Involvement
that goes beyond
In addition to supporting and professionally activating our consultants, Passwerk is also committed to the autism community as a whole. We strive to promote the housing, living, and working conditions of people with autism and the destigmatisation of autism. We have developed various initiatives for this purpose.
PASSWERK LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Every year we present the Passwerk Lifetime Achievement Award (PLAA) to someone who has made an exceptional contribution to the autism community for many years. These laureates have made a valuable contribution through their life's work. In recognition of their dedication, a biography is written about them.
Laureates
2017 - 2024
2024
Pat Hamelrijck
De Okkernoot
2023
Dominique Dumortier
Autisme van binnenuit
2022
Toon DeVriendt
2021
Bert Beelen
De Lift Education
2020
Ilse Noens
KU Leuven
2019
Peter Vermeulen
Autisme Centraal
2018
Cis Schiltmans
Vlaamse Vereniging Autisme
2017
Kristiene Reyniers
Ergasia
PASSWERK PRIZE
In collaboration with KULeuven, we annually award the Passwerk Prize. This monetary prize is awarded to the best master's thesis that contributes to improving the housing, living, and working conditions of people with autism and destigmatising autism. The Passwerk Prize has now been awarded for ten consecutive academic years.
2022
Laura Tibermont (Developmental Psychiatry)
Master's thesis on the subject:
“The effect of multiple-dose intranasal oxytocin treatment on neural processing of emotional faces in children with autism spectrum disorder.”
2021
Hadewych Weyns and Robbe Decloedt
Master's thesis on the subject:
“Perception of a Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adolescents with Below Average Intellectual Abilities: a Qualitative Interview Study."
2020
Elise Tackx (architecture)
Master's thesis on the subject:
“How the built and social environment affect the experience of living in a student accommodation.”
2019
Andries Haesevoets (cultural studies)
Master's thesis on the subject: "How do children with autism experience target-group-oriented theater lessons? A dynamic analysis from Disability Studies."
2018
Katrijn Van Damme (psychology) and Daphne Paas (pedagogical sciences)
Master's thesis on the subject:
“Young Adulthood and Autism Spectrum Disorder. The Relationship Between Individual and Sociodemographic Characteristics, Young Adulthood, and Quality of Life in High-Functioning Young Adults with ASD.”
2017
Chloë Denayer (psychology) and Bien Govaerts (pedagogical sciences)
Master's thesis on the subject:
“Entering, maintaining and experiencing social relationships by young adults with ASD. A qualitative study.”
2016
Lisa Lemmens (psychology)
Master's thesis with the subject: “A comparison of mean discrimination and member identification in children with and without autism spectrum disorder.”
2015
Emmely Berra (Biomedical Sciences)
Master's thesis on the subject:
“The effects of internasal oxytocin on emotion recognition, social functioning and attachment scales.”
2014
Nele Soors (psychology) and Astrid Van Der Most (psychology)
Master's thesis on the subject:
“Local - Global Visual Processing in ASD: Multiple Object Tracking and Gaborized Visual Search.”
2013
Marijke Kinnaer (Engineering Sciences Architecture)
“Autism from above or within - a more nuanced view of autism-friendly architecture based on testimonies from (young) adults with ASD.”