have been receiving mental health services since 2008. Upon the recommendation of the PMHNP I had been seeing for talk therapy/med management, I reached out to my insurance for a list of psychologists for ASD testing. The list was long and calling each one up was a daunting task. I went down the entire list and Dr. Schanowitz got back to me the fastest. Immediately it was clear that he is very communicative and direct about what to expect. Once he was assured I would commit to his practice, he sent over the documents I needed to fill out right away. This created a strong foundation of trust for me, who has had bad experiences in the past with uncommunicative and gaslighting providers. At first, I thought I may not be able to work with him since he's located in San Diego and I'm in LA county, but he was able to accommodate me through telehealth. After I filled out all the forms, he also reminded me of the cancelation policy and sent the link for telehealth in advance (very helpful since I also have ADHD). Through our sessions, I found him to be very professional, proactive, kind, observant, and compassionate. Whenever he said he would do something, he would do it in a timely manner and was very reassuring. He also gave clear expectations about how testing would go and was accommodating on scheduling and testing methods on more than one occasion. I would highly recommend Dr. Schanowitz to anyone who is seeking an ASD diagnosis and would like a doctor who can put you at ease through the whole process, especially if you tend to overthink everything and need constant reassurance. No words can adequately describe how grateful I am to him for making the process so convenient and stress free. When going over the results, he made sure I had time to ask questions and left the door open for me to follow up if I thought of any. I will definitely miss working with him and would definitely work with him again in the future, if need be. read more