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Kai Thomas

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HCRW Advanced Fellow at Cardiff University Lived experience researcher studying gender diversity, neurodivergence & eating disorders (@leading-study.bsky.social) linktr.ee/leading_study 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 He/him profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/thomask30

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Jun 27

📣 We’ve now opened our second phase of recruitment and are inviting cisgender adults with a current or past eating disorder to share their experiences too.

Please follow the link to find out more: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1

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Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Jun 2

Recruitment call for clinicians working in UK ED services (NHS or private practice) that are looking to implement the PEACE framework 📣
To find out more and to take part in the study, please see the poster below or click the following link: edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Poster has the title: Clinician perspectives on the implementation of the PEACE framework.
We want to learn more about experienced or perceived barriers and enablers towards implementing changes to eating disorder (ED) treatment for Autistic people with an eating disorder. If you are a healthcare professional working in an ED service that has implemented/is seeking to implement a PEACE framework, take part in our study! The study will involve a short survey collecting demographic information (5 minutes) an online interview that will take between 45 and 60 minutes. Please use the following link: https://edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0dEMYg36Natk0dw
If you have any questions, please email emy.nimbley@ed.ac.uk

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · May 16

We're getting excited for the @inqyr.bsky.social UK Symposium next Thursday at @unibirmingham.bsky.social. Grace is presenting a poster and Max is giving a presentation. Hope to see you there! 🤓🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#eatingdisordertreatment #genderdiversityresearch #publicinvolvement #neurodivergent #livedexperience

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Apr 2

We are still looking for UK-based gender diverse adults (18+) who have a current or historical experiences of an eating disorder/disordered eating to complete a survey about your experiences. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/LEADINGStudy1

Please share widely with anyone who might be interested!

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Mar 31

In honour of Trans Day of Visibility, Dr Kai Thomas joined the Full of Beans podcast this week to speak about trans experiences of eating disorders. Find out more here: www.wearefullofbeans.com/trans-eating...

Visible & Valid: Trans Experiences of Eating Disorders

Explore why transgender individuals face a higher risk of eating disorders, the barriers they face in accessing care, and what needs to change.

www.wearefullofbeans.com

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Josie Henley @josiehenley.bsky.social · Mar 26

The Autistic, ADHD/ADHD and AuDHD Housing Survey 2024/25

Are you Autistic or have ADHD/ADD or AuDHD (including self-identified and waiting for a diagnosis), UK based, and aged 18 or over? t.ly/u-fmS

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Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Mar 24

This study has been developed by our gender diverse and neurodiverse research team in collaboration with our advisory board of community members and professionals, including Beat. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions 😊

Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Mar 24

We’re delighted to share the first study from our @leading-study.bsky.social project!

Please share with your networks and anyone who might be interested in participating if you can 🏳️‍⚧️

Direct access to the survey can be found here: cardiffunipsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Research poster sharing details of a research opportunity. We are recruiting gender diverse participants for a research study about the relations between gender identity, neurodivergence, and eating disorders. We are looking for participants who are: aged 18+ years, fluent in english and based in the UK, trans, gender diverse and/or nonbinary, and have lived experience of an eating disorder (current or historical). You will be asked to complete an online survey about your experiences. The survey will be a mix of multiple choice, scale response, and open text response.

If you have any questions, please contact LEADING_Study@cardiff.ac.uk

Follow the link to be directed to the survey and find out more detailed information: https://cardiffunipsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1SuFhbh0lxu2ZaC

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Mar 14

Research Participation Opportunity
We are recruiting gender diverse participants for a research study about the relationships between gender identity, neurodivergence, and eating disorders. Scan the QR code or click the link in our bio to find out more.

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Feb 26

Neurodivergent and gender diverse people may be at higher risk of developing eating disorders (EDs). LEADING study aims to better understand EDs in these groups.

#EatingDisorderAwarenessWeek #EDAW2025 #GenderDiversity #Neurodivergence #EatingDisorderAwareness #EatingDisorderResearch

Light purple background with black text “up to 40% of people with an eating disorder also have neurodivergent traits (Nazar et al., 2016; Westwood et al., 2017)“ and graphic depicting white silhouette figures each standing in a circle with the circles slightly overlapping. One of the figures has a rainbow infinity sign on their chest to indicate neurodivergence. There is also a rainbow infinity sign in the area where the circles overlap.

Blue background with text reading “gender diverse people are up to 6x more likely to develop eating disorder symptoms compared to cisgender people (Warrier et al., 2020)“

Light green background with a venn diagram of three overlapping circles in blue, yellow, and teal. The circles are labled “Gender diversity“ (blue), “Neurodivergence“ (yellow), and “Eating disorders“ (teal). Below the graphic, text reads “Amongst gender diverse people, those who are neurodivergent may be more likely to experience an eating disorder“

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Feb 24

Right now, at least 1.25 million (more than 1 in 50) people in the UK are living with an eating disorder. The real number could be even higher.
Eating disorders are one of the biggest mental health challenges of our time and they can affect anyone.
#EDAW2025
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Eating disorders can affect anyone

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LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Feb 21

With Eating Disorders Awareness Week next week, Beat have created some guidance for safe content #eatingdisordersawarenessweek #edaw2025 #anyoneanytime
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Beat on LinkedIn: #eatingdisordersawarenessweek #edaw2025 #anyoneanytime

Monday is the start of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which will be filled with fundraising, stories, stats, support, and ways that you can help - one of…

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Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Feb 18

📣 I'm excited to share that our new paper on ARFID symptoms in gender diverse adults and their relation to autistic traits, ADHD traits, and sensory sensitivities has been published online and is open access 🎉 🏳️‍⚧️
jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) symptoms in gender diverse adults and their relation to autistic traits, ADHD traits, and sensory sensitivities - Journal of Eating Disorders

Background There is emerging evidence to suggest gender diverse people are overrepresented in avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) samples. However, the mechanisms underlying elevated ris...

jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com

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Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Jan 31

We’re hoping to attend this as a group so will be keen to hear about your PhD plans 😊

Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Jan 29

We've recently created a bluesky account for our HCRW-funded study. Please follow to hear about upcoming opportunities and study updates 😊 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

LEADING Study @leading-study.bsky.social · Jan 29

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Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Jan 29

I'd love to join!

Kai Thomas @drkaithomas95.bsky.social · Jan 17

This looks great - would love to be added, please 😊