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Dr. Shuzi Meng is a Clinical Neurodevelopmental Psychologist at the Center for Effective Therapy at The Baker Center for Children and Families, and an Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School. She specializes in pediatric neuropsychological and neurodevelopmental assessment, with particular expertise in autism spectrum disorder, early childhood development, and complex developmental and diagnostic presentations. Dr. Meng is also a nationally certified school psychologist. Dr. Meng enjoys teaching and guiding the next generation of scholar-clinicians, and she has been an active supervisor/preceptor within the Harvard Medical School community and affiliated health care facilities.

Dr. Meng earned her master’s degree in Developmental Psychology from Columbia University and her Ph.D. in School Psychology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She completed her predoctoral internship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital on the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Track and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in health service psychology at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School’s Developmental Medicine Center.

Dr. Meng has extensive clinical background in the assessment of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions across childhood and adolescence. Her experience includes interdisciplinary evaluation of children with autism, developmental delays, ADHD, learning and language disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, executive functioning difficulties, and complex emotional and behavioral presentations. She has particular expertise in early childhood assessment, including the evaluation of infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children with developmental, social-communication, behavioral, and autism-related concerns. Dr. Meng’s experience also encompasses the evaluation of children with complex genetic, neurological, and medical conditions, including rare genetic disorders, epilepsy, and Down syndrome, with attention to how these conditions interact with neurodevelopmental differences and affect neuropsychological functioning.   

With a background spanning developmental psychology, school psychology, and pediatric neuropsychology, Dr. Meng approaches assessment from both developmental and functional perspectives. Her school psychology training and experience working as a behavioral analyst in specialized school programs also inform her understanding of how neurodevelopmental differences affect learning and functioning in educational settings and how evaluation findings can be translated into practical recommendations for IEPs, 504 Plans, and other school-based supports.

Dr. Meng. is bilingual in English and Chinese-Mandarin and has experience providing culturally and linguistically responsive assessment to children and families from diverse backgrounds. Her approach emphasizes careful diagnostic formulation, identification of each child’s individual strengths and needs, and clear, actionable recommendations for families, schools, and treatment providers.