Building greater understanding of neuro-inclusive eating disorder care
Understanding the PEACE appraoch and neurodivergent-inclusive eating disorder care.
Resources
For Clinicians
Below are some resources and blogs you might find useful to use with your patients and their close contacts. There are also some which may be useful to share with your team if you work in a multidisciplinary setting.
Supporting Autistic People with Eating Disorders Book
A guide to adapting treatment and supporting recovery. Written by PEACE founder Professor Kate Tchanturia.
Recommendations for autism and ADHD in eating disorders: Guidance for clinical teams
A practical PDF guide to support clinicians working with individuals experiencing eating disorders and co-occurring autism and/or ADHD.
Using assessment and care planning to understand individual differences
Finding ways to explore communication and senory preferences to improve assessment and care planning
How to use the PEACE Communication Passport
Learn about the PEACE Communication Passport, a record of how a person communicates and their sensory preferences.
Clinician Support Series: Initial Meeting
This short PDF guide is for clinicians meeting a neurodivergent person with an eating disorder for the first…
Clinician Support Series: Using Autism and ADHD Screening Tools
A practical PDF guide to scoring autism and ADHD screening questionnaires and discussing the results.
Making psychological therapy and support neuro-inclusive
Practical ways to adapt therapy approaches and support for neurodivergent people.
PEACE Annual Conferences
Every year PEACE brings together clinicians, researchers, and individuals with lived experience to share insights on neurodivergent-informed care…
Sensory Wellbeing Workshop
Outlines instructions for running a one-off workshop designed to inform patients about their senses, and to explore strategies…
Adult Preference Sensory-Motor Checklist
A checklist developed to help you recognise the strategies your own systems employ to attain an appropriate state…
Dietitian’s Assessment Inpatients
A template for dietitian’s assessment of diet history, plans and goals
Clinicians Support: initial meeting (update this version and save?)
Some helpful tips on how to go about your first meeting with an autistic person with an Eating…
The PEACE Menu
Why was there a need for this menu on our eating disorder service? What exactly is the menu…
Recognising Feelings
This worksheet helps identify and recognise feelings that might come up in certain situations.
Positive Behaviour Support Plan
A worksheet to identify and understand behaviours that may be challenging and support strategies for others to help.
PEACE Communication Passport (One Page)
A communication, sensory and wellbeing preferences form designed to be shared with healthcare professionals.
PEACE Communication Passport (Booklet)
Booklet version of our communication, sensory and wellbeing preferences form, designed to be shared with healthcare professionals.
My Sensory, Cognitive and Social World
This worksheet allows people to explore how their autism impacts them day-to-day and to recognise strengths.
Sensory Measure Scale
Brief screening measure designed to highlight if someone experiences sensory differences that may need consideration in treatment.
Sensory Wellbeing Booklet
Combines simple information about the senses with tools to help patients explore their sensory preferences and strategies.
What Relaxes Me
This worksheet helps with thinking about the senses and how you can use these for relaxation.
Figuring Out What Is Going Wrong Or Going Right
This worksheet helps carers and clinicains pin-point what is going wrong or right in specific meal circumstances.
Creating That Ideal Eating Environment
This worksheet helps with considering what the optimal conditions are for eating, and how you can create them.
Back-Up Plan
A worksheet to fill in with a clinician or loved one to help when things don't go to…