Dr Peter Vermeulen, PhD in Psychology and Clinical Educational Sciences, has more than 35 years of experience in the field of autism. He is an internationally respected lecturer/trainer, working for ‘Strongmakers in autism’ (Belgium) and Autism in Context. Peter wrote 20 books on autism, some translated into more than 10 languages. For his +35 years contribution to the autism community in Belgium, he received in 2019 a Lifetime Achievement Award. Peter presented at every Autism Europe conference of the last 30 years.