Science

Affiliation
  • Invited Assistant Professor @ School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal | Occupational Therapy Department
  • Researcher @ Center for Rehabilitation Research | Psychosocial Rehabilitation Laboratory | School of Health of the Polytechnic of Porto and the Faculty of Psychology and Education Science of the University of Porto​
  • Lecturer @ Advanced Training and Formation Center | Neurodevelopment, Multisensory, Behaviour and Therapeutic Intervention
  • 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​
Keywords
  • ​Action Perception; ADHD; Attention; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Auditory Processing Disorder; Emotional Regulation; Human Microbiome; Motor Coordination; Motor Planning; Multisensory; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Occupational Therapy; Perception; Sensory Integration; Sensory Modulation.

Current investigation
  • History of the Neuroscience of ADHD
  • Multisensory Processing
  • Sensory Perception foundations for Language and Communication
  • Multimodal Sensory Integration at a Virtual Reality setting
  • Auditory Processing Disorder and Multisensory Processing
  • Neurophysiological mechanisms of visuo-vestibular integration
  • Financial Education in Intellectual disability
Main activity