What you need to know: understanding neurodivergence in eating disorders
A neurodiversity-informed PDF guide for patients with an eating disorder, with a focus on autism and ADHD.
Resources
For Neurodivergent People with Eating Disorders
We’ve gathered together information and resources that might help you understand how neurodivergence and eating disorders can relate to each other and some ideas about how to make treatment work best for you.
Inside My Head: A gentle guide for understanding food, feelings, energy & self‑care
A workbook for neurodivergent people who have an eating disorder. Shared by a carer from the PEACE community.
Eating and ADHD
A co-produced PEACE animation exploring how ADHD can shape eating experiences and what might help.
Even the Smallest of Steps
This hopeful animation was created by people with lived experience of eating disorder recovery.
Where to find eating disorder support in the UK as a neurodivergent person
Where to find support in the UK if you have an eating disorder, or think you might, and…
I Feel Different
A short film that brings to life the stories of autistic girls and women in their own words.
What you need to know: understanding neurodivergence in eating disorders
A neurodiversity-informed PDF guide offering practical information and strategies grounded in lived experience and clinical expertise.
About the Brain: Autism and Eating Disorders
A PDF resource explaining nueroimaging insights into autism and eating disorders.
Interoception: the ‘hidden’ sense
What is interoception, and why is it important?
Sensory Communication Passport
How to communicate your sensory sensitivities to the care team
Adult Preference Sensory-Motor Checklist
A checklist developed to help you recognise the strategies your own systems employ to attain an appropriate state…
Planning Eating
Here are some tips on how you can structure your daily eating, whilst still allowing for some flexibility
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.
Back-Up Plan
A worksheet to fill in with a clinician or loved one to help when things don't go to…