Dr. Sofie Boterberg
Sofie Boterberg, clinical psychologist, works as a FWO Flanders senior postdoctoral researcher at the Research In Developmental Diversity Lab at Ghent University.
Her research interest mainly concerns early detection of autism and more specifically developmental regression or loss of skills. She obtained her PhD in 2020 on ‘Developmental regression and the association with mitochondrial dysfunctions in autism’. Within her postdoctoral mandate, she continues to research regression and the role of restrictive and repetitive behaviour. She is also involved in the DANS-project on developing a smart sock to detect movement patterns in autism, supported by the Industrial Research Fund (IOF). Her research focuses mainly on infants, children, and adolescents with and at elevated likelihood for autism. Through interdisciplinary research she tries to contribute to new theoretical insights as well as guidelines for clinical practice.
Sofie Boterberg is also ADOS-2 trainer within Accare since 2019 in Flanders and the Netherlands. In addition, she also finds it important to transfer the diagnostic knowledge, which she has gained during her research, through training to professionals in clinical practice and all other individuals who have a connection with autism.