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Dr Bezuidenhout is a Paediatric Developmental specialist with a special interest in Autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, Cerebral palsy and cortical visual impairment.  She is currently based at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) and is a senior consultant working in the Neurodevelopmental clinic.

Dr Bezuidenhout is a senior lecturer for the University of Witwatersrand and is the MSc Neurodevelopment co-ordinator as well as a co-coordinator for the MSc Child life and psychosocial care.

She is passionate about furthering education and advocacy for children with disabilities and is the secretary for the Global Professional Education Committee for the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood disability (IAACD) and is a reviewer for the ‘Knowledge Hub’. She is also the treasurer for SA-ChilD and is a board member of the Children’s Memorial Institute (CMI) and currently heads up the PR and History subcommittee.