Do autistic teenagers spontaneoulsy help a clumsy researcher?

September 18th, 2019

Spontaneously helping one another, why do we bother? It is believed that lending a hand to others promotes social bonding, helping us to connect with each other and even build friendships. Click here to read more about Rachel's newly published paper on spontaneous helping behavior of autistic adolescents. The paper is available open access in Autism Research, click here to read it.

Research presentations at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology

September 2nd, 2019

August 30 to September 1, Adva, Boya, and Yung-Ting visited Athens, Greece, to attend the 19th European Conference on Developmental Psychology. In different symposia and paper sessions, they presented their latest research findings about children or adolescents with a hearing loss, or who have a Developmental Language Disorder. Yung-Ting presented her unique studies on children with a cochlear implant from Taiwan. Discussions focused on the fact that social participation does not come naturally when communication forms a barrier, and what impact it can have on other areas of development as well as the possible ways to cope with it.

Keynote talk on emotion socialization in children with CI

July 17th, 2019

At the 16th Symposium on Cochlear Implants in Children in Florida on 10-13 July, Carolien gave a keynote talk on the emotional competence of children with a CI. In her presentation, Carolien stressed the fact that – in theory – children with a hearing loss and no additional disabilities could have a similar development compared to their hearing peers; yet all children need an inclusive social climate in which they are welcome and can participate to develop to their full potential. Especially, contact with peers is crucial in this respect. Professional's point of view on this keynote speech can be found on The Hearing Review.