📣 We're recruiting for a new interview study! Please see our attached recruitment posters for further information (we have separate posters for trans+ and cisgender people). 🔗 Expression of Interest form via this link: tinyurl.com/LEADINGInterviews ✉️ LEADING_study@cardiff.ac.uk

Our survey is now closed! We're so grateful to everyone who took the time to participate in and share our survey. The insights you provided are very valuable to us, and will help us understand the lived experiences of gender diverse and neurodivergent individuals with EDs and disordered eating.

We're so grateful to everyone who has taken part in our survey so far! Your insights are helping us better understand the diverse intersecting experiences of eating disorders, neurodivergence, and gender identity. ⏳ The survey closes on 25th July 2025, so there's still time to take part!

📣 We’ve 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

LEADING Study@leading-study.bsky.social · last yr.

We are still looking for UK-based gender diverse adults (18+) who have a current or historical experiences of an eating disorder/disordered eating to complete a survey about your experiences. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1 Please share widely with anyone who might be interested!

We’re still recruiting UK-based trans and gender diverse adults who’ve experienced an eating disorder (current or historical) to share their experience with us. To find out more, please follow this link: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1 Please share widely! 🏳️‍⚧️

LEADING Study@leading-study.bsky.social · last yr.

We had a great time meeting lots of lovely people and chatting about our research at Barry Pride today! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We had a great time meeting lots of lovely people and chatting about our research at Barry Pride today! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

We had a brilliant time at the @inqyr.bsky.social UK Symposium on Advancing LGBTQ+ health, well-being, & resilience yesterday at the @unibirmingham.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 The day was incredibly well-organised and packed full of insightful talks and poster presentations!

We're getting excited for the @inqyr.bsky.social UK Symposium next Thursday at @unibirmingham.bsky.social. Grace is presenting a poster and Max is giving a presentation. Hope to see you there! 🤓🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #eatingdisordertreatment #genderdiversityresearch #publicinvolvement #neurodivergent #livedexperience

Research into EDs has historically marginalised gender diverse and neurodivergent populations. Lived experience-led approaches are essential for producing research that is scientifically robust, ethically sound, and truly representative. ✉️leading_study@cardiff.ac.uk 🔗 tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1

This #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth, we’re centring our trans autistic siblings and the need for respect & empowerment. Supporting trans autistic people—at school, home, or work—helps build an inclusive society. Let’s create spaces where all autistic people feel seen and valued. #TransRights

It's #WorldAutismAcceptanceMonth and we're featuring writing from autistic trans people. Read Katie Munday's piece 'Trans and Autistic: Power at the intersection' on their website: autisticltd.co.uk/2024/06/08/t... #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #WAAM25 #AutisticTransPride #Autism

Trans and Autistic: Power at the intersection

Gender expression and identity, under colonialism, is considered as binary, either masculine or feminine, but some people fall somewhere along – or outside of – the spectrum of gender. …

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Research request: A trans-led study from researchers at Cardiff University is recruiting trans+ people (age 18+) in the UK on the relations between eating disorders, gender diversity and neurodivergence. More info at tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1 or email Leading_study@cardiff.ac.uk #Trans #LGBTQIA

We’re at the Fast Track Newport Trans+ & NB Health and Wellbeing Fair today! Lots of other great orgs to check out here as well 🤓🤩

LEADING Study@leading-study.bsky.social · last yr.

Come visit us at the Fast Track Newport Trans+ and NB Health and Wellbeing Fair today at the Corn Exchange in Newport!

Come visit us at the Fast Track Newport Trans+ and NB Health and Wellbeing Fair today at the Corn Exchange in Newport!

Our brilliant PhD student, Grace Williams, presented the plan for her first study at the School of Psychology 1st year conference today 🎉 There was an impressive showcase of research presented at the event (which Grace co-organised), stimulating a lot of interesting discussions! Well done, Grace! 👏

We are still looking for UK-based gender diverse adults (18+) who have a current or historical experiences of an eating disorder/disordered eating to complete a survey about your experiences. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1 Please share widely with anyone who might be interested!

In honour of Trans Day of Visibility, Dr Kai Thomas joined the Full of Beans podcast this week to speak about trans experiences of eating disorders. Find out more here: www.wearefullofbeans.com/trans-eating...

We were fortunate to present our plans at the Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Showcase today! There were engaging talks throughout the day, with Prof Melendez-Torres opening with his keynote talk on finding the site of our revolution (what drives our research and what we hope to achieve) ! 👏🏻

Research Participation Opportunity We are recruiting gender diverse participants for a research study about the relationships between gender identity, neurodivergence, and eating disorders. Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to find out more.

Neurodivergent and gender diverse people may be at higher risk of developing eating disorders (EDs). LEADING study aims to better understand EDs in these groups. #EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek #EDAW2025 #GenderDiversity #Neurodivergence #EatingDisorderAwareness #EatingDisorderResearch

Right now, at least 1.25 million (more than 1 in 50) people in the UK are living with an eating disorder. The real number could be even higher. Eating disorders are one of the biggest mental health challenges of our time and they can affect anyone. #EDAW2025 youtu.be/xRdKBLbb-bk

Eating disorders can affect anyone

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With Eating Disorders Awareness Week next week, Beat have created some guidance for safe content #eatingdisordersawarenessweek #edaw2025 #anyoneanytime www.linkedin.com/posts/beated...

Beat on LinkedIn: #eatingdisordersawarenessweek #edaw2025 #anyoneanytime

Monday is the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which will be filled with fundraising, stories, stats, support, and ways that you can help - one of…

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📣 I'm excited to share that our new paper on ARFID symptoms in gender diverse adults and their relation to autistic traits, ADHD traits, and sensory sensitivities has been published online and is open access 🎉 🏳️‍⚧️ jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) symptoms in gender diverse adults and their relation to autistic traits, ADHD traits, and sensory sensitivities - Journal of Eating Disorders

Background There is emerging evidence to suggest gender diverse people are overrepresented in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) samples. However, the mechanisms underlying elevated ris...

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