My PhD focusses autism and the sensitivity trait. I am predominantly interested in researching their similarities and differences in behaviour and processing of sensory and social input. How autism and sensitivity are related to one another is a question often asked by psychologist, psychiatrists, and the sensitivity and autism communities. For my studies, I use the data from the AIMS-2-TRIALS consortia. More specifically the Longitudinal European Autism Project (LEAP) and the Preschool Brain Imaging and Behaviour Project (PIP). These studies allow met to investigate autism and sensitivity during the preschool years, adolescence and adulthood.
Prior to my PhD, I graduated from the applied Cognitive Psychology master (Utrecht University) and worked as a research assistant collecting data for the LEAP and PIP projects. I am really happy I can now use the data I collected in my own research.
