Roya Ostovar, Ph.D.
Roya Ostovar, PhD, is a clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical
School.
She 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.
Dr. Ostovar is the Fellowship and Training Program Director of the Center for Neurodevelopment 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.
She is also the Director of Neuropsychology Services at the newly established Lurie Family Autism Center, a multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to the treatment and study of autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan.
Dr. Ostovar is a child and adolescent clinical neuropsychologist specializing in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of developmental and psychiatric disorders. This includes a subspecialty in Sensory Processing Disorder and in the early diagnosis and evaluation of young children with autism spectrum disorder.
She has extensive experience with children presenting with social, academic, behavioral, and learning challenges, including those with special needs. She has served as a consultant to many schools, programs, and families on developing individualized and effective strength based programs in the home and at school.
Dr. Ostovar is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Sensory Processing Disorder, which received Creative Child Magazine's 2010 Preferred Choice Award in Parenting Aids-Special Needs-Sensory Processing category. She also wrote the chapter "An Overview of Adolescent Development" for Helping Your Troubled Teen, published by Fair Winds Press (2007).