About Cambridgeshire Psychology

Dr Benjamin Hannon is a Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist. He completed his undergraduate degree at The University of Leicester, and a master’s degree at Oxford University before carrying out his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London. Dr Hannon has a particular interest in the masking/camouflaging of autistic traits, and supporting such individuals through the assessment process.

He is registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a Practitioner Psychologist (PYL38953).

For more information about current Dr Hannon's current work, feel free to visit his Research Gate profile here.

Publications

Hannon, B., Hull, L., Lai, M-C., Magiati, I., & Mandy, W. (2026). The use and misuse of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) 

in autism research and clinical practice: Issues, considerations, and suggestions. Autism in Adulthood.

Howe, S. J., Hull, L., Sedgewick, F., Hannon, B., & McMorris, C. (2023). Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 108, 102232.

Hannon, B., Mandy, W., & Hull, L. (2023). A comparison of methods for measuring camouflaging in autism. Autism Research, 16, 12-29.

Petrella, A., Hughes, L., Fern, L., Monaghan, L., Hannon, B., Waters, A., & Taylor, T. (2021). Healthcare staff wellbeing and use of support services during COVID-19: a UK perspective. General Psychiatry, 34.

Horvath, K., Hannon, B., Ujma, P. P., Gombos, F., & Plunkett, K. (2017). Memory in 3-month-old infants benefits from a short nap. Developmental Science, 21.

Posters

Salmon, T., Hannon, B., & Robinson, J. (2026). Investigating the systemic barriers to receiving an autism diagnosis during childhood. Presented at the International Society for Autism Research annual meeting, Prague, CZ.

Hannon, B., Ryan, Z., Bailey, H., & Robinson, J. (2025). What makes a good autism diagnosis report? Insight from healthcare professionals and autistic adults. Presented at 14th Autism Europe International Congress, Dublin.

Taylor, J., Woods, A., ..., Hannon, B., ... & Robinson, J. (2024). Cambridgeshire Lifespan Autism Spectrum Service clinic: managing demand, capacity and flow of referrals for adult autism assessment. Presented at The Royal College of Psychiatrists International Congress, Edinburgh.

Hannon, B., Halevi, M., Humphreys, S., & Hadji-Michael, M. (2019). “Tic Attacks” in Tourette Syndrome. Presented at European Society of the Study of Tourette Syndrome (ESSTS), Hannover.

Awards

2019 European Society for the Study of Tourette Syndrome best poster presentation by an early-stage researcher.