Specialty Expertise
Our deepest clinical expertise lies at the complex intersection of psychiatry, neurology, and genetics. Dr. Askari is one of a select group of physicians trained in developmental neuropsychiatry — a specialized field dedicated to understanding and treating patients whose psychiatric presentations are rooted in, or complicated by, neurological conditions, genetic syndromes, and developmental differences. While many psychiatrists treat the mind in isolation, Dr. Askari is uniquely equipped to evaluate and manage the full complexity of patients whose behavioral, emotional, and cognitive challenges are intertwined with their neurology and biology. This rare combination of expertise makes Askari Psychiatry an invaluable resource for families, patients, and providers navigating some of the most diagnostically challenging and underserved conditions in all of medicine.
Specialty Areas of Expertise
Genetic & Neurodevelopmental Syndromes
Dr. Askari brings specialized expertise in the psychiatric and behavioral management of complex genetic syndromes including 22q11 deletion syndrome, Fragile X, tuberous sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, and Down syndrome — conditions that require a clinician equally fluent in genetics, neurology, and psychiatry.
Autism Spectrum & Intellectual Disability
With deep experience in autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability, Dr. Askari provides comprehensive evaluation and management of the full range of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive challenges these patients face — including outbursts, self-injurious behaviors, impulsivity, and complex psychiatric comorbidities.
Neurological & Epilepsy-Related Psychiatric Conditions
Dr. Askari specializes in the psychiatric complexities that arise alongside neurological conditions such as epilepsy syndromes including Lennox-Gastaut, cerebral palsy, perinatal brain injury, anti-NMDA encephalopathy, and other neuroinflammatory and neurometabolic diseases — an area requiring rare cross-disciplinary clinical expertise.
Pediatric Catatonia, Movement & Functional Disorders
Dr. Askari has specialized clinical experience in pediatric catatonia, childhood movement disorders including tics and Tourette's syndrome, functional neurological symptom disorder, and acquired traumatic brain injury — conditions that are frequently misdiagnosed and that demand a highly specialized diagnostic and treatment approach.
Askari Methodology
The patients who need the most specialized care are often the ones who have spent years searching for a clinician who truly understands them. Dr. Askari built her career at the crossroads of psychiatry, neurology, and genetics precisely because she recognized that these patients — and their families — deserve a physician who can see the whole picture. Her approach goes beyond treating symptoms in isolation; she investigates the underlying neurological, genetic, and developmental factors that shape each patient's unique presentation, crafting treatment plans that are as complex and individualized as the conditions she treats. For families navigating a diagnostic journey that has often been long, frustrating, and fragmented, Askari Psychiatry offers something rare: a clinician with the expertise, the patience, and the dedication to finally provide answers and a clear path forward.
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