Roya Ostovar, Ph.D.
Roya Ostovar, PhD, is a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical
School and the Fellowship and Training Program Director of the Center for
Neurodevelopmental Services at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA. In this capacity,
she is in charge of the direct clinical supervision of fellows, interns, residents,
and other trainees interested in learning about the educational and clinical needs
of children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Ostovar is the director of the Center for Neurodevelopmental Services (CNS) at McLean Hospital, an innovative program that provides services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
She is a child and adolescent clinical neuropsychologist specializing in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental and psychiatric disorders. This includes a subspecialty in the early diagnosis and evaluation of young children with autism spectrum disorder.
She has extensive experience with academic challenges and learning issues related to children with psychiatric and developmental disorders and has served as a consultant to many schools and programs on developing appropriate and effective educational and behavioral programs for students with special needs.
Ostovar contributed to The Ultimate Guide to Sensory processing Disorder, due out on Nov. 09