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Intervention effects of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Program for Preschoolers (MTFC-P) compared to Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) for young children with psychological problems.

Main goal of the present research is to study the surplus value of MTFC-P compared to the regular TFC for young foster children with psychological problems.

The course of development of contact- and thought problems and the processes underlying social problems in adolescents with pervasive developmental disorders.

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…

Intra-individual variability in Dim Light Melatonin Onset in adults with ADHD and delayed sleep phase syndrome

The main objective of the study is to determine a delayed DLMO in adults with ADHD and delayed sleep phase syndrome compared to a group healthy persons.The second objective is to determine intra-individual variability in the group of participants…

Empathy in 6-7 year old children with disruptive behavior disorders: neurobiological, psychological, behavioral and genetic assessment.

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…

Occipital alpha lateralization during a visual directed attention task in adults with ADHD as compared with typically developed adults and adults with an autism spectrum disorder.

The main objective of this project will be to increase our knowledge of the neuronal basis of attentionalproblems in neurodevelopmental disorders, espacially ADHD and autism spectrumdisorders (ASD). Our findings will contribute to the development of…

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study the effects of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) versus Treatment as Usual (Solution-focused Creative Family Therapy) on young children's disruptive behaviors and their parents.

The main goal of the study is to compare the effectiveness of PCIT with the regular Solution-focused Creative Family Therapy.

Multisensory and temporal processing in adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders; a comparative study between healthy and autistic adolescents

The primary objective is to investigate how autistic adolescents integrate multisensory information within the temporal domain. The following assessments will be made:Experiment 1: Perception of audiovisual temporal synchrony (an audiovisual…

Long-term neurodevelopment in patients treated for biliary atresia

This study aims to investigate neurodevelopment in primary school children surviving biliary atresia when compared to a healthy reference group. Second aim is to identify prognostic factors associated with a worse outcome in these children.

Robotic toys within occupational therapy for children with developmental disabilities.

Objective:This study has as its aim to examine the short-term effect of a robotic-facilitated play therapy within occupational therapy on the level of playfulness of children with developmental disabilities aged 2-16 years.

Cognitive dysfunction and developmental risks for severe psychopathology:
insights from sex chromosomal disorders

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…