oct 2024: We have three excellent new group members, and they present themselves here:
My name is Luca, and I am a visiting PhD student from the University of Bath in the UK. My research explores life outcomes in autism and ADHD and aims to improve our understanding of these neurodevelopmental conditions across the lifespan. I am particularly interested in how neurodevelopmental traits relate to mental health and I am passionate about utilising robust research to inform clinical practice in mental healthcare.
During my research placement, I will be investigating psychological strengths in ADHD. Through this project, we hope to better understand how being aware of these strengths and using them in everyday life relates to people’s wellbeing.
My name is Amy De Roubaix and I am a Belgian researcher with a background in pediatric physiotherapy. For the past seven years, I have investigated the early signs of the neurodevelopmental condition ‘Developmental Coordination Disorder’ (DCD) and its impact on children and their families. Since DCD very often co-occurs with ADHD, I am excited to broaden my research focus within the psychiatric research group at UMC Nijmegen.
I believe it is important to focus not only on perceived challenges but also on the positive aspects and opportunities of neurodivergence. I am excited to explore these strengths more deeply as a postdoctoral researcher. I will be working on the NWO Vidi project, ‘ADHD SPARCS,’ which examines the positive aspects of ADHD as reported by those around individuals with ADHD, how context influences ADHD-related strengths, and the neurobiological factors underlying these strengths.
I am Inge Walraven, and I have been working at Radboudumc for 9 years. In recent years, I have been responsible for recruiting participants and communicating with participants for the Healthy Brain Study, a research project focused on the brains of people in their thirties. This project has now been completed.
On October 1st, I started as an Information & Communication Officer in Martine Hoogman’s group. In my new role, I will focus on establishing and maintaining a network for Radboudumc employees who are neurodiverse. The goal of this network is to share scientific knowledge about, for exmple, ADHD with employees and to gather input from employees with ADHD regarding research ideas and outcomes. I am very excited to get started with this wonderful project.
Research group 'Strengths, positive aspects and resilience factors in neurodevelopmental conditions' 