Resources

This info sheet was produced for Suicide Prevention Month (September 2022) to highlight the importance of taking autistic people into consideration in relation to suicide prevention guidelines, policy, and initiatives. Indeed, autistic people are disproportionately affected by a variety of mental health concerns such as suicidality.

This info sheet was collaboratively produced with the Butterfly Foundation for Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week (September 2022).

The focus is on the influence of interoceptive awareness on body image and eating.

This is an overview of the overlap between neurodivergence and eating disorders.

This includes prevalence rates and statistics.

Links to community-based resources as well as academic references are provided for context and evidence.

This info sheet was produced for ADHD Awareness Month (October 2022) to draw attention to the mental health struggles that many ADHDers encounter, particularly in relation to suicidality. 

This info sheet features some quick facts (e.g., statistics) about autism and eating disorders. It also explains the connection between autism and eating disorders by focusing on sensory processing. 

This document commissioned by the National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) was written by Laurence and Anna and explains how neurodivergent lived experience influences feeding and eating, body awareness and image, and health more broadly.