Our research group has written and published scientific papers on many different aspects of co-occurring neurodivergence and eating disorders.
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Understanding Co-occurrence
Edited by Kate Tchanturia (2021)
This book explores the link between autism and eating disorders through testimonies from practitioners, service users and carers. Combining research findings, case studies and…
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Understanding Co-occurrence
Tchanturia, K., Smith, K., Glennon, D., & Burhouse, A. (2020)
How was the PEACE pathway developed? How did we implement it? How were we able to tailor treatment adaptations for autism and eating disorder…
Frontiers in psychiatry
Understanding Co-occurrence
Kerr-Gaffney J, Hall D, Harrison A, Tchanturia K (2020)
It is suggested that patients with more severe eating disorders tend to have higher autistic traits. This study examines a network of symptoms seen…
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Understanding Co-occurrence
Kinnaird, E., & Tchanturia, K. (2020)
This paper compares the clinical features between autism and anorexia nervosa, outlining the similarities and potential differences in presentation. Building on this, the article…
Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy
Understanding Co-occurrence
Daniel Halls, Jenni Leppanen, Steve Williams, Kate Tchanturia (2023)
bioRxiv
Understanding Co-occurrence
Felicity Sedgewick, Jenni Leppanen, Kate Tchanturia (2023)
Understanding Co-occurrence
Westwood H, Mandy W, Tchanturia K (2017)
This study recruited women from inpatient and day-patient eating disorder services to assess the relationship between autism spectrum condition (ASC) symptoms and performances on…
Psychiatry Research
For main stakeholders
Babb C, Brede J, Jones C, Elliott M, Zanker C, Tchanturia, K, Serpell L, Mandy W, Fox J (2021)
Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice
For main stakeholders
Kinnaird E, Oakley M, Lawrence V, Shergill S, Tchanturia K (2021)
Journal of Eating Disorders
For main stakeholders
Kate Tchanturia, C. Baillie, C. Biggs, A. Carr, A. Harrison, Z. Li, C. McFie, O. Oyeleye & C. Toloza (2022)
Neuropsychiatrie
For main stakeholders
Leppanen J, Tosunlar L; Blackburn R; Williams S; Tchanturia K; Sedgewick S (2021)
In this study, young adults with current or past anorexia nervosa described the positive and difficult critical events in an online survey. The findings…
Journal of Eating Disorders
For main stakeholders
Zhuo Li, Victoria Holetic, Jessica Webb, Dimitri Chubinidze, Sarah Byford, Kate Tchanturia (2023)
For main stakeholders
Dimitri Chubinidze, Zhuo Li, Petr Slovak, Julian Baudinet, Emmanuelle Dufour, Kate Tchanturia (2023)
Nutrients
For main stakeholders
Zhuo Li, Dimitri Chubinidze, Philippa Croft, Jessica Webb, Amanda Sarpong, Elisa Zesch & Kate Tchanturia (2024)
Neuropsychiatrie
For main stakeholders
Kate Tchanturia, Dimitri Chubinidze, Fiona Duffy, Emy Nimbley, Zhuo Li, Joanna Holliday (2025)
Background/Objectives: Autistic individuals with eating disorders (ED) face socio-emotional, sensory, and communication difficulties that influence engagement and treatment outcomes. We examined how the PEACE…
Nutrients MDPI
For main stakeholders
Kinnaird E, Norton C, Stewart C, Tchanturia K (2019)
This study interviewed women with anorexia nervosa (AN) and high levels of autistic traits to understand how standard eating disorders treatment programmes could be…
International Review of Psychiatry
For main stakeholders
Adamson J, Kinnaird E, Glennon D, Oakley M, Tchanturia K (2020)
This study interviewed 10 carers of individuals diagnosed with autism and anorexia nervosa (AN). All of the carers felt that autism played a significant…
BJPsych Open
For main stakeholders
Kinnaird E, Norton C, Pimblett C, Stewart C, Tchanturia K (2019)
The investigator interviews 12 autistic adults about their eating habits, looking at common traits such as avoiding certain foods, eating similar foods repeatedly, and…
Plos one
For main stakeholders
Brede J, Babb C, Jones C, Elliott M, Zanker C, Tchanturia K, Serpell L, Fox J, Mandy W (2020)
The study showed that anorexia nervosa (AN) in autistic individuals seems to relate to sensory sensitivities, difficulties with social interaction and relationships, sense of…
J Autism Dev Disord
For main stakeholders
Smith, K. A., & Tchanturia, K. (2020)
Introduces the huddle - time-limited, focused meetings to help organise and support clinical teams in the PEACE pathway. This paper evaluated the weekly PEACE…
Frontiers in psychiatry
For main stakeholders
Tchanturia, K, Dandil, Y, Li, Z, Smith, K, Leslie, M, Byford, S. (2020)
In this paper we describe the impact of PEACE pathway on the length and (therefore) cost of hospital admissions. The treatment innovations brought by…
European Eating Disorders Review
Treatment evaluation
Tchanturia K, Larsson E, Adamson J, Westwood H (2019)
Anorexia nervosa (AN) patients with higher autistic traits are more likely to have more severe eating disorder and depressive symptoms, and poorer work and…
Autism
Treatment evaluation
Adamson J, Leppanen J, Murin M, Tchanturia K (2018)
Cognitive remediation and emotional skills training (CREST) targets social-emotional difficulties. The training aims to help patients identify and describe their own emotions and express…
European Eating Disorder Review
Treatment evaluation
Dandil Y, Smith K, Adamson J, Tchanturia K (2020)
This paper assesses the benefits of Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT; a treatment which targets cognitive inflexibility/rigidity and encourages bigger picture thinking) for anorexia nervosa…
European Eating Disorder Review
Treatment evaluation
Dandil Y, Baillie C, Tchanturia K (2019)
This is a case study of a 21-year-old female patient (“Milly”) with anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum condition (ASC) comorbidity who had cognitive…
Clinical Case Studies
Treatment evaluation
Zhuo Li, Chloe Hutchings-Hay, Sarah Byford, Kate Tchanturia (2024)
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Treatment evaluation
Li, Z., Dandil, Y., Toloza, C., Carr, A., Oyeleye, O., Kinnaird, E., & Tchanturia, K. (2020)
We explored treatment outcomes for patients with anorexia and high/low autistic traits in different treatment programmes. It was shown that inpatient treatment with individualized…
Frontiers in psychiatry
Treatment evaluation
Tchanturia K, Baillie C, Biggs C, Carr A, Harrison A, Li Z, McFie C, Oyeleye O, Toloza C (2021)
In this article we review the sensory wellbeing workshop, a group intended for those with and without autistic characteristics with a focus on sensory…
Neuropsychiatry
Diagnostic aspects
Sedgewick F, Kerr- Gaffney J, Leppanen J, Tchanturia K (2019)
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2nd Edition (ADOS-2) has been the "gold-standard" tool for diagnosing autism traits. Its diagnostic algorithm has been revised lately.…
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Diagnostic aspects
Westwood H, Eisler I, Mandy W, Leppanen J, Treasure J, Tchanturia K (2016)
A review of studies that used the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) (a 50-item questionnaire consisting of five domains: social skills; attention switching; attention to detail;…
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Diagnostic aspects
Kerr-Gaffney J, Harrison A, Tchanturia K (2020)
The social responsiveness scale adult self-report version (SRS-2) is a self-rated 65-item questionnaire. The original SRS is often used in children and adolescents with…
European Eating Disorder Review
Diagnostic aspects
Kinnaird E, Dandil Y, Li Z, Smith K, Pimblett C, Rafiu A, Stewart C Tchanturia K (2020)
Researcher in the PEACE team has developed a brief sensory screening tool based on the five basic senses: vision, hearing, smell, taste and touch.…
Journal of Clinical Medicine