After working at the Michael Rutter Centre at the Maudsley Hospital in the national and specialist Mental Health of Learning Disabilities service she returned to Great Ormond Street Hospital in 2013.
Specialisms
- Assessment and treatment of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and associated mental health difficulties
- Mental health and learning disabilities
- Parenting interventions for children with behavioural difficulties
Qualifications and training
Rebecca completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at University College London before moving to the UCL Institute of Child Health to complete her PhD examining a novel heritable deficit in semantic cognition. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley.
Research interests
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The presentation, assessment and treatment of ASD and related disorders in girls
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Anxiety disorders, in particular social anxiety
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Using the experiences and knowledge of young people with ASD to develop interventions and service-user led practice
Contact
Email: Rebecca.Chilvers@gosh.nhs.uk