Free webinar at 1 p.m. Eastern time (US), Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Tune in to this presentation by Hilde Geurts, Ph.D. on research investigating autism, age-related cognition, and well-being.
This is a joint presentation by ARI and The World Autism Organisation.
Autism and Aging – Cognition and Well-being
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The speaker:
Hilde Geurts, Ph.D., is currently a professor in clinical neuropsychology and head of the section Brain & Cogntion at the Department of Psychology of the University of Amsterdam. Dr. Geurts studies autism and ADHD. Her starting point is the neurodiversity perspective, and she focuses on cognition (especially cognitive control/executive functioning), inter & intra individual variability, quality of life as well as interventions across the life span.
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