**About the Editor**

**Ver ´onica Schiariti** is a physician-scientist, and her work bridges clinical research and international child health. As a clinician, she has worked with children with developmental disabilities for over 10 years in community and tertiary level rehabilitation centers. As a researcher, her primary interest has been in promoting an ability-oriented approach in assessments and evaluations of children and youths with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Dr. Schiariti obtained her medical doctoral degree with honors at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. She trained in Pediatrics and completed a 3-year training program in Developmental Pediatrics at UBC, Canada. She obtained a Master of Health Science, a PhD and post-doctorate degrees at UBC. Dr. Schiariti is an international pediatric ICF scholar, helping to implement the ICF in different countries. She has led many knowledge translation initiatives to disseminate the application of the ICF in clinical practice globally. Her work has been recognized with many honors and awards.
