Science

Affiliation
  • 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
  • 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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