Research Participants Wanted!

Update: Thank you to everyone who contacted us. We had an overwhelming amount of interest which is so encouraging for our research, and we have now finished recruitment for the current study. If you have any questions, please see our FAQ's page or feel free to contact us on the email addresses below. If you wish to be involved in our future research in this area, do let us know via email and we will be in touch if anything suitable comes up!

Charli Babb (babbc@cardiff.ac.uk) 

Janina Brede (janina.brede@ucl.ac.uk) 

Who are we looking for?

•     Autistic women (over the age of 18 years) who have received a formal diagnosis of autism/Asperger's, and who have past or current diagnosis of anorexia nervosa 

•    Family members of autistic women with anorexia nervosa 

•   Health care professionals, who have experience of working with individuals with anorexia nervosa and/or autism

What would happen if I took part in the study?

If you decide to take part in the research study, you would be interviewed by a researcher from our team on your experiences of eating disorders in autistic women.

You would contribute to research, that hopes to inform future research and clinical practice so that eating disorders services and other mental health services will become more accessible for autistic individuals.

Will I get paid?

Participants who take part will be offered £10 in cash to thank them for their time.