Science

 Employment

• Invited Assistant Professor @ Higher School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal | Occupational Therapy Department
• Occupational therapist practitioner @ Child development centre, Porto, Portugal | Neurodevelopmental disorders

Education

• BSc @ Higher School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal | Occupational Therapy
• Postgraduate @ Higher School of Health of Alcoitão, Lisbon, Portugal | Sensory integration for occupational therapists
• PhD, Essay on a new etiological theory of the Human Microbiome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Sobresaliente Cum laude (Summa Cum Laude) by Unanimity @ University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain | Behaviour and educational sciences​

Main activity

• Paper: Systematic Overview of neuroanatomical differences in ADHD: Definite evidence @ Developmental Neuropsychology | ​DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2017.1414821 🔗
• Media: Understanding attention-deficit requires analysing the whole nervous system - study @ TSF News 🔗
• Media: CINTESIS/IPP study sheds light on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder @ CINTESIS – Center for Health Technology and Services Research 🔗
• Honorable Mention @ 1st National Congress on ADHD | Portuguese Society of Attention Deficit 🔗
• Honorable Mention @ 9th National Congress of Occupational Therapy | Portuguese Association of Occupational Therapists 🔗