Universities have become more engaged or entrepreneurial, forging deeper relations with society beyond the economic sphere. To foster, structure, and institutionalize a broader spectrum of engagement, new types of intermediary organizations are created, going beyond the “standard” technology transfer …

Objective Major issues in children with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are pain, fatigue and joint hypermobility which might influence functional ability. We recently studied these aspects in children with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (EDS-HT) and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD). What can …

Presentation for the directors of the foundation Spectrum Zorggroep Drenthe responsible for care of elderly people in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

In de communicatie met en over mensen met een autisme spectrum stoornis (ASS) heeft beeldvorming over mensen uit deze groep verschillende invloeden. In dit onderzoek worden verschillen tussen begeleiders, behandelaars en toekomstig professionals (studenten Toegepaste Psychologie) in kaart gebracht en …

De leiding van WerkWent is ontevreden met de projectresultaten van hun cliënten met ASS. Om hun cliënten bij het zelfstandige uitvoeren van projecten te kunnen ondersteunen, wil de leiding erachter komen wat de achterliggende redenen hiervoor zijn. Om antwoord op de hoofdvraag van dit onderzoek te krijgen, …

The main aim of this study was to evaluate a new combination of test items on its practical use as a tool for determining the fundamental movement skills performance in 6- to 10-year old primary school children. This combination of tests should cover the different aspects of fundamental movement skills …

Did you ever wonder why, for example, despite investing of millions of research funding, there is still no clarity regarding the definitions of many (psychological or psychiatric) images such as Autistiform Spectrum Disorder, or ADHD? Could it be that, at least partly, the images consist of psychological …

The influence of a person’s environment and its modifying potential on participation is well recognized for most childhood disabilities, but scarcely studied for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A scoping review was conducted, the aim of which was to map the existing literature about …

The objective of this chapter is to provide clinicians with a clinical model of hEDS and HSD for which treatment can be optimized to the needs of the individual patient. Due to the complexity of the symptom profiles of HSD/hEDS, the international classification of functioning (ICF) will be adopted as …

By studying the population pyramid of the Netherlands, two notable trends can be observed: the increase in 'grey pressure ' (population 65 and older, the upcoming 'baby boom generation ') and the decrease in the number of babies born. These trends are noticeable in the spectrum of care, where the population …