Science
Affiliation
Education
- Invited Assistant Professor @ Occupational Therapy Technical and Scientific Area | School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- 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
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
Current Investigation
- Action Perception; Attention; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Auditory Processing Disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Developmental Coordination Disorder; Emotional Regulation; Human Microbiome; Language; Motor Coordination; Motor Planning; Multisensory; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Occupational Therapy; Perception; Praxis; Sensory Integration; Sensory Modulation; Virtual Reality.
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
Previous Activities
- Paper: "Systematic Overview of Neuroanatomical Differences in ADHD: Definite Evidence" @ Developmental Neuropsychology | DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2017.1414821
- Invited Professor @ Santa Maria Health School, Porto, Portugal | BSc Occupational Therapy
- Lecturer @ Advanced Training and Formation Center | Neurodevelopment, Multisensory, Behaviour, and Therapeutic Intervention
- Coordinator @ Child development centre, Porto, Portugal | Neurodevelopmental disorders
- Occupational Therapist Practitioner @ Child Development Centre, Porto, Portugal | Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- 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
- Awarded for best poster @ 7th World Congress on ADHD | ADHD World Federation
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