Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social Author, chef, freelance sensitivity reader. Autistic, enby. The Shire. Food Aversion cookbook COLOR TASTE TEXTURE is out now! (Avery / PRH)
Rep’d by Sharon Belcastro at @belcastroagency.bsky.social
Beat @beatedsupport.bsky.social The UK’s eating disorder charity 💜 Support is available via our Helpline (or call 0808 801 0677)
Evidence Based Practice Unit @ebpu.bsky.social We are the Evidence Based Practice Unit for youth mental health research and innovation. The unit is a partnership between @uclbrainscience.bsky.social and @annafreudcharity.bsky.social
@drhannahkate.bsky.social @drhannahkate.bsky.social
Dr Annabel Nijhof @annabelnijhof.bsky.social Autism researcher at EXPLORA Gent (previously King's College London). Self + social cognition. Columnist Psyche en Brein, co-editor-in-chief InMind Nederland.
🏳️🌈 https://annabelnijhof.com/
EXPLORA Gent @explora-gent.bsky.social Experimental Psychological Research on Autism @ Ghent University
/ Experimenteel Psychologisch Onderzoek Rond Autisme aan de UGent
Dutch: https://www.ugent.be/pp/nl/onderzoek/explora
English: https://www.ugent.be/pp/en/research/explora
Los Angeles Body Dysmorphic Disorder & Body Image Clinic @la-bddclinic.bsky.social The Los Angeles Body Dysmorphic Disorder & Body Image Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of body dysmorphic disorder and related body image issues. www.BDDclinic.com
Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC) @corc-annafreud.bsky.social Experts in using outcome & feedback measurement & data. Enabling more effective child-centred support, services & systems to improve children & young people's mental health & wellbeing.
Free resources, training and various services: www.corc.uk.net.
Reesha Zahir @reeshazahir.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the M-WAY (Mental health and Wellbeing of Autistic Young people) Study | also interested in sleep problems and autism | UCL
The M-WAY Study @mwaystudy.bsky.social Researching environmental factors that influence the Mental health and Wellbeing of Autistic Young people (M-WAY). Based at UCL
Sarah Hampton @schampton.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at UCL. Interested in neurodiversity, mental health, healthcare, mixed methods #autistic #queer she/her
Kieran Rose (The Autistic Advocate) @kieranrose.bsky.social Autistic, parent, author, consultant, trainer, speaker, and academic researcher, specialising in #AutisticMasking, Identity Development, Stigma & #AutisticBurnout
www.theautisticadvocate.com
Una Foye @unafoye.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow at KCL working in mental health, eating disorders and inpatient care. All views my own (she/her)
Catherine Lawton @cat-lawton.bsky.social ESRC-funded PhD researcher at King’s College London. Passionate about impacting the well-being of autistic children and young people with high functional and communication support needs in schools and the community. She/her.
Kristi Priestley @kristipriestley.bsky.social Research Manager at Medical Research Foundation. All views my own.
Rosiel Elwyn, PhD @fairy-satellite.bsky.social Post-doctoral researcher, lived experience researcher. Research in: eating disorders, trauma, suicidality, psychosis, neurodivergence, youth mental health, physical health in mental illness, co-design.
Love mycology 🍄 forests 🌱, & cephalopods 🐙
They/them
National Autism Implementation Team @naitscotland.bsky.social www.nait.scot
Researchers and practitioners focussed on the implementation of evidence informed and neuro-affirming practice in Scotland, across sectors. A small multi-disciplinary team funded by Scottish Government 🏴
Amelia Austin (Millie) @ameaustin.bsky.social
Ruksana Meades @ruksanameades.bsky.social 🔬PhD Clinical Medicine Research @ Imperial College London
📊 Research Assistant @ CANDDID
Stigma | Mental health | Personality disorder | Autism | Learning Disability | Complex and Multi-passionate | Perpetually sleep deprived | Views are my own
A/Professor Jessica Paynter @jessicapaynter.bsky.social Academic, clinical psychologist, and mum of two. Research on knowledge translation, evidence-based practice, education (esp. literacy), health and mental health, and autism.
Izy Utley @izyutley.bsky.social NHS SLT, clinical doctorate student and research fellow. Learning disability, autism and inclusive communication. Wild swimmer and travel lover based in Scotland
Katy Leach @katyleach-comms.bsky.social Communications Manager for the Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social
All views my own!
Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk Lib Dem MP for Bath🔶
Energy Security & Net Zero Select Committee🌍
Championing women’s rights by helping criminalise upskirting & making workplaces safer🧑⚖️
👉https://werahobhouse.org.uk/
Published & promoted by Wera Hobhouse at 31 James St. West, BA1 2BT
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental health @mentalhealthpru.bsky.social The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Mental Health, based at UCL and King's, funded to provide evidence to inform policy. Views not those of the DH or NIHR. @nihr.bsky.social
Website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/psychiatry/research/mental-health-policy-research-uni
@rebeccamurphyox.bsky.social @rebeccamurphyox.bsky.social
Katie Munday @kmunday.bsky.social 3rd year PhD student,
Community research,
Trans Autistic joy 🌈♾️
https://autisticltd.co.uk/
They / he
Edinburgh Mental Health @edinburghmentalhealth.org Interdisciplinary research network at the University of Edinburgh, providing a supportive and inclusive community for mental health researchers of all disciplines.
Follow us for updates and join our network at www.edinburghmentalhealth.org!
Taylor Penwell, M.A. (she/her) @taylorepenwell.bsky.social clinical psych phd candidate @ umontana | eating disorder treatment & barriers, weight stigma, peer support | ohiou alum | lover of all autumn things & my dog *views are my own
Holly Hodges @holly-hodges.bsky.social PhD student @ University of Cambridge researching autistic peoples' mental health | she/her
Dr Abigail Pickard @apickard6.bsky.social I am currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Edinburgh in the School of Health in Social Sciences.
My expertise spans child development, eating behaviour, and public health.
Sarah Dempster @sarahdempster.bsky.social Curious and hopeful public health person. Based in Shetland (the sea is my happy place). Always learning.
LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social Lived experience of EAting Disorders In Neurodivergent and Gender-diverse people (LEADING) Study
https://linktr.ee/leading_study
Dr Zeynep Nas @zeynepnas.bsky.social Postdoctoral researcher at UCL investigating eating disorders, with a focus on Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) | Principal lead Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO) London & SE network | linktr.ee/ZeynepNas
Lauren Makin @lmakin.bsky.social NIHR Maudsley BRC PhD student at KCL exploring treatment needs in neurodivergent patients with binge-type eating disorders
DrDr BabyBrains @htoulmin.bsky.social Assistant Prof University of Cambridge and Neurodevelopmental paediatrician NHS DrDr🩺🧪. Research focus- how to support longterm good mental and physical health for children with neurodevelopmental differences/ also tasty food, play and 🚲
Group for Research in Relationships And NeuroDiversity - GRRAND @grrand-team.bsky.social We conduct research on topics that matter to neurodivergent people and their allies, through working in collaboration with #autistic and #adhd people with or without learning disabilities and syndromes. Our group is based at UCL's Brain Sciences.
Luka White @lukawhite.bsky.social Trans nonbinary worker/PhD Student.
Mental health survivor/activist/writer.
Topic of interest: TNB autistic mental health and eating disorders.
Views my own.
Ari Dyer @aridyer.bsky.social #Autistic #AutRes Lecturer |
Cardiff University
Conducting research to support neurodivergent people within their self-identified research priorities.
Also a freelance creative 🎵:
Singer/Songwriter | Jewellery Maker | Artist | Poet
They/Them
Katie Thompson, PhD @drkatiethompson.bsky.social Professor/Research clinical psychologist focusing on #perinatal mental health, #bodyimage, #eatingdisorders. Aspiring dog influencer.
Dr Nicola Byrom @nicolabyrom.bsky.social Mum to 2 tiny super stars | Reader King’s College London (IoPPN) | Founder Student Minds| Leader SMaRTeN, UNISMaRT & UBelong | students and public mental health
Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social HCRW Advanced Fellow at Cardiff University
Lived experience researcher studying gender diversity, neurodivergence & eating disorders (@leading-study.bsky.social) linktr.ee/leading_study
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 He/him
profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/thomask30
Alix Timko, PhD @alixtimkophd.bsky.social Clinical Researcher and Psychologist. Passionate about eating disorder treatment and research.
Orygen @orygen.org.au Australia's Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health.
💡 Pioneering research
🧡 Policy & advocacy
🎓 Education & training
🌱 Innovations in care
Janet Lydecker @jalydecker.bsky.social Assistant Professor and Director of Yale Teen POWER and Clinical-Research Training at the Yale POWER. Psychologist and clinical researcher specializing in eating disorders and weight bullying among adolescents. Views are my own.
Neha J. Goel, PhD @nehajgoel28.bsky.social Pediatric Postdoc at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center | UC Berkeley & VCU alum | 🏳️🌈 #BLM she/her | #eatingdisorders #SouthAsian mental health #qualitativemethods
Angela Hind @angelahind.bsky.social CEO Medical Research Foundation: 🔬improving the lives of children and young people🔬addressing neglected areas of mental health🔬tackling the health impacts of climate change🔬responding to emerging health threats and research opportunities
John Fox @jrefox.bsky.social Professor of clinical psychology, University of Sheffield
Editor in Chief - PaPTRAP
Research eating disorders, #anorexicvoice treatment, autism/AN overlap
Views are my own.
@freedfromed.bsky.social @freedfromed.bsky.social
Helena Davies @helenadavies.bsky.social Postdoc in psychiatric genetics | Center for feeding and Eating Disorders Research (CEDaR) & Institute of Biological Psychiatry, Copenhagen | she/her
Center for Eating and feeding Disorders Research (CEDaR) @cedar-research.bsky.social Multidisciplinary research center at Psykiatrisk Centre Ballerup, Copenhagen 🧠 Epidemiology | Neuroimaging | Genetics | Psychotherapy | Lived experience
Başak İnce @basakince.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Associate @kingsedresearch.bsky.social
Clinical Psychologist
EDIFY research @edifyresearch.bsky.social Join us in transforming the public perceptions, policy and practice surrounding #eatingdisorders through innovative research.
www.edifyresearch.co.uk
Tine Opitz @tineopitz.bsky.social Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh researching disordered eating and mental health
Dasha Nicholls @dashanicholls.bsky.social Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry @Imperial College; Honorary Consultant @CNWL; National Specialist Advisor on Eating Disorders @NHSEngland; Clinical Director for National Audits and Research @RCPsych; wife and mother. Views my own
Nora Trompeter @ntrompeter.bsky.social Post-doc at UCL. Researching eating disorder development & maintenance in adolescence.
🔗 https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/93723-nora-trompeter
Laura Fox @laurajfox.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology in Education @york.ac.uk @uoyeducation.bsky.social
Autism, Neurodiversity, Friendships, Inclusive Research Methods, Mental Health
Currently co-producing inclusive data collection with learning-disabled people
Dr Ruth Boocock @ruthboocock.bsky.social Associate Professor @TeessideUni / Dietitian (Diabetes)/ DProf / MEd / BDA Quality Standards committee / @DiabetesUK Clinical Champion 24/25. she/her. Own views.
Anna Diaz Font @annadiazfont.bsky.social Research Impact Evaluation
Sam Chawner @samchawner.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow (Wellcome Trust) at Cardiff University | ARFID | Eating Disorders | Genetic Conditions | Child Mental Health | 🏳️🌈
Dr Melanie Hodgkinson @drmelaniej.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Southampton University. Director of Admissions & Experts by Experience. Intellectual Disabilities Lead.
Medical Research Foundation @medresfdn.bsky.social We support vital research in underfunded areas, giving hope to people with overlooked health conditions.
https://www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/
Jack Stonebridge @jackstonebridge.bsky.social Head of Comms at the Medical Research Foundation 🧬 @medresfdn.bsky.social
Worthing dweller 🌊
Views all my own 🧐
Ilse Noens @ilsenoens.bsky.social Professor at KULeuven, chair of Leuven Autism Research (LAuRes) and the Academic Collaborative Centre for Autism (ACCA). Passionate about participatory and neurodiversity-affirmative research, care, and education.
Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social UK. Trying to muddle my way through life. Equity, AuDHD, Disability, Mental illness, Stomas and Eating Disorders. Ace 🖤🤍💜 Views are my own. (He/Him)
This is a bigot-free zone.
aslynn is off-duty @aslynnromano.com AuDHD Psych NP specialized in SPMI & late ID'd autism, Autistic research, mental health, Neurodivergence, suicide awareness, NH politics, mutual aid, advocacy & love wins 🫶
🪿 CommunityFirstNH.org
✨ NeurospaceAPC.com
Dr Steph Miles (she/her) @stephmiles.bsky.social Research Fellow at Orygen and The University of Melbourne. Interested in #EatingDisorders, cognitive flexibility, cognition, and youth mental health.
Email: stephanie.miles@orygen.org.au
Dr Courtney McLean @courtneymclean.bsky.social Research Fellow at Monash Uni on all things eating disorders. Specific interest in the experiences of vegetarianism & veganism and EDs ✨
Wendy Burn @wendyburn.bsky.social Consultant Psychiatrist, Leeds. Past President RCPsych.
Rachel Butler, PhD @rachelbutler.bsky.social Clinical Psychology PhD | Temple & UCLA alum | Passionate about treatment of eating & anxiety disorders | biking/outdoors | she/her
www.rachelbutlerphd.com
Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social Consultant psychotherapist/ disability activist/ bluestocking. Former Lived Experience Worker, future failed poet. Will question ideology for cake ❤️🥄💜🎭🦓🥄🏳️🌈
#MadSky #TraumaNotPD #Disability #Neurodivergent #Mad https://t.co/83d2Ztwpp2
Dr Johanna Keeler 🏳️🌈 @jhnnklr.bsky.social Mixed-methods translational researcher in eating disorders @ King’s College London
Lauren Muhlheim, Psy.D. @drmuhlheim.bsky.social Eating disorder specialist psych at Eating Disorder Therapy LA in Los Angeles. #CBT, #FBT, #ARFID, #HAES. Author “When Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder”
Jordan Levinson, PhD @jordanlevinson.bsky.social Postdoc with the Weight Inclusive Nutrition Research Group at UVM.
Researching weight stigma & disordered eating.
Also probably posting about sports.
she/her
Hannah Belcher @drhannahbelcher.bsky.social Personal account mainly for cat pics
Pooky Knightsmith @pookyh.bsky.social Keynote speaker with a focus on mental health and special needs. Mostly to be found in the great outdoors when not on stage.
Jess Griffiths @jessthegriff.bsky.social Eating Disorders Therapist
National Co-Lead for FREED
Beads-Lab @beads-lab.bsky.social Body Image and Eating Disorders-Lab at University of Konstanz (X: @unikonstanz) Head: Prof. Dr. Andrea Hartmann Firnkorn; understanding & treating body image disorders across age groups
Sallie Nowell (she/her) @sallie-nowell.bsky.social Speech Language Pathologist and autism researcher at UNC Chapel Hill. Interested in communication development, feeding and swallowing, meeting the needs of gender diverse and neurodiverse folks, health equity.
The Autivist (Fighting for a Post Behaviorist World) @neurodivergentequity.org Todd D. Woodward (He/Him/Theirs) Father. Husband. NeuroEducation & NeuroRelational Science wonk. AuDHD, Dyslexic. Disability Justice, Emancipatory Autism Studies. Perpetually awkward! #ActuallyAutistic
Personal: @todd.woodward.social
Topher Hübel @topherhuebel.bsky.social MD PhD. DRK Kliniken Berlin & Århus Uni trained Charité & King‘s IoPPN & Karolinska & Uni Mainz. Eating. Behaviour. Genetics. Psychiatry. Analysis
Alanna Shand @alannajshand.bsky.social PhD student at King's College London | Exploring strengths and compensatory strategies in autism🔎
ORCID ID: 0009-0000-2540-6320
Kel O'Neill @kel-mhb.bsky.social Award-Winning Eating Disorders Specialist | Therapist, Researcher & Educator | Founder of VOXED & TRC | Grounded in Lived Experience
🌍 Based in North Wales | Available for collaborations
#LivedExperience #PPI #IatrogenicHarm #Risk #Weightbias
Francesca Purvis @fcpurvis.bsky.social Eating Disorder MH nurse and lecturer at University of Southampton. PhD student researching the impact of psychological therapies for eating disorders & the therapeutic skills of the MH nurse 💙
Emily Katy @itsemilykaty.bsky.social AuDHD blogger 🌻, author of GIRL UNMASKED: HOW UNCOVERING MY AUTISM SAVED MY LIFE (The Sunday Times Bestseller) 📚 & Trustee of Autistic Girls Network 🦋
https://linktr.ee/itsemilykaty
Jenn Jackson, MPH, RDN, LD (she/they) @lovejennik.bsky.social Fat liberationist, COVID realist😷, queer AF 🏳️🌈, trauma-responsive eating disorder dietitian (she/they) - lived experience=disability, T2DM, perimenopause + neurodivergence 🎙️ podcast: https://bsky.app/profile/embodimentrestofus.bsky.social
Alex Newson, PhD (she/her) @alexnewson.bsky.social PhD in Special Education
#Autistic #Neurodivergent Researcher, Educator & Advocate
Interests:
- Neurodivergent/Disabled Educators
- Neuro-Inclusive Participatory Research and Teacher Prep
- Autistic Flourishing, Autistic Burnout + Autistic Mental Health
Dr Elaine Lockhart @elainelockhart.bsky.social Consultant psychiatrist for children and young people. Chair of the RCPsych UK Child and Adolescent Faculty
Best work is collaborative #GettingitRightfromthestart Fan of people, our planet and a dog walk on a beach. Scotland based.
@davidgillanders.bsky.social @davidgillanders.bsky.social
Emy Nimbley @emynimbley.bsky.social Research Fellow with
@EDACautism_ED
📍 University of Edinburgh (she/her) 🧘🏻♀️📚☕️ 🏃🏽♀️🍷🍝
Kathryn Pugh @kathryncypmh.bsky.social Committed to improving the lives of children, young people and families especially their mental health. Trustee at NCB all views my own She/her
NS @nisshaw.bsky.social Clinical Lead at SWEDA - a charity working with people affected by Eating Disorders.
Nat @natot04.bsky.social 🌈OT in Mental health, navigating working as a professional with ongoing lived/living experience,challenging the stigma and showing it is possible! ADHD💚.Ongoing eating disorder recovery 🙌🏻
Interested in therapeutic relationships and therapeutic endings
Bad Mad Autistic @badautistic.bsky.social Hoping, somehow.
Socialist.
Disabled:
Autistic. Cognitive Difficulties. Mad. Endometriosis. Dysautonomia.
Jill Turner @jillhturner.bsky.social M. OT (Curtin, Perth WA) BSc Psych (RHUL) 50+💃 jillturnerarts.com 📖
Poetry, painting, creative play. Human rights.
All views own.
Wadjuk Noongar Country.
Hung Lo 羅鴻 @hunglo.bsky.social Sys Neuro postdoc in Sjulson lab, Albert Einstein, New York. PhD in Johenning/Schmitz lab, Charité, Berlin. The binge eating guy🍩. he/him.
Eva Eastman (she/her) @evaeastman.com Occupational therapist ✨ Qualitative researcher ✨ Eating disorders & ARFID ✨ Neurodivergent ✨ Perpetually curious ✨
Current research: adapting community eating disorder treatment for adults with ADHD
http://evaeastman.com