Kaitlyn Ahlers, PhD

Kaitlyn Ahlers, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. She provides clinical care to children, adolescents, and their families at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Ahlers specializes in providing diagnostic evaluations for autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities and has spearheaded efforts in interdisciplinary clinics to integrate systematic trauma, suicidality, and other mental health screening and assessment for youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dr. Ahlers conducts research with the goal of increasing the use of evidence-based practices for youth on the autism spectrum with co-occurring mental health needs, specifically in community and school settings. As a member of Project ATTAIN (Access to Trauma-informed Treatment and Assessment for Neurodivergent and/or Gender-expansive Youth) at the Dartmouth Trauma Interventions Research Center, Dr. Ahlers trains clinicians across New Hampshire to increase access to best practice care for trauma in youth with autism and other intellectual/developmental disabilities, including those who identify as gender diverse.