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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers)

@zoeconnorrd.bsky.social
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🇬🇧UK-based #research and clinical paediatric #dietitian interested in 🍎 #feeding problems, ♾️ #autism and more. #NIHR doctoral fellow. 🤝 Values: love, compassion and inclusion. 🔗 linktr.ee/zoeconnor. 🧐 Views my own

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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
This insightful post by @kieranrose.bsky.social is essential reading for anyone involved in supporting/researching eating or ARFID in autistic folk theautisticadvocate.com/reclaiming-a.... A reminder to challenge your own assumptions/values/biases + remain curious as to how others experience food.
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Reclaiming Autistic Food Identity: Feeding Shame and Swallowing Stigma - The Autistic Advocate
In this article Kieran Rose discusses reclaiming Autistic food identity and how Autistic people are so often shamed for the way they eat.
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Lauren Ball @proflaurenball.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I've recently started a WhatsApp group and I'd love you to spread the word. Check out the details below and please share! @builduprdns.bsky.social @dietitiansaus.bsky.social @chattydietitian.bsky.social @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social @priyatew.bsky.social @bda-dietitians.bsky.social
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Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
A study looked at how autism is talked about in textbooks vs self-advocacy As usual, autism was viewed through a “pathology lens” so “requiring intervention & correction” It’s not just #autism research. When writing about autistic people in ANY way, pls include the voices of actual autistic people
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Your Friend Myk @mykola.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Hey! Bluesky! Learn you about some Autism! I wrote this piece after a conversation with CNN's Sanjay Gupta, and it's received tremendous feedback from both Autistic people and from educators, doctors and journalists who have learned from it. Read it! coda.io/@mykola-bilo...
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How To Talk About Autism Respectfully · Public Neurodiversity Support Center
A Field Guide for Journalists, Educators, Doctors and anyone else who wants to know how to better communicate about Autism.
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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Laura Hellfeld of Neurodivergent Nurse Consulting @laurahellfeld.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
I'm speaking this Saturday to a mix of professionals and parents on being PDA and food and eating. I'm sharing my experience of #burnout and when eating was too hard and what I have learned to support others now. What would you want the audience to know? #PDA #autism #mentalhealth #nurse
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SEDSConnective @sedsconnective.org · 05/12/2024
We have been asked to share this interesting brain body research on ADHD Autism and Gait. Email M.porter1@uni.bsms.ac.uk for more info or take part! #Neurodivergence #autism #ADHD #autistic #study #getinvolved
New study- Brighton and Sussex Medical School - are you interested in taking part in brain body research?
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Tuned into the Learning from deaths – Children with a learning disability and autistic children webinar today. #autism 1/
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 25/11/2024
How Wikipedia Misleads People About Autism: "When a subject is objectively contentious—as is the case with autism—the editing gets tricky. Still, there is no excuse for Wikipedia being so badly out of date, given its impact." @ferrousmu.bsky.social, at TPGA: thinkingautismguide.com/2024/11/how-...
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On the left is a black rounded rectangle containing white text reading, "How Wikipedia Misleads People About Autism by Fergus Murray, at TPGA

"@ThinkingAutism | tinyurl.com/AutismOnWikipedia"
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Great to see this review of neurodivergence and eating disorders coming out from Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia: link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪 #eatingdisorders #autism #ADHD
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Neurodivergence, intersectionality, and eating disorders: a lived experience-led narrative review - Journal of Eating Disorders
Autistic people and those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at a high risk of developing an eating disorder. While there is limited evidence on the relationship between other forms of ...
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I posted lots about the #appetitestudy conference today in Birmingham UK led by @profblissett.bsky.social. Fab day. Lots of great learning about #eatingbehaviour #psychology #research. And importantly a great lunch and friendly crowd :) 🧪 I was going to collate my posts below but have no idea how!
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
My reflections on the #appetitestudy conference 🧪 - an amazing body of work looking at avid eating in littles from all sorts of angles that I don’t pretend to fully understand! - great collaboration between different experts in different centres in the UK :)
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Finally @profblissett.bsky.social wrapped up a great day of learning about the #appetitestudy. Managing avid eating is important to parents as it is a major area of conflict for them.
Jackie Blissett presenting a slide entitled targets for intervention
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Next was Dr Helen Croker who had been tasked with translating the results of the other work packages in the #appetitestudy into an intervention.
Dr Helen Croker presenting a slide entitled behavioural targets
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Next at #appetitestudy conference was Dr Katie Edwards @katieedders.bsky.social presenting results of a lab based study. Invited 129 parent and child dyads to the lab to be observed
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Prof Claire Farrow presented next at the #appetitestudy conference. 🧪. Parents use feeding practices that work in the immediacy but have negative effects longer term. Used a variable-centred approach to compare maternal food approach traits with child food approach traits.
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Eek my phone is running out of battery so I guess ill have to revert to taking paper notes #appetitestudy conference
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Dr Alice Kininmonth, Leeds University, now presenting on Prospective and reciprocal associations between parent feeding practices and preschool children’s eating behaviour. #appetitestudy conference. 🧪 …
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Prof Emma Haycraft (Loughborough University) now presenting about parents experiences and challenges of feeding preschool children with avid eating behaviour #appetitestudy 🧪#psychology #research
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Next up at the #appetitestudy conference is Dr Abigail Pickard of Edinburgh Uni and Aston Uni: identifying an avid eating profile in childhood: what does this behaviour look like ‘in the moment’? 🧪
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Dr Moritz Herle from KCl now talking about the development of appetite avidity and emotional eating 🧪 #appetitestudy
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Next speaker at #appetitestudy conference - Prof Clare Llewellyn from UCL talking about Behavioural susceptibility theory of childhood obesity. 🧪
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Excited to hear all about my colleagues’ APPETiTE project today @profblissett.bsky.social
Snapshot of part of the Conference programme for the Appetite End of Project Conference held in Birmingham. Free to attendPhoto of Jackie Blissett standing at a podium presenting a slide to an audience. The slide says It’s complex and has a complex diagram on it.
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Laura Hellfeld of Neurodivergent Nurse Consulting @laurahellfeld.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
I know I’m repeating myself, but educators, please don’t take away a kiddo’s same lunch at school. This food is providing safety, comfort and consistency in a busy day. Don’t take away an accommodation. #earlyyears #teachers #send #disability
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Helen Spicer-Cain @helensc.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Calling UK Paediatric SLTs Researchers at City are seeking to find out more about how UK paediatric SLTs select intervention goals and content. If you would like to help, please complete our survey: bit.ly/3Z3DNWv This will take about 40 minutes of your time. Please share with others if you can.
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Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
I grew up with food aversions and was made fun of by my peers and adults alike. I wanted to change how the world looks at “picky eating,” so I used my experience as a classically trained chef to write COLOR TASTE TEXTURE. It’s a celebration of different sensory needs. Currently 39% off here:
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Amazon.com: Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food: 9780593538593: Broberg-Moffitt, Matthew: Books
Amazon.com: Color Taste Texture: Recipes for Picky Eaters, Those with Food Aversion, and Anyone Who's Ever Cringed at Food: 9780593538593: Broberg-Moffitt, Matthew: Books
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Neurodivergent BC @neurodivergentbc.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Hey followers, make sure you add my starter pack of other neurodivergent wccoutns to follow. And if you are neurodivergent, let me know if you want to be added to kybstarter pack! go.bsky.app/RSmV3He
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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 30/09/2023
Haven’t seen one of these yet, so here’s a body image/eating disorder researcher roundup. Tag yourself or your friends, or introduce yourself and your work in the comments! 🧵
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Stray Autistic Cat @strayautisticcat.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Quote in graphic by: ― David W. Orr, Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World
“The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people who live well in their places. It needs people of moral courage willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it.” ― David W. Orr, Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Such a lovely day out with the kids at a local farm park yesterday. A great balance between learning about the animals and running riot in the play areas. This goat was their favourite ❤️.
Children’s hand stroking a goat through a fence
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
go.bsky.app/EY88nhL A starter pack of some good follows for updates on #feeding and #eating behaviour from #dietitians #psychologists and other experts.
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 17/11/2024
Breaking Bad ❌ Baking Bread 👈 Here's some bread science for #NationalHomemadeBreadDay! More details and graphic download here: www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/13/b... #ChemSky 🧪
Infographic on the chemistry of making bread. Mixing flour proteins (glutenin and gliadin) with water forms a gluten network, held together by hydrogen bonds and disulfide crosslinks. Kneading dough strengthens the network. Starch in flour is converted by enzymes into sugars, which are used by the yeast during fermentation. Sugars also participate in flavour-forming browning reactions. Yeast fermentation produces carbon dioxide, bubbles of which cause the bread to rise. Fats weaken the gluten network and give a softer bread. Baking soda produces carbon dioxide during baking, helping bread rise.
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Fiona duffy @fionaduffy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
My first post on this platform is a good one! Celebrating our post doc Emy's recent publication reviewing eating disorder treatment outcomes for Autistic people. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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A Mixed Method Systematic Review Into the Impact of ED Treatment in Autistic People and Those With High Autistic Traits
Objective Our understanding of the impact of eating disorders (ED) treatment in Autistic people remains elusive. Research has begun to explore ED treatment outcomes and experiences in this populatio...
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
What are the best #satire accounts on here? So far enjoying @godpod.bsky.social and @thedailytism.bsky.social
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 15/11/2024
On interoception difficulties, which are common in autistic people: "What if you noticed feelings on the inside of your body but had no idea what the feelings meant? Or your internal sensations were so overwhelming that your body feels unsafe on a daily basis?" www.kelly-mahler.com/what-is-inte...
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What is Interoception? - Kelly Mahler
Have you ever felt your stomach growl? Your head pound? Your heart race? Your palms sweat? Your eyes grow heavy? If so, do you know how you are able to feel ...
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Really enjoyed this course yesterday. A great way to make sense of tackling health problems like feeding problems that are complex systems within themselves and their management are embedded in complex systems 🤯.
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Sarah (Rainbow Black Cat) @rainbowblackcat23.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
@autisticadam.bsky.social has a great starter pack of accounts to follow.
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Zoe Connor dietitian/researcher (she/hers) @zoeconnorrd.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Hi, I’m here to connect and learn more about improving lives through clinical care and research. I’m an experienced NHS paediatric dietitian and PhD student researching feeding problems in autistic kids. I’m passionate about inclusivity and promote neurodivergent-affirming practice :)
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