Qualification: MBChB, FRCPsych, PhD

Position: Sue Struengmann Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Projects:

TANDem Project: Empowering Families Through Technology

Pilot Study to Improve Access to Early Intervention for Autism in Africa

Pilot testing the implementation of the World Health Organisation’s Caregiver Skills Training (CST) Programme for families of children with developmental disabilities in South Africa

The applicability of Enhanced Milieu Teaching to improve spontaneous communication of children with ASD in South Africa 

Autism Navigator® for Early Intervention Providers: An innovative approach to training a community-based workforce in South Africa

Can ASD specific parenting programmes work in South Africa?

Child & Adolescent Mental Health services in the Western Cape of South Africa: Situational Analysis, stakeholder perspectives, and implications for health policy implementation

Towards Integrative Service Delivery for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Western Cape: A Mixed Methods Approach

Feasibility of an iPhone App to detect risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder in a low-income South African setting