A team in Cardiff University is currently recruiting children and young people aged between 10-25 years old with 22q11.2 deletion, along with their siblings, for a neuroimaging study. The study is being carried out in Cardiff and is open to UK based families.  Travel expenses will be reimbursed. 

 • Parents will be asked to complete an online questionnaire about the child(ren)

• Parents will be interviewed about each child to gather in depth knowledge about the children’s developmental history and their current behaviour, strengths and difficulties.

• Families will be asked to come to Cardiff for the children to have brain scans.

• In Cardiff, children will complete some computerized puzzles and quizzes.

• Children will also complete balance and ball games to learn about their motor development.

• When possible, blood and/or saliva samples will be collected to help further understand the underlying causes of the possible difficulties children with 22q11.2 deletion might experience.

For more information, please contact Hannah, Research Assistant at CONVERGE_Research@cardiff.ac.uk.

We have also developed a video to explan the process - CONVERGE_Video.mp4