Eating Disorder and Autism Collaborative (EDAC) project outline: Promoting eating disorder research embedded in a neurodiversity-affirming culture
Date published: 29/05/24
Authors: Fiona Duffy, Karri Gillespie-Smith, Helen Sharpe, Kyle Buchan, Emy Nimbley, Ellen Maloney, Michelle Sader, Sarah Kettley, Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Gordon Waiter & Kate Tchanturia
Published in: BJPsych Bulletin
Objective
EDAC (Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative) is an innovative project aiming to increase research capacity by supporting collaborations in the fields of eating disorders (EDs) and autism. EDAC comprises of four integrated workstreams to co-produce interdisciplinary research, directed by Autistic individuals with lived experience of EDs.
Method
Workstream 1 will outline best collaborative practices, informing the research network. Workstream 2 will use arts-based methodologies to carry out research priority setting, with emphasis on the perspectives of underrepresented groups. Workstream 3 will support interdisciplinary collaborations to develop innovative research. Finally, Workstream 4 will maximise knowledge mobilisation with the aim of reducing barriers to the rapid incorporation of research into policy and clinical practice A core aim of EDAC is to embed a neurodiversity-affirming culture within ED research and to support the development of a new generation of researchers conducting innovative and meaningful research with the potential to improve clinical outcomes.
Key topics: Eating disorders, autism, participatory research, neurodiversity
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