Valeria S. M. GarauThe University of Edinburgh | UoE · School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Valeria S. M. Garau
Master of Science
Assistant Psychologist, NHS Ayrshire and Arran | MSc Psychological Research
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Introduction
BA (Hons) Psychology and Philosophy, Durham University.
MSc Psychological Research student at the University of Edinburgh.
For my MSc thesis, I developed a novel self-report measure of monotropism under the supervision of Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson and in collaboration with an autistic community group.
I'm interested in clinical and differential psychology, specifically psychological assessment.
Additional affiliations
September 2022 - present
May 2021 - August 2021
Praxis am Emser Platz
Position
- Clinical psychology intern
Description
- Conducted psychological assessments for children and adolescents.
October 2020 - June 2021
Position
- Research Assistant
Description
- Collaborated on the PENELOPE-E project to implement an applied relaxation intervention and train-the-trainer course for people working in health and social care.
Education
September 2021 - August 2022
October 2017 - June 2020
Projects
Project (1)
We aim to demonstrate that Monotropism provides a more complete explanation of autism than any other theory. We are also looking broadly at the role of interests in human cognition, and relations between autism and other differences, like ADHD.
