Delphine Périard-Larivée completed her bachelor's degree in psychology at UdeS and is currently completing her doctorate in psychology, research and intervention profile, at UQTR, under the supervision of Ève-Line Bussières and Jean-Yves Bégin. She has long been interested in the reality of families with an autistic child. Her thesis research focuses on the perception of mothers with a young autistic child of their personal adaptation, taking into account the experience of motherhood more generally. Her thesis project is funded by a grant from the FRIS (Social Innovation Research Fund) and form the TACC Consortium (Transforming Autism Care Consortium).

Clinically, Delphine works part-time as a doctoral student in psychology at the CIUSSS-MCQ with autistic adults with or without an intellectual disability. She was also a volunteer worker for 2 years in an organization offering to families of autistic children adapted leisure activities in nature assisted by animals (e.g. horses).