STATEMENT
In my capacity as Rector and chair of the College of Deans of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
in Amsterdam, I hereby declare that:
Name: Seema Girija Lal
Date of birth: September 4th, 1976
Place of birth: Trivandrum (India)
has fulfilled the requirements for and has received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on November 30th, 2021 after the public defence
of her dissertation entitled
Making Lived Experiences Matter
Understanding The Journey of Mothers of Children with Autism in India
Amsterdam, November 30th, 2021
Prof. J.J.G. Geurts
Rector
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
College of Deans
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
