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96 search results for “autism” in the Public website

• Autism & Psychosis Research project

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• Autism and higher education Research project

  How can we improve quality of life and study success in young, high-functioning adults with autism?

• Special education and autism Research project

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• XXY versus autism: evidence from neuroimaging Research project

  Brain development in children with an extra X chromosome as compared to children with autism: evidence from MRI

• Emotion regulation in young children with autism Research project

  Children with autism spectrum disorder experience serious challenges in social functioning, which threatens their development in many areas of functioning.

• Friends when you have autism; challenge or asset? Research output

  Positive friendships are characterised by understanding mutual wishes and intentions, respect for each other’s boundaries and pro-social behaviour. Qualities that might be more challenging for autistic adolescents.

• Emotion regulation in children and adolescents with an Autism Spectrum Disorder Research project

  Why do children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulties with acquiring emotion regulation skills; and how is this related to their social impairments and comorbid psychopathology?

• Many playgrounds unsuitable for children with autism News - 27 March 2025

  Playgrounds often fail to accommodate children with autism, according to researchers Carolien Rieffe and colleagues. They have published an essay offering practical advice on how to make all children feel safe and welcome for Autism Week (Dutch) and World Autism Autism Awareness/ Acceptance Day on 2…

• Attention for autism in girls News - 12 April 2017

  Autism spectrum disorders are more often diagnosed in boys than in girls. For Developmental Psychology professor Carolien Rieffe this raises the question whether autism remains undiscovered in girls and women.

• Cooperation is improving autism treatment News - 2 May 2018

  There are effective treatments for people with autism, says Wouter Staal, professor of Autism Spectrum Disorders, in his inaugural lecture on 4 May. However, it is not yet clear which treatment is most effective for which individual.

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  Annemieke van Drenth Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• New impulse for autism research in collaboration with China News - 17 December 2015

  Psychologists of Leiden University and Peking University will collaborate to investigate the deficiencies in emotion recognition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The new collaboration fits very well in the policy of Leiden University in which intensified collaboration with China has…

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  Wouter Staal Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Pokémon Go new opportunity for children with autism News - 19 July 2016

  'A great result for the effect of Pokémon Go on children with autism', says Carolien Rieffe in the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant. 'Although we do not know whether the game will lead to friendships in the long term.'

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  Maretha de Jonge Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Frederiek Halbertsma Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Petra Barneveld Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Genetic syndromes Research project

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  Yvette Dijkxhoorn Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Bianca Boyer Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Severe behavioral and emotional problems, special education and youth care Research project

  Which educational and child welfare interventions offer optimal opportunities for positive development to children with severe behavioral and emotional disorders.

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  Rik Schalbroeck Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Nienke Bouw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Jiayin Zhao PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Biorythm and brain dysfunction Research project

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  Leo de Sonneville Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Mohsen Mohammadi Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Katrien van de Vijfeijken Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Sophie van Rijn Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Rachel O'Connor
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  Yung-Ting Tsou Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Szilvia Biro Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Evert Scholte Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Focus on Emotions research group Research project

  We examine the effect of social learning on emotional competence in children and adolescents with a typical or atypical development.

• Education Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences

  The group is involved in training in areas of diagnostic skills, treatment/prevention/intervention, neuropsychological assessment, behavioral observations, clinical interviewing, knowledge of intellectual disability, autism, ADHD, psychosis and aggression.

• Building4Belonging Research project

  Addressing loneliness faced by students with special needs and aiming to sense the dynamics and perceptions of students during unstructured school time.

• Research Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences

  Research in the group Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences is focused on understanding and influencing developmental mechanisms in children and adolescents.

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  Boya Li Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• About the speakers Co-Align 2023

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  Carolien Rieffe

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Hanna Swaab Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Do autistic teenagers spontaneoulsy help a clumsy researcher? Research output

  Spontaneously helping one another, why do we bother? It is believed that lending a hand to others promotes social bonding, helping us to connect with each other and even build friendships. In our experiment, in which the adult researcher ‘accidentally’ dropped matches on the floor, most adolescents…

• Breaking the Cycle Research project

  Enhancing social inclusion through developing methods and analytical tools for understanding and reasoning about such phenomena based on sensor data.

• Control processes in children’s word productions Research project

  How does task context affect children’s word productions?

• Measuring emotional competence across cultures in children and adolescents from 1 to 15 years old Research project

  Development and validation of instruments that can measure different aspects of emotional competence in children with normal and atypical development, and in different cultures

• Neurodevelopmental risks in young children with an extra X or Y chromosome Research project

  This longitudinal study is focused on neurodevelopmental problems in young children with XXY, XXX and XYY, aged 1 to 6 years.

• Functional networks in healthy and sick brains News - 24 November 2009

  Are disturbances to the brain, such as Alzheimer's or autism, linked to specific defects in the underlying communication networks in the brain? If this is the case, subtle changes in the networks can act as a marker for brain disturbances. Neuroscientist Serge Rombouts will be investigating this, together…

• The developing brain and behaviour Research Dossier

  The more opportunities a child has to learn and develop, the stronger his or her future position in society. Leiden University investigates how the brain picks up information, and how learning processes can be influenced positively.

• What happens on the schoolyard? Sensors on clothing reveal painful patterns News - 21 July 2023

  Wat gebeurt er op het schoolplein? Sensoren op kleding openbaren pijnlijke patronen