Petra Linnsand
About our researcher Petra Linnsand
About Petra Linnsand
Petra is a licensed psychologist and works in a toddler team at the Specialist Center for Children and Youth, Angered Hospital. It is a multidisciplinary team for assessment and interventions for preschool children with suspected autism and/or other developmental neurological deviations in one of Gothenburg's most multiethnic and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. Previously, Petra has worked with patients with psychotic disorders, within child and adolescent psychiatry, as well as with children who have a parent with neurological disease.
Research interests
Petra's research stems from her clinical work with preschool children with autism and other developmental neurological deviations in a multiethnic area. She defended her thesis in 2023 titled "Young Children with Autism in an Immigrant and Multiethnic Population." The aim of the study was to describe a group of children with autism in a multiethnic population, focusing on the prevalence of autism, feeding difficulties (ARFID), early regulatory difficulties, and other concurrent developmental neurological difficulties. Her current research focuses on, among other things, parents' experiences of working with the intervention model Early Start Denver Model. Furthermore, an AI study on background factors for autism is planned.
