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Primary objectives: 1) Study EF in general and WM capacity specifically in intelligent adolescents with HFA on a neuronal and cognitive level, as well for abstract information as for social relevant information, using neuropsychological assessments…
The project aims to gain more insight in the process of bonding between parents and prenature infants, to validate a screening instrument that can be easily adopted in maternity wards of (general) hospitals to detect parents and children at risk for…
Cognitive testing in a structured and standardized way at a defined group of patients with cognitive dysfunction, with a shared molecular etiology .The intended objectives are:- Detailed human neurocognitive profile defining for each genetic defect…
The primary aim of this study is to examine whether impulsivity in adolescents with ADHD is related to delay aversion or to alterations in reward sensitivity, and to understand the neural pathways underlying impulsive behavior. We will (1) compare…
The objective of this study is threefold. The first objective of the study is to determine the course of pervasive developmental disorders (more specific PDD-NOS) and thought problems (more specific MCDD). Secondly, possible processes underlying…
The primary objective of this study is to examine whether people with autism have an atypical sensitivity to specific visual information, and if this can explain differences between them and healthy controls in looking at faces.
This study focuses on collecting data on knowledge, attitudes, skills, experiences and needs related to sexuality and relational functioning in high-functioning Dutch boys with autism between 15 and 18 years old (up to and including 17). Data are…
This study aims to study the following questions:1. Which differences in parent-child interaction can be identified between diagnostic groups of toddlers with clinical diagnoses?2. Which differences in parent-child interaction can be identified…
The present study primarily focuses on differences between children with behavioral disorders and children with autism spectrum disorders and normal controls. Different aspects of empathy will be assessed: neurobiological, psychological, behavioral…
The main question in the study isHow do moderately preterm infants and their parents differ from term, as well as extreme preterm infants in (a) development and self regulation skills of the infants, (b) interaction patterns and relationship between…
Objective of the study: The main objective of this study is to investigate the influence of different genetic mechanisms (risk genes, CNVs and gene expression profiles) in ASD and to study the relation between the genetic heterogeneity and specific…
The overall aim of this prospective study is identifying early markers for Autistic Spectrum Disorders by following the developmental track of visual perception in normal and abnormal development, eventually leading to a basis for effective…
The objective of this study is to examine the consequences of the use of an SSRI in pregnancy for motor and cognitive development of the child, in the short and long term.
1. To what degree are the type of social difficulties similar or different in children with Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome and autism?2. Which cognitive dysfunctions are most strongly related to social difficulties in these different clinical…
The objective of the study is two-fold:First, we want to improve the design of the study for future extension, by critical evaluation of the efficacy, the instruments used and the outcome measures. Second, we want to assess the cognitive and…
The overall objective of this study is to increase our understanding of the neural basis of ASD. The first main objective is to test the hypothesis that ASD, compared to a contrast group (ADHD) and a healthy control group, is based on dysfunctional…
The main purpose of the proposed study is to explore to what extent children suffering from a PDD experience the desire for social interaction. Both the explicit desires for social interaction as well as the presense of automatic approach behaviour…
To investigate which factors contribute to the existance of psychopathology after treatment for a regulation disorder according to DC 0-3R.
The overall aim of this prospective study is identifying early markers for Autistic Spectrum Disorders by following the developmental track of visual perception in normal and abnormal development, eventually leading to a basis for effective…
Primary objective: To identify early cognitive, neural, behavioural and bio-markers which precede the onset of clinical symptoms of ASD, through obtaining measures of eye tracking, EEG/ERP, NIRS, cognitive performance and collecting DNA and…