Our experts

Area of expertise / specialist / research interests:

• Neurodevelopmental conditions including Autism and ADHD
• Emotional and psychological difficulties (anxiety, mood, emotion regulation) in children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
• Autism and self-compassion
• Autism and therapeutic alliance

 

Biography

Dr Cook is a Clinical Psychologist in the Autism and Related Disorders Team and Lecturer in the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College London.

Dr Cook provides complex assessment, intervention and consultation for children and young people with autism and complex emotional and psychological needs, their families, and professional networks. Dr Cook has a particular passion for working with children and young people with non-prototypical presentations of autism especially girls and young women.

She also provides teaching and training for MSc students, clinical trainees in psychology, junior doctors and other CAMHS professionals.

Dr Cook’s research explores neurodiversity-informed approaches to improving and preventing mental health difficulties among autistic people. One strand of her recent work investigates the role of compassion to self, to others, and from others, in promoting mental well-being in autistic people. Another strand of her recent work investigates the role of therapeutic alliance in psychological interventions for autistic young people.

Throughout her clinical career, Dr Cook has worked with people with neurodevelopmental conditions, their families, and professional networks in public, private, government, and third-sector organisations across the UK and Australia.

Education and Training

• PhD in Clinical Psychology, University College London, United Kingdom, 2022
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University, Australia, 2015
• Bachelor of Science, Honours in Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia, 2012

 

Publications

Cook, J., Crane, L., & Mandy, W. (2023). Dropping the mask: It takes two. Autism. Advance online publication.  https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231183059

Bundy, R., Mandy, W., Crane, L., Belcher, H., Brede, J., Hull., L., &Cook, J. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of autistic adults in the UK: A mixed methods study. Autism, 26(7), 1765–1782. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211065543

Cook, J., Crane, L., Hull., & Mandy, W. (2021). Camouflaging in autism: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 89,102080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102080 

Cook, J., Crane, L., Hull, L., Bourne, L., & Mandy, W. (2021). Self-reported camouflaging behaviours used by autistic adults during everyday social interactions. Autism, 26(2), 406–421. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613211026754 

Cook, J., Crane, L., Bourne, L., Hull, L., & Mandy, W. (2021). Camouflaging in an everyday social context: An interpersonal recall study. Autism, 25(5), 1444–1456. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361321992641 

Bourne, L., Bryant-Waugh, R., Cook, J., & Mandy, W. (2020). Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder: A systematic scoping review of the current literature. Psychiatry Research, 288, 112961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112961 

Garnet, M., Attwood, T., Ford, L., Runham, S., & Cook, J. (2020). 10 steps to reducing your child’s anxiety on the autism spectrum. Jessica Kingsley Publishing. 

Garnet, M., Attwood, T., Ford, L., Runham, S., & Cook, J. (2020). Having fun with feelings on the autism spectrum. Jessica Kingsley Publishing.  

Cook, J., Donovan, C., & Garnett, M. (2017). A parent-mediated, cognitive behavioural therapy group treatment for young children with high functioning autism spectrum disorder and comorbid anxiety: Development and case illustration of the fun with feelings program. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 31(3), 204-224. https://doi.org/10.1891/0889-8391.31.3.204   

Cook, J., Donovan, C., & Garnett, M. (2017). Parent-mediated cognitive behavioural therapy for young children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder and anxiety: a randomized control trial. Early Child Development and Care, 189(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1303684