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Introduction
My current interests are:
- the predictive mind and autism
- well-being, happiness and autism
- a dimensional rather than categorical approach in diagnosis
Skills and Expertise
Education
January 1998 - March 2002
September 1980 - June 1985
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Publications (16)
Debido a la importancia de la sensibilidad contextual en varios procesos
cognitivos que se ven afectados en el trastorno del espectro autista (TEA),
como la cognición social, la comprensión del lenguaje o el cambio cognitivo,
argumentamos que una falta de sensibilidad contextual o “ceguera de contexto”
se le debe prestar más atención en una explica...
The first chapter, by Peter Vermeulen, describes the work of Autisme Centraal in Belgium which aims to
identify strategies which lead to good feelings and positive wellbeing. He argues that we do not focus enough on promoting happiness within our work and that we should find ways to increase happiness. He
suggests that practitioners need to help in...
Because of the importance of contextual sensitivity in several cognitive processes that are affected in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such as social cognition, understanding of language, or cognitive shifting, we argue that a lack of contextual sensitivity or ‘context blindness’ should be given more attention in a neurocognitive account of ASD. C...
I am Special is a proven programme for helping children, teens and adults on the autism spectrum to understand themselves and their diagnosis, gain confidence and thrive.
Peter Vermeulen describes in-depth the theory and research behind the programme, and explains how to use it in practice. He presents a series of specially-designed worksheets, in...
Despite years of study and advanced technologies, we still do not fully understand how the “typical” brain works, much less how an autistic brain works. And while we have become increasingly familiar with the term autistic thinking, people with autism are still misunderstood, leading to frustration, depression and missed opportunities to reach one’...
Because of the importance of contextual sensitivity in several cognitive processes that are affected in autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), such as social cognition, understanding of language, or cognitive shifting, we argue that a lack of contextual
sensitivity or “context blindness” should be given more attention in a neurocognitive account of ASD. C...
The three well-known neurocognitive theories of autism (theory or mind, central coherence and executive functions) have made an important contribution to a better understanding of autism spectrum disorders. However, none of these accounts meets all the criteria for a good (neuro)psychological theory of autism. Autism can then be explained by either...
In the present study we investigated the co-morbidity of pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) in 59 Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) individuals and in 59 non-specific mentally retarded controls, matched for IQ, gender, and age. The 'Pervasive Developmental Disorder Mentally Retardation Scale' (PDD-MRScale), a screening questionnaire based on the DSM-...
The article describes an exploratory study of the biography and the diagnostic history of a sample of normally to highly intelligent adults with an autistic spectrum disorder. The educational level and the adaptive functioning in adulthood do not meet the expectation on the ground of their intelligence. Both the ages for the first parental concern...
