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Taruna Ahluvalia, PhD, LLC

Pediatric Neuropsychologist

Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Ahluvalia's Publications and Presentations

Ahluvalia, T. (2013, March). High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders from Childhood through Adulthood: An Overview for the Psychotherapist. Continuing education workshop presented for the Association of Practicing Psychologists, Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Ahluvalia, T. (2013, February). Neuropsychology of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. Invited Presentation for the Individual Differences in Learning Association, Ellicott City, Maryland.

Ahluvalia, T. (2010, November). Asperger Syndrome and Visual Processing: Perspectives from Neuropsychology and Education. Invited Presentation for the Model Asperger Program at the Ivymount School Lecture Series, Rockville, Maryland.

Ahluvalia, T. (2010, June). Neuropsychology of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. Invited Presentation at the Howard County Asperger's Family Support Group Meeting, Columbia, Maryland.

Ahluvalia, T. (2010, March). Assessment of High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders. Continuing education workshop presented at Diamonds in the Rough Conference, Rockville, Maryland.

Ahluvalia, T. (2009, November). High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders: Overview for Psychologists. Continuing education workshop presented at Sheppard Pratt Hospital, Towson, Maryland.

Ahluvalia, T. (2009, April). Guest Editor of The Maryland Psychologist Special Issue on Asperger’s Disorder.

Ahluvalia, T. & Scott, E. (2005, October). The Social Disorder in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder. Continuing education workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Maryland Psychological Association, Towson, Maryland.

Kenworthy, L., Black, D., Wallace, G., Ahluvalia, T., Wagner, A. and Sirian, L. (2005). Disorganization: The forgotten executive dysfunction in high functioning autism (HFA) spectrum disorders. Developmental Neuropsychology, 28, 809-827. 

Lee, P., Gilotty, L., Wallace, G., Black, D., Ahluvalia, T., Wagner, A., & Kenworthy. (2004, February). The Relationship between Executive Functioning and Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Baltimore, Maryland.

Wagner, A., Kenworthy, L., Black, D., Ahluvalia, T., Sirian, L., Lee, P., & Gilotty, L (2003, February). Neuropsychological Profiles in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Bernstein, D. P., Stein, J. A., Newcomb, M. D., Walker, E., Pogge, D., Ahluvalia, T., et al. (2003). Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Child Abuse and Neglect, 27, 169-190.

Ahluvalia, T., Kenworthy, L., Wagner, A., Wallace, G., Gilotty, L., Sirian, L., & Towbin, K. (2002, November). Working Memory in High-Functioning Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Meeting for Autism Research, Orlando, Florida.

Kenworthy, L., Ahluvalia, T., Wallace, G., Wagner, A., Gilotty, L., Sirian, L., & Towbin, K. (2002, November). Visual Disorganization in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Meeting for Autism Research, Orlando, Florida.

Wallace, G., Wagner, A., Kenworthy, L., Ahluvalia, T., Gilotty, L., Sirian, L., & Towbin, K. (2002, November). Validity of the Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Model for Asperger Syndrome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Meeting for Autism Research, Orlando, Florida.

Wagner, A., Kenworthy, L., Wallace, G., Ahluvalia, T., Sirian, L., & Black, D. (2002, November). Verbal database superiority in Asperger Syndrome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Meeting for Autism Research, Orlando, Florida.

Ahluvalia, T., Kenworthy, L., Wagner, A., Wallace, G., Gilotty, L., & Towbin, K. (2002, February). Working Memory in High-Functioning Autism and Aspergers Syndrome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada.

Janusz, J., Ahluvalia, T., & Gioia, G. (2002, February). The Relationship between Executive Function and Adaptive Behavior. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada.

Kenworthy, L., Ahluvalia, T., Wallace, G., Wagner, A., Gilotty, L., & Towbin, K. (2002, February). Visual Organization Deficits in High-Functioning Autism and Asperger Disorder. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada.

Gilotty, L., Wagner, A., Ahluvalia, T., Kenworthy, L., Wallace, G., & Towbin, K. (2002, February). Adaptive Skills and Executive Function in Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada.

Kenworthy, L., Wallace, G., Gilotty, L., Ahluvalia, T., Wagner, A., & Towbin, K. (2002, February). Superior Verbal Databases: An Island of Linguistic Strength in Asperger Syndrome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada.

Wallace, G., Wagner, A., Kenworthy, L., Ahluvalia, T., Gilotty, L., & Towbin, K. (2002, February). Does the Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Model Differentiate Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Toronto, Canada.

Ahluvalia, T., Kenworthy, L., Towbin, K., Wagner, A., & Wallace, G. (2001, February). Language Organization in High Functioning Autism and Aspergers Syndrome. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Chicago, IL.

Bernstein, D. P., Ahluvalia, T., Pogge, D., & Handelsman, L. (1997). Validity of the childhood trauma questionnaire in an adolescent psychiatric population. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 36, 340-348.



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