June 2023: Martine: “I am really happy with the news I got this week: I will receive a Vidi grant for my ADHD SPARCS* project (*Strengths Positive Aspects and chaRacteristiCS study) from the Dutch Research Counsil (NWO). This grant is worth 800.000 euros and offers a huge opportunity for me and my research group to take the next step into investigating strengths and positive aspects in ADHD. In this project we will go beyond creativity in ADHD which was the topic of my NWO-Veni project 2018-2022.”
Short description of the project: People with ADHD also experience positive aspects of ADHD, but before we can use these aspects at school, at work or in clinical care, we need to learn much more about them, because our current understanding of strengths is still limited. In this project we will investigate 1. How others (e.g. teachers, employers) see strengths in ADHD to go beyond the self-reported strengths in ADHD, 2. Which neurobiological factors are related to these strengths to better understand them, and 3. How environmental factors play a role in strengths in ADHD. We hope this work will contribute to a more balanced picture of ADHD, facilitating a more inclusive approach to ADHD.
PS: “I am even more happy because I can share the joy: also my roomie Janna Vrijsen got a VIDI grant!!!
Research group 'Strengths, positive aspects and resilience factors in neurodevelopmental conditions' 