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**Linda Dekker is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
In 2019 she successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "Tackling Teenage: Psychosexual functioning in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)" at the Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital.
Her current teaching responsibilities focus on coordinating a practical on "CBT 1: Assessment" (MSc) and co-coordinating the course "Eating, Sex, and other needs" (BA3), next to supervising clinical and research internships and being a trainer in other clinical practicals (e.g. "Sexuality and Relationship Therapy"). In addition, she provides guest lectures and supervises Local2Global research projects.
Dr. Dekker's current research focuses on two main themes, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and sexuality. She has several projects on sexuality in which she investigates correlates to both perpetrator and victimhood and/or investigates sexual development and communication in adolescents. In some projects, she also works with Implicit Association Tests (IATs). In addition, she is working on several projects regarding autism, for example, psychosexual functioning (using the Teen Transition Inventory) and gender issues. She is the founder of the Rotterdam Autism Consortium (R.A.C.), a collaboration between the EUR and clinical partners in the region of Rotterdam. Recently, dr. Dekker together with the R.A.C. acquired a grant from ZonMw to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on families with children with ASD.
Clinical specialties: Diagnostics (specifically ADI-R & ADOS - research reliability achieved); Tackling Teenage training program (certificate), sexuality and relationships.
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; sexuality; psychosexual functioning; adolescents; adolescence; developmental psychology.**
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Help ik krijg borsten
Translated title of the contribution :Help, I have boobs Research output: Chapter/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Professional
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Insight into informant discrepancies regarding psychosexual functioning of adolescents with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dekker, L. P., Visser, K., van der Vegt, E. J. M., Maras, A., van der Ende, J., Tick, N. T., Verhulst, F. C. & Greaves-Lord, K., 1 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Research on Adolescence. 30, 2, p. 487-501 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Psychosexual functioning of cognitively-able adolescents with autism spectrum disorder compared to typically developing peers: The development and testing of the teen transition inventory- a self- and parent report questionnaire on psychosexual functioning
Dekker, L. P., van der Vegt, E. J. M., Van der Ende, J., Tick, N., Louwerse, A., Maras, A., Verhulst, F. C. & Greaves-Lord, K., 2017, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 47, 6, p. 1716-1738 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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ASD Symptom Severity in Adolescence of Individuals Diagnosed with PDD-NOS in Childhood: Stability and the Relation with Psychiatric Comorbidity and Societal Participation
Louwerse, A., Eussen, M. L. J. M., Van der Ende, J., de Nijs, P. F. A., Van Gool, A. R., Dekker, L. P., Verheij, C., Verheij, F., Verhulst, F. C. & Greaves-Lord, K., 2015, In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 45, 12, p. 3908-3918 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The longitudinal relation between childhood autistic traits and psychosexual problems in early adolescence: The Tracking Adolescents' Individual Lives Survey study
Dekker, L. P., Hartman, C. A., Van Der Vegt, E. J. M., Verhulst, F. C., Van Oort, F. V. A. & Greaves-Lord, K., 1 Aug 2015, In: Autism. 19, 6, p. 684-693 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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ZonMW – COVID-19 second wave focus area 2 – Bottom up
Dekker, Linda (Recipient), Van der Hallen, Ruth (Recipient), van Rijen, Susan (Recipient), Truijens, Femke (Recipient), Visser, K. (Recipient), Louwerse, S. C. (Recipient) & Bastiaansen, D. (Recipient), Jul 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Annual Peer Relations Onderzoekers (PRO) conference
D (Daphne) van de Bongardt (Participant), R (Rianne) Kok (Participant), M (Michelle) Achterberg (Participant), SI (Sari) Hogye (Participant), FM (Frank) Weerman (Participant), J (Joran) Jongerling (Participant), MC (Miranda) Lutz (Participant) & LP (Linda) Dekker (Participant)
22 Jan 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
Press / Media
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The impact of COVID-19 on families with children with ASD – Implications for (mental) health care and educational professionals. (WEBINAR)
LP (Linda) Dekker, FL (Femke) Truijens, L.W.E. (Linde) Hooijman & RER (Ruth) Van der Hallen
10/12/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Professional