159 search results for “autism spectrum disorders” in the Staff website
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Annemieke van Drenth
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Petra BarneveldFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maretha de JongeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Wouter StaalFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Frederiek Halbertsma
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Yvette Dijkxhoorn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Fact or fiction: people with autism never make eye contact
There's a myth that people with autism avoid eye contact in conversations. This can come across as indifferent. Unjustified, stresses Jiayin Zhao, who is doing her PhD research on the socio-emotional development of children with autism. 'That people with autism don't care is anything but true.'
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Fact or fiction: people with autism are not social
Half the world's population is introverted and comes home drained after an evening of drinks. Their social battery is empty. 'People with autism have a similar experience, but much more intense,' says Boya Li, who researches emotional regulation in children with autism and hearing impairment. Does this…
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Overstimulated? Artist pictures her brain with cacophony of colours
'With this artwork, I want to give the audience a glance into my overstimulated brain and that of other people with autism', says Jasmijn den Hoed. The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences is exhibiting her artwork 'Overstimulated' in the restaurant near the blue wall during Autism Week 25 March…
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Bianca BoyerFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Yung-Ting Tsou wins Poster Prize at Dutch National Autisme Congres 2022
Developmental psychologist Yung-Ting Tsou's research is part of the Breaking the Cycle project. This project of the Focus on Emotions lab at Leiden University uses sensor technology to capture children’s social networks and dynamics during school breaks. Congratulations, Yung-Ting, with the wonderful…
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Autism with borders
Autistic people have problems communicating their borders towards the non-autistic community and often do not feel respected. To not only change daily life for autistic people, but also the scientific community from within Carolien Rieffe (Developmental Psychology) addresses this issue in her research…
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Leo de Sonneville
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jacqueline Guicherit-Dicke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Philip SpinhovenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Podcast: A life with Bipolar Disorder
We talk to Justin, who was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder type 1 over 14 years ago. Justin is very candid and talks about his first manic episode at the age of 28, and how he learned to live a stable life. Justin is doing well, and he owes this in particular to his own perseverance. What do you experience…
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Podcast: Social Anxiety Disorder
Have you ever experienced the feeling of awkwardness when attending a party where you didn’t know anybody? Ever felt shy at a party within the first few minutes? While this feeling is labelled loosely as feeling socially anxious, social anxiety disorder goes to a much further extent.
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Rachel de JongFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rethinking sex in neuroscience of mental health
Even though it is generally known that Autism and ADHD are more common in men, and depression or anxiety disorders are more common among women, it is still not well understood if, how and when sex differences impact neurodiversity and mental health. To better understand this complex issue, 25 international…
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Evert Scholte
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Perspective for people with borderline personality disorder
‘Raising awareness of the disorder is crucial since borderline personality disorder (BPD) still faces considerable stigma ’, says Anne Krause-Utz (Clinical Psychology) . Together with an international team of excellent scientists, Krause-Utz provides an update of current knowledge about this disorder,…
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Hanna Swaab
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Claudia KönigFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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European Grant for Mariska Kret's Virtual Reality emotion training tool
Teaching people to recognize subtle, real-world expressions will help them understand and trust others better. The aim of Mariska Kret is to develop an interactive virtual-reality training tool (E-VIRT) for a broad group of users, including patients. Kret provides a brief description of her idea for…
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Reportage: training anxious children should help prevent disorders and depression
Many primary school children suffer from anxiety and their numbers are increasing. Psychologists from the Knowledge Center Anxiety & Stress (KAS) are developing and researching preventive training.
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Better screening can help GPs recognise anxiety disorders earlier
Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to properly recognise the signals in children and young people, according to psychologist Semiha Aydin. How can we improve this? PhD defence 23 February.
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Anne Krause-Utz
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eiko FriedFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elise KortinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Julie HallFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrea SpruijtFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Evelien UrbanusFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hans AertsScience
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Binge-eating disorders in the Arab world and the Netherlands
Psychologist Bernou Melisse was shocked at the long waiting lists in the Netherlands for people with binge-eating disorders. The problem was not yet on the map in Saudi Arabia. She therefore decided to study how people suffering from binge eating can be helped better in their own region of the world.…
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Szilvia BiroFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sophie van RijnFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rachel O'ConnorFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Yung-Ting TsouFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Alexandra GhitaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Greta NoordenbosFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rayyan ToutounjiFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Danielle OprelFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jan Dirk BlomFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Rianne de KleineFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Janna Marie Bas-HoogendamFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Nikki NibberingFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Semiha AydinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maartje SchoorlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hinke EndedijkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marike KooistraFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen