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Professor Sonya Girdler

School of Allied Health, Curtin University
  • Position: Professor
  • Email: sonya.girdler@curtin.edu.au
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About Professor Sonya Girdler

Professor Girdler is affiliated with the School of Allied Health at Curtin University and is the Director of the Curtin Autism Research Group (CARG). She has extensive experience in the field of autism research and neurodevelopmental disorders more broadly. Sonya is particularly interested in understanding functioning in autism using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (WHO), the development, evaluation and translation into practice of evidence-based interventions (particularly social skills, strengths-based programs and mental health), and research directed at improving the participation of autistic individuals in major life areas such as employment and education.