Matthew Hollocks

Dr. Matthew Hollocks is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London’s Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, within the School of Academic Psychiatry and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). He specializes in co-occurring mental health conditions in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), focusing on anxiety, depression, and cognitive mechanisms. Clinically, he works at the Service for Complex Autism and Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the Maudsley Hospital.

His research group, the Translational Mental Health and Autism Group, translates mechanistic research into clinical care improvements for neurodevelopmental conditions. He also collaborates with the IoPPN Virtual Reality Lab, exploring VR-based interventions for mental health. Dr. Hollocks’ work emphasizes co-designing treatments with autistic individuals, as seen in his 2023 Spotlight project on depression treatments for autistic youth.

Key research themes include cognitive flexibility, social camouflaging, and the impact of comorbidities like ADHD and OCD. His publications analyze symptom networks, intervention efficacy, and diagnostic accuracy in ASD populations. Despite no explicitly listed awards, his contributions to autism mental health research are prominent in international collaborations and clinical translation efforts.

Advising and grants are not detailed here, but his group’s focus on translational research suggests active grant-funded projects. His work highlights the need for tailored interventions addressing both neurodevelopmental and mental health challenges in autistic populations.