About Dr. Ashima Mehta

Dr. Mehta has completed several national and international training programmes in paediatrics, developmental assessment, autism intervention, and behavioural management.

Her specialised developmental and behavioural paediatrics training includes:

• Senior Residency in Department of paediatrics , Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (19/01/2024- currently going on)
• Training in Challenging Behaviour in Children with Autism at the Centre for Child Development Disabilities, Bengaluru.
• Advanced workshop training in the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) by the UC Davis MIND Institute.
• Training in the use of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition (Bayley-IV), conducted by Pearson Education Services.
• Training in Sensory Integration Therapy, conducted by Cambridge Institute for Professional Development in collaboration with JKP Healthcare.
• Participation in the ECHO–ADHD Programme conducted by Ummeed Child Development Center for training paediatricians in ADHD management.
• Training in administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center.
• Served as an investigator in the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-IV standardisation to Indian norms project.

• Associate Life Member, Indian Academy of Pediatrics
• Life Associate Member, National Neonatology Forum
• Member, IAP Chapter of Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics
• Member, Society of Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics

• Mehta A, Kalra BP, Srivastava M. Study of the relationship of serum Vitamin D and ferritin levels in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Indian Journal of Child Health. 2022 Jul 26;9(7):118-21
• Agarwal N, Gupta A, Dhasmana R, Mehta A, Agrawal N. Cutaneous and ocular findings in systemic pseudohypoaldosteronism I: early clinical pointers. Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research. 2022 Jan;10(1):PC04–PC06.
• Arora V, Takkar A, Mehta A, Malleda N, Kumar P. Fragile X Syndrome Due to a Frameshift Deletion: A Rare Mechanism. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2022 Sep; 89(9):945.
• Mehta A, Suman P, Noorani I. Accuracy of ‘Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales Developmental Profile-Infant Toddler Checklist’for Screening Communication Delay in Children Aged 6–24 Months Referred to a Child Developmental Clinic. Indian Pediatrics. 2025 Jun 4:1-5.
• Suman P, Pal S, Prajapati J, Mehta A. Effect of parent-based autism intervention in autism spectrum disorder children. Current Medicine Research and Practice. 2024;14(6):265–269.