Dr Elizabeth H. Evans
@dr-liz-evans.bsky.social
Assoc prof psychology at Durham University. She/her
Body image, eating disorders, weight & interventions in children & adults. Autistic-led research into Autism and eating.
Views my own. Parent of 4, GP's spouse. Always tired! 1st gen.
Body image, eating disorders, weight & interventions in children & adults. Autistic-led research into Autism and eating.
Views my own. Parent of 4, GP's spouse. Always tired! 1st gen.
After a week of reading dissertations, a well earned stretch!
March 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
After a week of reading dissertations, a well earned stretch!
This time, sharing some of my spouse’s work :) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...
‘Fix poverty, fix health’: A day in the life of a ‘failing’ NHS
A GP surgery in one of the most deprived areas in the north-east of England is struggling to provide care for its patients as the health system crumbles around them. In the depths of the winter flu se...
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This time, sharing some of my spouse’s work :) www.theguardian.com/uk-news/vide...
So thrilled to launch this international online conference on body image and appearance pressures/ideals, Sept 16-18th 2025.
Open to all scholars, incredibly low cost, and with two phenomenal keynote speakers ... please SHARE!
To find out more: lgboothroyd.webspace.durham.ac.uk/perspectives...
Open to all scholars, incredibly low cost, and with two phenomenal keynote speakers ... please SHARE!
To find out more: lgboothroyd.webspace.durham.ac.uk/perspectives...
January 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So thrilled to launch this international online conference on body image and appearance pressures/ideals, Sept 16-18th 2025.
Open to all scholars, incredibly low cost, and with two phenomenal keynote speakers ... please SHARE!
To find out more: lgboothroyd.webspace.durham.ac.uk/perspectives...
Open to all scholars, incredibly low cost, and with two phenomenal keynote speakers ... please SHARE!
To find out more: lgboothroyd.webspace.durham.ac.uk/perspectives...
LOVE this paper, featuring parents' neuro-affirming narratives about echolalia.
My son's echolalia brings him JOY.
Key message: 'Therapeutic' attempts to extinguish echolalia are cultural homogenisation. They deny the individual's autonomous identity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
My son's echolalia brings him JOY.
Key message: 'Therapeutic' attempts to extinguish echolalia are cultural homogenisation. They deny the individual's autonomous identity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
‘Let me tell you, I see echolalia as being a part of my son’s identity’: Exploring echolalia as an expression of neurodiversity from a parental perspective
Echolalia has been described as the repetition of words, phrases, songs or other more elaborate dialogues uttered by another person, which may be immediate or delayed (International Classification of ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
LOVE this paper, featuring parents' neuro-affirming narratives about echolalia.
My son's echolalia brings him JOY.
Key message: 'Therapeutic' attempts to extinguish echolalia are cultural homogenisation. They deny the individual's autonomous identity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
My son's echolalia brings him JOY.
Key message: 'Therapeutic' attempts to extinguish echolalia are cultural homogenisation. They deny the individual's autonomous identity.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
(1/2) New paper + thread
Lots of research critiques parents' so-called inability to visually categorise their child's weight as higher/lower than the mid range.
BUT ...
HCPs (& people without kids) can't do this either!
doi.org/10.1111/bjhp...
It's a PERCEPTUAL phenomenon, so why blame parents?
Lots of research critiques parents' so-called inability to visually categorise their child's weight as higher/lower than the mid range.
BUT ...
HCPs (& people without kids) can't do this either!
doi.org/10.1111/bjhp...
It's a PERCEPTUAL phenomenon, so why blame parents?
<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Objectives Parents infrequently recognize childhood overweight/obesity and healthcare professionals (HCPs) also struggle to visually identify it, potentially limiting the offer and uptake of weight ...
doi.org
November 19, 2024 at 9:47 AM
(1/2) New paper + thread
Lots of research critiques parents' so-called inability to visually categorise their child's weight as higher/lower than the mid range.
BUT ...
HCPs (& people without kids) can't do this either!
doi.org/10.1111/bjhp...
It's a PERCEPTUAL phenomenon, so why blame parents?
Lots of research critiques parents' so-called inability to visually categorise their child's weight as higher/lower than the mid range.
BUT ...
HCPs (& people without kids) can't do this either!
doi.org/10.1111/bjhp...
It's a PERCEPTUAL phenomenon, so why blame parents?
Our recent paper (led by Phaedra Longhurst) argues that eating disorder measures lack validity for Autistic folks: leads to pathologising Autistic people's eating & missing EDs that don't present neurotypically.
Validated, Autistic-led measures urgently needed!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Validated, Autistic-led measures urgently needed!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Measuring eating disorders in Autistic people: a proposal for future research
While diagnostic pathways for identifying Autism in eating disorder (ED) populations have been developed, the field continues to lack validated psychometric tools to measure EDs for use in the Auti...
www.tandfonline.com
November 12, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Our recent paper (led by Phaedra Longhurst) argues that eating disorder measures lack validity for Autistic folks: leads to pathologising Autistic people's eating & missing EDs that don't present neurotypically.
Validated, Autistic-led measures urgently needed!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Validated, Autistic-led measures urgently needed!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Durham Cathedral illuminated for Remembrance Day - beautiful!
November 9, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Durham Cathedral illuminated for Remembrance Day - beautiful!
Delighted to join BSky after feeling really uncomfortable with Twitter for a while - glad to finally make the leap!
October 27, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Delighted to join BSky after feeling really uncomfortable with Twitter for a while - glad to finally make the leap!