Simonetta Panerai is the former director of the Unit of Psychology at the Department of Brain Aging, Associazione OASI Maria SS, Troina, Sicilia, Italy. She is the President and legal representative of the Soc. Coop. Soc. I Corrieri dell'Oasi-ONLUS, with a registered office in Troina (EN), for the creation and dissemination of psychoeducational services for neurodevelopmental disorders throughout Sicily. Her research interests include autism; behavioral characteristics of autism; behavioral characteristics of dementia; psychoeducational treatment; and cognitive stimulation.