Shout out to @eatsleeplaugh.bsky.social, @emynimbley.bsky.social, Kyle Buchan and the @edaceatingautism.bsky.social team for an awesome publication - the subject of @edcrn.bsky.social latest journal club! 😀

EDCRN (Eating Disorders Clinical Research Network)@edcrn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🗞️ This week’s journal club features a study exploring how autistic people with lived experience can guide eating disorder research. The findings underline the importance of inclusive, creative, and experience-led approaches. Read more in our Linktree! ☝️

New research paper using photovoice to explore research priorities with autistic individuals with eating disorders onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

In-person ECR event for eating disorder researchers in UK on 8th May, focusing on funding applications and co-production. An optional second day networking event with 4 UKRI-funded ED research. ✍️Register interest here: qualtricsxm8tn52zk86.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I am so excited to share my first publication, a labor of love! My co-1st author @katerinaldi1.bsky.social and I examined weight related terminology preference within two samples of folks in larger bodies🥰 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Words are heavy: Weight-related terminology preferences are associated with larger-bodied people’s health behaviors and beliefs

Clinicians and researchers may struggle with appropriate terminology when discussing body size. Pathologizing larger bodies has led to use of medicali…

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You’re Not Alone photovoice exhibition with @edaceatingautism.bsky.social continues this week! Presenting the experiences and priorities of Autistic people with eating disorders through photographs, drawings and digital art. ⏰ 10am-5pm 📅 Until 8 Mar 2025 | Closed Tues/Thurs 🔗 edin.ac/42KbxdI

'I was unseen, even to myself’ – as many as half of people with anorexia are Autistic ... 👇 theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Friday essay: ‘I was unseen, even to myself’ – as many as half of people with anorexia are autistic. Fiona Wright is one of them

It wasn’t until she’d been in the medical system for around 17 years, being treated for anorexia, that Fiona Wright was diagnosed as autistic.

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Men are consistently under-represented in eating disorder research. We would love to change this! If you identify as a man, live in England, and have lived experience of eating disorders symptoms (no formal diagnosis needed!), please consider taking part in our study on calorie labels 👇 #EDAW

Edinburgh University Eating Disorders Research Group@edresearch.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are still recruiting for a survey of people with eating disorders experience of calories on menus We would love to hear from more people who identify as men. Please RT and share with your networks! 🙏 tinyurl.com/yt6xjzx5

We are recruiting UK based clinicians in eating disorder services to think about barriers & enablers for implementing autism affirming care, for example PEACE pathway. If you would be willing to be interviewed over TEAMS there is more information here! edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🧠 Eating disorders often co-exist with autism, yet research in this area remains limited. Foundation-funded Dr Fiona Duffy & Dr Karri Gillespie-Smith are working to change that. Through @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, they’ve shared best-practice research guidelines. Read more: bit.ly/4k8JN8W #EDAW

Medical Research Foundation | Eating disorders and autism -…

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We are still recruiting for a survey of people with eating disorders experience of calories on menus We would love to hear from more people who identify as men. Please RT and share with your networks! 🙏 tinyurl.com/yt6xjzx5

Day 4 of #EDAW updates from Edinburgh University. @fionaduffy.bsky.social, @eatsleeplaugh.bsky.social and @drhelensharpe.bsky.social are working on an NIHR project led by Dr Tom Jewell on the impact of the introduction of calories on menus in England on individuals with eating disorders

Announcing You’re Not Alone exhibition showcasing the creative work resulting from participatory community research project with @edaceatingautism.bsky.social using photos and storytelling as the tools to connect and share perspectives ⏰ 10am-5pm 📅 1-8 Mar 📍 Inspace, EH8 9AB 🔗 edin.ac/42KbxdI

Why is it that we say, "Can't imagine it" ('unimagineable') or, "Wouldn't think of it" ('unthinkable') but even though we say, "Wouldn't dream of it" we don't say 'undreamable'?

Every time I need to cancel plans due to Autistic overwhelm, I think about the psychologist who, committed to the BPD framework, insisted that I experienced myself as unpredictable and unstable and could not maintain routine or relationships due to PD.

Are you a health care professional working in #EatingDisorders? KateTchanturia and her team’s workshop ‘Link between Eating disorders and #Autism: PEACE pathway Conference’ will share specially developed resources to take back to your clinic. #MedSky #AcademicSky Register: bit.ly/3Sk2Xgl

Excellent podcast on the harms of the borderline personality disorder construct. Must listen: tinyurl.com/mbumjjr9 #AutismNotPD

Episode 3: Borderline Personality Disorder with Eleanor Higgins

EDAC Table Talk Podcast · Episode

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NEW PAPER: What do teenage girls think is causing the rise in depression & anxiety in their demographic? I was struck, during the analysis, about how often 'pressure' came up. Girls are under so much pressure to look and behave in certain ways 😔 Well done to Ola on her thoughtful leadership here

Ola Demkowicz@olademk.bsky.social · 2y ago

We talk a lot about why adolescent girls report more low mood and anxiety, and why this might be getting worse. But what do girls themselves think might explain this? As you might have guessed, we don’t really know. So, we asked them: doi.org/10.1186/s129... 1/8

EDAC is proud to host an exhibition of photographs, drawings and digital art on the experience and research priorities of autistic people with eating disorders . inspace.ed.ac.uk/youre-not-al.... 1st to 8th march (closed Sunday Tuesday and Thursday, free drop in 10-5 quiet hour on sat.

New research. A team tries to work out if self-identity as autistic is valid. www.nature.com/articles/s44... is the paper. I'll do a thread on some of their peculiar statements in it, and on the Broad Autism Phenotype Questionnaire (BAPQ) that they use to try to make a point. Here we go../

Phenotypic divergence between individuals with self-reported autistic traits and clinically ascertained autism - Nature Mental Health

Comparing clinically diagnosed adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with online participants with self-reported high autistic traits, this study detected higher rates of social anxiety and avoid...

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New research project ☺️ Have you had anorexia nervosa yourself and have you also held a role where you provide treatment to others with anorexia? Have you also experienced your own treatment for anorexia ending early? Please expand the poster below for more information-

We just published a systematic review on the impact of the out-of-home nutritional labels (i.e., restaurants, cafes) on people with eating disorders. Key points and next steps below 👇 bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...

Impact of out-of-home nutrition labelling on people with eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

Objectives Mandatory nutrition labels for out-of-home food consumption have been introduced in several countries to curb rising obesity levels. However, concerns have been raised about the potential n...

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Calorie labels on menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders. A new study from @kingsnmpc.bsky.social published in the BMJ Public Health found that people with eating disorders changed their behaviours if presented with calorie labels on a menu. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/calorie...

Calorie labels on menus could make eating disorders worse

Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study.

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New publication! systematic review exploring the impact if calories on menus with people with ED's from @drhelensharpe.bsky.social @fionaduffy.bsky.social @eatsleeplaugh.bsky.social and Imogen Peebles, led by @ntrompeter.bsky.social and @tomjewell.bsky.social bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/...

Impact of out-of-home nutrition labelling on people with eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-synthesis

Objectives Mandatory nutrition labels for out-of-home food consumption have been introduced in several countries to curb rising obesity levels. However, concerns have been raised about the potential n...

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We are still recruiting parents/carers for parallel interviews of their experience of FBT/FT-AN for anorexia or bulimia with an autistic young person.... more info here edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

🗣️ Participants needed for my student's study We are looking for UK-based folks (18+ years) to take part in an online experimental survey to explore the effects of social media content on body image and eating attitudes. To learn more and take part, click here: bit.ly/eatsocialmedia

Allegations of physical, emotional and verbal abuse suffered by children in secure care in Edinburgh were "brushed under the carpet" for more than a decade by senior council managers, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has heard www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Abuse claims were 'brushed under the carpet'

A retired social worker says she

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New publication with @edaceatingautism.bsky.social, @eatsleeplaugh.bsky.social @emynimbley.bsky.social and others, qualitative study of clinicians experience of eating disorder focused family therapy (FBT or FT-AN) with Autistic young people and their families onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Clinicians' Experiences of Eating Disorder Focused Family Therapy With Autistic Young People

Objective Eating disorder focused family therapy (FT-ED) is the leading outpatient intervention for adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa. Autistic people report poorer eating disorder treatment experie...

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also if your ten year old knows the concept of a ‘cheat meal’ then you are raising someone with disordered eating and that’s a you problem

Eoin Daly@eoinmauricedaly.bsky.social · 2y ago

A lot of silly pearl-clutching about the free hot school meals. Sure, they could be better nutritionally but the point is to make sure kids get a hot meal they will actually eat. The tiresome bo-bo virtue signallers can presumably still send in a Tupperware of baked lentils if they want

Hot off the press! New paper by a range of co-authors including our own @drhelensharpe.bsky.social on key domains that may be relevant to the characterisation of individuals with FED to support personalisation of care👏👏👏👏 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

The current clinical approach to feeding and eating disorders aimed to increase personalization of management

Feeding and eating disorders (FEDs) are a heterogeneous grouping of disorders at the mind-body interface, with typical onset from childhood into emerging adulthood. They occur along a spectrum of dis...

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Calorie labels encourage people to eat less by only a single crisp, study says www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Calorie labels encourage people to eat less by only a single crisp, study says

Review of labelling’s effectiveness finds average reduction is equivalent of 11 calories in a typical 600-calorie meal

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