Wouter Staal
Professor by Special Appointment of Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with the focus on the neurobiology, neurocognition and treatment of autism
- Name
- Prof.dr. W.G. Staal
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 8843
- w.g.staal@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
My research has a focus on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and a strong translational character, integrating basic genetic and neuroimaging research with clinical interventions. My work at the Faculty of Social Sciences is closely related to my research position at the RadboudUMC, the Donders Institute and Karakter (the largest center for child- and adolescent psychiatry in the Netherlands).
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Research by
As scholar, I am nationally and internationally recognized as expert on clinical assessment, neuroimaging, genetics and educational and pharmacological intervention studies in developmental disorders, in particular ASD. Important international collaborations exist with the Department of Pediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, the First Hospital of Jilin University, China and the Department of Human Genetics at UCLA (Prof. R.A. Ophoff). Nationally, a collaboration with the Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (Prof. H. Swaab) has been initiated to study self-regulating abilities in early adulthood in high-functioning ASD.
Awards
- 2006 Young Investigators presentation award, European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)
- 2015 PI Award Radboud University Medical Center
Grants
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Ungoing projects |
Euro’s |
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The efficacy of EMDR in reducing the core symptoms of autism in youngsters (Antonia Wilhelmina Fonds) |
80k |
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Pivotal Response treatment for children with ASD (Fonds NutsOhra) |
50k |
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Outcome in high functioning autism (HFA) in relationship to cognitive functioning (Stumass, research stimulation Grant) |
250k |
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Neurocognitive endophenotyping: on the intersection of genetic disorders and psychiatry (Donders Institute AGIKO) |
200k |
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PI Award Radboud University Medical Center |
247.5k |
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Project Fast Lane Autism (VriendenLoterij) |
500k |
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Brain matters: Development of the ‘Netherlands Psychiatric Tissue Program (NWO Groot) |
3950k |
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Robots for training social and collaborative skills to children with autism (ZonMW) |
250k |
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Of label use of antipsychotics in vulnerable groups (ZonMw) |
450k |
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Grip op gedrag: Wat Verbetert…gedragsproblematiek. (ZonMW) |
200k |
Inaugural Lecture
Spring 2018
PhD candidate
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Name |
Title and Department(s) |
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Karlijn Vermeulen |
Neurocognitive endophenotyping: on the intersection of genetic disorders and psychiatry Department of Human Genetics; DCN; Karakter |
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Iris Smeekens |
Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) and robotics DCN; Karakter |
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Manon de Korte |
Treatment of Childhood Autism; Unravelling effective treatments and treatment elements DCN; Karakter |
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Esther Leuning |
EMDR in youngsters with autism: Eye-Catcher Karakter |
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Renee Dijkhuis |
Autonomic self-regulation in young adults with autism Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition |
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Jytte de With |
Pharmacogenetics of Clozapine UCLA Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics; Department of Psychiatry, Brain Center Rudolf Magnus, UMCU |
Professor by Special Appointment of Autism spectrum disorders (ASD), with the focus on the neurobiology, neurocognition and treatment of autism
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Pedagogische Wetenschappen
- Neuropedagogiek en ontwikk. stoornissen
- Zijlmans J., Teela L., Ewijk H. van, Klip H., Mheen M. van der, Ruisch H, Luijten M.A.J., Muilekom M.M. van, Oostrom K.J., Buitelaar J., Hoekstra P.J., Lindauer R., Popma A., Staal W.G., Vermeiren R., Oers H.A. van, Haverman L. & Polderman T.J.C. (2021), Mental and social health of children and adolescents with pre-existing mental or somatic problems during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Frontiers in Psychiatry 12: 692853.
- Korte, M.W.P. de, Berk-Smeekens I. van den, Buitelaar J.K., Staal W.G. & Dongen-Boomsma M. van (2021), Pivotal response treatment for school-aged children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized controlled trial, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 51(12): 4506-4519.
- Berk-Smeekens I. van den, Korte M.W.P. de, Dongen-Boomsma M. van, Oosterling I.J., Boer J.C. den, Barakova E.I., Lourens T., Glennon J.C., Staal W.G. & Buitelaar J.K. (2021), Pivotal Response Treatment with and without robot-assistance for children with autism: a randomized controlled trial, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry : .
- Özgen H., Spijkerman R., Noack M., Holtmann M., Schellekens A.S.A., Glind G. van de, Banaschewski T., Barta C., Begeman A., Casas M., Crunelle C.L., Daigre Blanco C., Dalsgaard S., Demetrovics Z., Boer J. den, Dom G., Eapen V., Faraone S.V., Franck J., González R.A., Grau-López L., Groenman A.P., Hemphälä M., Icick R., Johnson B., Kaess M., Kapitány-Fövény M., Kasinathan J.G., Kaye S.S., Kiefer F., Konstenius M., Levin F.R., Luderer M., Martinotti G., Matthys F.I.A., Meszaros G., Moggi F., Munasur-Naidoo A.P., Post M., Rabinovitz S., Ramos-Quiroga J.A., Sala R., Shafi A., Slobodin O., Staal W.G., Thomasius R, Truter I, Kernebeek M.W. van, Velez-Pastrana MC, Vollstädt-Klein S, Vorspan F, Young J.T., Yule A., Brink W. van de & Hendriks V. (2021), International consensus statement for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescents with concurrent Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and substance use disorder, Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie 50(1): 54-67.
- Herpers P.C.M., Neumann J.E.C. & Staal W.G. (2021), Treatment refractory internalizing behaviour across disorders: an aetiological model for severe emotion dysregulation in adolescence, Child Psychiatry and Human Development 52(3): 515-532.
- Vermeulen K., Kleefstra T., Janzing J.G.E., Rietman M., Dongen L. van, Bokhoven H. van, Egger J.I.M & Staal W.G. (2021), The impact of rare genetic disorders on family functioning, Medical Research Archives 9(11): .
- Mostert-Kerckhoffs M.A.L., Willems A.E., Tenback D.E., Koning J.P., Van Harten P. & Staal W.G. (2020), Motor Disturbance in ASD: A Pilot Study Showing Hypokinetic Behavior?, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 50: 415-428.
- Herpers P.C.M., Neumann J.E.C. & Staal W.G. (2020), Treatment refractory internalizing behaviour across disorders: an aetiological model for severe emotion dysregulation in adolescence, Child Psychiatry and Human Development : .
- Özgen H., Spijkerman R., Noack M., Holtmann M., Schellekens A.S.A., Glind G. van de, Banaschewski T., Barta C., Begeman A., Casas M., Crunelle C.L., Daigre Blanco C., Dalsgaard S., Demetrovics Z., Boer J. den, Dom G., Eapen V., Faraone S.V., Franck J., González R.A., Grau-López L., Groenman A.P., Hemphälä M., Icick R., Johnson B., Kaess M., Kapitány-Fövény M., Kasinathan J.G., Kaye S.S., Kiefer F., Konstenius M., Levin F.R., Luderer M., Martinotti G., Matthys F.I.A., Meszaros G., Moggi F., Munasur-Naidoo A.P., Post M., Rabinovitz S., Ramos-Quiroga J.A., Sala R., Shafi A., Slobodin O., Staal W.G., Thomasius R., Truter I., Kernebeek M.W. van, Velez-Pastrana M.C., Vollstädt-Klein S., Vorspan F., Young J.T., Yule A., Brink W. van den & Hendriks V. (2020), International consensus statement for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of adolescents with concurrent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and substance use disorder, European addiction research 26(4/5): 223-232.
- Berk-Smeekens I. van den, Dongen-Boomsma M van, Korte M.W.P. de, Boer J.C. den, Oosterling I.J., Peters-Scheffer N.C., Buitelaar J.K., Barakova E.I., Lourens T., Staal W.G. & Glennon J.C. (2020), Adherence and acceptability of a robot-assisted Pivotal Response Treatment protocol for children with autism spectrum disorder, Scientific Reports 10(1): 8110.
- Dijkhuis R., Sonneville L. de, Ziermans T., Staal W. & Swaab H. (2020), Autism symptoms, executive functioning and academic progress in higher education students, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 50(4): 1353-1363.
- Dijkhuis R.R., Ziermans T.B., Van Rijn S., Staal W.G. & Swaab J.T. (2019), Emotional Arousal During Social Stress in Young Adults With Autism: Insights From Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability and Self-Report, Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 49(6): 2524-2535.
- Dijkhuis R., Gurbuz E., Ziermans T., Staal W. & Swaab H. (2019), Social Attention and Emotional Responsiveness in Young Adults With Autism, Frontiers in Psychiatry 10: e426.
- Jong R.K. de, Snoek H., Staal W.G. & Klip H. (2019), The effect of patients' feedback on treatment outcome in a child and adolescent psychiatric sample: a randomized controlled trial, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 28(6): 819-834.
- Ziermans T., De Bruijn Y., Dijkhuis R., Staal W. & Swaab H. (2019), Impairments in cognitive empathy and alexithymia occur independently of executive functioning in college students with autism, Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice 23(6): 1519-1530.
- Dijkhuis R.R., Ziermans T.B., Van Rijn S., Staal W.G. & Swaab J.T. (2017), Self-regulation and quality of life in high-functioning young adults with autism, Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice 21(7): 896-906.
- Hoogd S. de, Overbeek W.A., Heerdink E.R., Correll C.U., Graeff E.R. de & Staal W.G. (2012), Differences in body mass index z-scores and weight status in a Dutch pediatric psychiatric population with and without use of second-generation antipsychotics, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology 22(2): 166-173.