Bridging the gap between autism & eating disorder research.

The Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative (EDAC) is the beginning of a UK-wide collaborative network of autism and eating disorder researchers.

EDAC will foster new partnerships across different sectors and disciplines, working collaboratively with Autistic people with lived experience – enabling Autistic people to lead and conduct eating disorder research.

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The Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative (EDAC)

Opportunities to get involved

Are you Autistic with living or lived experience of an eating disorder and want to be able to support the development of new research in the field?

Are you a researcher in the field of autism and/or eating disorders and want to hear about opportunities to work collaboratively across the fields?

Are you an Early Career Researcher in the field of eating disorders and want to hear about networking opportunities?

Find out about opportunities to be part of research networks, skill development and participation in research.

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New from the gallery

16/08/24

Plain Speaking Summary: Ellen Maloney Interviews Virginia Carter Leno on the overlap of disordered eating, autism and ADHD: future research priorities as identified by adults with lived experience

06/05/24

Plain Speaking Summary: Ellen Maloney Interviews Laurence Cobbaert on Sensory processing across eating disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of self-report inventories

12/04/24

Plain Speaking Summary: Ellen Maloney Interviews Phaedra Longhurst on psychometric evaluation of a revised version of the body appreciation scale-2 for autistic adults (BAS-2A)

14/03/24

Plain Speaking Summary: Ellen Maloney Interviews Michelle Sader on ARFID: A Brief Evidence Review for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024

26/02/24

Plain Speaking Summary: Ellen Maloney interviews Emy Nimbley on an IPA analysis of social and sensory differences in Autistic and non-autistic individuals with anorexia and their parents

26/02/24

Plain Speaking Summary: A call for autism-led research exploring definitions of recovery in Autistic individuals with an eating disorder
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New from the photo exhibition

This is due late 2024, please watch this space!

Latest news & events

26/09/24

EDAC at the Eating Disorder Research Society (EDRS) 2024 Annual Meeting
2 Min Read

18/03/24

Neurodiversity Celebration Week: This Week's Events
2 Min Read

28/02/24

BEAT: ARFID workshop
2 Min Read

27/02/24

Link between eating disorders and autism: PEACE pathway conference
2 Min Read

27/02/24

Launching the Best Practice Guidelines: Conducting Ethical Co-produced Research with and for Autistic Individuals with Eating Disorders
15 minutes

08/02/24

The ED ECR Network: An Overview
5 Min Read
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