She received her Ph.D. in clinical neuropsychology at University of Montreal and did her postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at Harvard Medical School. She has extended clinical and research experience with autistic children and adults. Her research interests focus on learning, reasoning and intelligence in autistic children, with the objective to develop teaching methods that leverage on autistic strengths and particularities. She is actively involved in knowledge transfer to both health and education professionals about cognition and neuropsychology in autism.