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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

📣 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

Recruitment notice for a Cardiff University research study on eating disorders. Seeking trans, gender diverse, and/or nonbinary adults (18+) in Wales with current or past eating disorder experience and who have accessed treatment. Participation involves a paid one-hour interview with researchers Kai or Grace, online or in person. Topics include eating disorder experiences, gender diversity, and neurodivergence if relevant. Contact via email at LEADING_Study@cardiff.ac.uk or visit tinyurl.com/LEADINGInterviews. Ethics approval: EC.24.11.12.7066A3.

Recruitment poster for the LEADING Study at Cardiff University. Seeking cisgender adults (18+) in Wales who are autistic and/or have ADHD, with current or past experience of eating disorders and accessing treatment. Participation involves a paid one-hour interview with researchers Kai or Grace, online or in person. Topics include eating disorder experiences, neurodivergence, and identity. Contact via email at LEADING_Study@cardiff.ac.uk or visit tinyurl.com/LEADINGInterviews. Ethics approval: EC.24.11.12.7066A3.

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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.

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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!

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

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

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

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!

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

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

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

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! 👏

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

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!

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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) ! 👏🏻

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

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.

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

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

Light purple background with black text “up to 40% of people with an eating disorder also have neurodivergent traits (Nazar et al., 2016; Westwood et al., 2017)“ and graphic depicting white silhouette figures each standing in a circle with the circles slightly overlapping. One of the figures has a rainbow infinity sign on their chest to indicate neurodivergence. There is also a rainbow infinity sign in the area where the circles overlap.

Blue background with text reading “gender diverse people are up to 6x more likely to develop eating disorder symptoms compared to cisgender people (Warrier et al., 2020)“

Light green background with a venn diagram of three overlapping circles in blue, yellow, and teal. The circles are labled “Gender diversity“ (blue), “Neurodivergence“ (yellow), and “Eating disorders“ (teal). Below the graphic, text reads “Amongst gender diverse people, those who are neurodivergent may be more likely to experience an eating disorder“

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