Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative
@edaceatingautism.bsky.social
A research network bridging the gap between autism and eating disorders research, driven by Autistic individuals with lived experience
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We are currently recruiting adults age 16 or over based in the UK with a clinical or self diagnosed eating disorder who have experience of using, or attempting to obtain, GLP-1 weight loss injections. Please do complete the survey here edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We are currently recruiting adults age 16 or over based in the UK with a clinical or self diagnosed eating disorder who have experience of using, or attempting to obtain, GLP-1 weight loss injections. Please do complete the survey here edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Oooohhh will be in touch!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Oooohhh will be in touch!!!!
And we are very glad you agreed to doing this thing! It is fab, thanks you so much for bringing all your loved experience and expertise! πππ
September 11, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And we are very glad you agreed to doing this thing! It is fab, thanks you so much for bringing all your loved experience and expertise! πππ
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee5q... - I did a thing
Table Talk Episode 7 : Autistic Male Experiences of Eating Disorders
YouTube video by EDAC
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September 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee5q... - I did a thing
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Myself and @drhelensharpe.bsky.social have combined 2 0.4WTE postdocs to make 0.8 for 1 person or two 0.4 posts thanks to @medresfdn.bsky.social funding. Will be working across developing resources for food insecurity in EDs and adaptations to FT-AN for autistic young people at Edinburgh uni.
August 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Myself and @drhelensharpe.bsky.social have combined 2 0.4WTE postdocs to make 0.8 for 1 person or two 0.4 posts thanks to @medresfdn.bsky.social funding. Will be working across developing resources for food insecurity in EDs and adaptations to FT-AN for autistic young people at Edinburgh uni.
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[2/2] A huge congratulations to:
π© @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
π© @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
π© @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
π© @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
π Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
π© @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
π© @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
π© @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
π© @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
π Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
Medical Research Foundation | Transforming eating disorder careβ¦
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July 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
[2/2] A huge congratulations to:
π© @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
π© @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
π© @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
π© @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
π Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
π© @fionaduffy.bsky.social from The University of Edinburgh
π© @nicolabyrom.bsky.social from King's College London
π© @drhelensharpe.bsky.social from the University of Edinburgh
π© @dashanicholls.bsky.social from Imperial College London
π Read more: shorturl.at/GbQQk
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Meet the recipients of our new Eating Disorders Research Changing Policy and Practice Awards! β¨
These exceptional researchers are working to share their findings with healthcare professionals & policymakers, to improve support for those affected by life-threatening eating disorders. [1/2]
These exceptional researchers are working to share their findings with healthcare professionals & policymakers, to improve support for those affected by life-threatening eating disorders. [1/2]
July 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Meet the recipients of our new Eating Disorders Research Changing Policy and Practice Awards! β¨
These exceptional researchers are working to share their findings with healthcare professionals & policymakers, to improve support for those affected by life-threatening eating disorders. [1/2]
These exceptional researchers are working to share their findings with healthcare professionals & policymakers, to improve support for those affected by life-threatening eating disorders. [1/2]
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We are recruiting Autistic adults (formal diagnosis or self identified), over 16years and fluent in English, who have experienced CBT-E for anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder in the past 3 years for a survey and an optional follow up interviews. edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
May 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We are recruiting Autistic adults (formal diagnosis or self identified), over 16years and fluent in English, who have experienced CBT-E for anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder in the past 3 years for a survey and an optional follow up interviews. edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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π Researchers from the Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative (#EDAC) have used an innovative 'photo voice' technique to empower Autistic people with eating disorders to shape the direction of future research. #MedSky
π read paper: lnkd.in/dAWSUVyT
πΌοΈ view virtual exhibition: lnkd.in/dnBHnAh5
π read paper: lnkd.in/dAWSUVyT
πΌοΈ view virtual exhibition: lnkd.in/dnBHnAh5
July 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
π Researchers from the Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative (#EDAC) have used an innovative 'photo voice' technique to empower Autistic people with eating disorders to shape the direction of future research. #MedSky
π read paper: lnkd.in/dAWSUVyT
πΌοΈ view virtual exhibition: lnkd.in/dnBHnAh5
π read paper: lnkd.in/dAWSUVyT
πΌοΈ view virtual exhibition: lnkd.in/dnBHnAh5
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π£ Weβve now opened our second phase of recruitment and are inviting cisgender adults with a current or past eating disorder to share their experiences too.
Please follow the link to find out more: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1
Please follow the link to find out more: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1
June 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
π£ Weβve now opened our second phase of recruitment and are inviting cisgender adults with a current or past eating disorder to share their experiences too.
Please follow the link to find out more: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1
Please follow the link to find out more: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1
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Recruitment call for clinicians working in UK ED services (NHS or private practice) that are looking to implement the PEACE framework π£
To find out more and to take part in the study, please see the poster below or click the following link: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
To find out more and to take part in the study, please see the poster below or click the following link: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
June 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Recruitment call for clinicians working in UK ED services (NHS or private practice) that are looking to implement the PEACE framework π£
To find out more and to take part in the study, please see the poster below or click the following link: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
To find out more and to take part in the study, please see the poster below or click the following link: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Very privileged to have received "highly commended" at Edinburgh Uni's Research Impact Prize event today for team culture! So great for our hardworking team and collaborators to be acknowledged .... not all of our team could make it along so this is for them!
May 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Very privileged to have received "highly commended" at Edinburgh Uni's Research Impact Prize event today for team culture! So great for our hardworking team and collaborators to be acknowledged .... not all of our team could make it along so this is for them!
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Autistic women or Non-binary folks (18+) needed π’
With support from @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, we would like to hear your valuable expertise to review an intervention that aims to prevent body image concerns and disordered eating. For more info, please email Hannah at h.k.lewis@qmul.ac.uk
With support from @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, we would like to hear your valuable expertise to review an intervention that aims to prevent body image concerns and disordered eating. For more info, please email Hannah at h.k.lewis@qmul.ac.uk
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Autistic women or Non-binary folks (18+) needed π’
With support from @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, we would like to hear your valuable expertise to review an intervention that aims to prevent body image concerns and disordered eating. For more info, please email Hannah at h.k.lewis@qmul.ac.uk
With support from @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, we would like to hear your valuable expertise to review an intervention that aims to prevent body image concerns and disordered eating. For more info, please email Hannah at h.k.lewis@qmul.ac.uk
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We are looking for #autistic & #ADHD people in Scotlandπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ to fill in a survey about experiences (in the last 10 years) of pregnancy, birth and the 1st year of being a parent.
The survey is hereπ
nait.scot/news-and-eve...
@nctcharity.bsky.social @semascot.bsky.social @scottishautism.bsky.social
The survey is hereπ
nait.scot/news-and-eve...
@nctcharity.bsky.social @semascot.bsky.social @scottishautism.bsky.social
Perinatal Survey | NAIT
NAIT Perinatal Survey launched March 2025 to ask about experiences of neurodivergent people in Scotland during pregnancy, birth and the post-natal period.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We are looking for #autistic & #ADHD people in Scotlandπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ to fill in a survey about experiences (in the last 10 years) of pregnancy, birth and the 1st year of being a parent.
The survey is hereπ
nait.scot/news-and-eve...
@nctcharity.bsky.social @semascot.bsky.social @scottishautism.bsky.social
The survey is hereπ
nait.scot/news-and-eve...
@nctcharity.bsky.social @semascot.bsky.social @scottishautism.bsky.social
We are recruiting Autistic adults (formal diagnosis or self identified), over 16years and fluent in English, who have experienced CBT-E for anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder in the past 3 years for a survey and an optional follow up interviews. edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
May 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We are recruiting Autistic adults (formal diagnosis or self identified), over 16years and fluent in English, who have experienced CBT-E for anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder in the past 3 years for a survey and an optional follow up interviews. edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Thanks so much for coming up to see us! Gorgeous photos... yeah weather in Edinburgh is totally always like this π€π€
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Thanks so much for coming up to see us! Gorgeous photos... yeah weather in Edinburgh is totally always like this π€π€
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Spent a great few days in Edinburgh this week with the @edaceatingautism.bsky.social team and others funded under the @ukri.org collaborations in eating disorders research call.
Fab opportunity to chat all things peer research and hear updates from ECRs and teams working in the field.
Fab opportunity to chat all things peer research and hear updates from ECRs and teams working in the field.
May 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Spent a great few days in Edinburgh this week with the @edaceatingautism.bsky.social team and others funded under the @ukri.org collaborations in eating disorders research call.
Fab opportunity to chat all things peer research and hear updates from ECRs and teams working in the field.
Fab opportunity to chat all things peer research and hear updates from ECRs and teams working in the field.
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Day two in Edinburgh; looking forward to hearing about the incredible research that is being done across the Eating Disorder Research Network. Any conference with @edaceatingautism.bsky.social branded fidget spinners gets my vote!
May 9, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Day two in Edinburgh; looking forward to hearing about the incredible research that is being done across the Eating Disorder Research Network. Any conference with @edaceatingautism.bsky.social branded fidget spinners gets my vote!
Oh no! Yes that's the right one!
May 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Oh no! Yes that's the right one!
Many thanks to all or the participants who took part producing so many impactful images! If you would like to see more of these we have an online gallery on our EDAC website to host them! edacresearch.co.uk/virtual-exhibiβ¦
https://edacresearch.co.uk/virtual-exhibiβ¦
May 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Many thanks to all or the participants who took part producing so many impactful images! If you would like to see more of these we have an online gallery on our EDAC website to host them! edacresearch.co.uk/virtual-exhibiβ¦
Research priorities included more research on the impact of early experiences; the function of the eating disorder in autistic populations, barriers and facilitators to ED recovery, understanding and accommodating for complexity and changing research culture
May 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Research priorities included more research on the impact of early experiences; the function of the eating disorder in autistic populations, barriers and facilitators to ED recovery, understanding and accommodating for complexity and changing research culture
New research paper using photovoice to explore research priorities with autistic individuals with eating disorders onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
May 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
New research paper using photovoice to explore research priorities with autistic individuals with eating disorders onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Our @edaceatingautism.bsky.social postdoc @emynimbley.bsky.social has made this amazing clip of a recent ESRC Impact Acceleration event supporting lived experience, clinicians and researchers to come together to share understanding of autism and eating disorders, narrated by one of our collaborators
April 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our @edaceatingautism.bsky.social postdoc @emynimbley.bsky.social has made this amazing clip of a recent ESRC Impact Acceleration event supporting lived experience, clinicians and researchers to come together to share understanding of autism and eating disorders, narrated by one of our collaborators
New publication which EDAC is proud to be part of supporting implementation of PEACE pathway in clinical services www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
New publication which EDAC is proud to be part of supporting implementation of PEACE pathway in clinical services www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17...
New EDAC publication from our postdoc Michelle Sader, we will upload a plain speaking summary of this on our website shortly π www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Neuroanatomical associations with autistic characteristics in those with acute anorexia nervosa and weight-restored individuals | Psychological Medicine | Cambridge Core
Neuroanatomical associations with autistic characteristics in those with acute anorexia nervosa and weight-restored individuals - Volume 55
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April 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New EDAC publication from our postdoc Michelle Sader, we will upload a plain speaking summary of this on our website shortly π www.cambridge.org/core/journal...