On 20 May 2025, we welcomed over 250 attendees from across the UK and internationally to the fourth PEACE Pathway Conference. The day brought together clinicians, researchers, lived experience experts, and service providers to share knowledge and tools for improving care for autistic individuals with eating disorders.

 

This year’s conference focused on:

 

We are pleased to now share the conference presentations and conference recording below. Click on each title to download the slides:

 

  1. Professor Kate  & Philippa Croft - PEACE Pathway Time for the Implementation?
  2. Dr Dimitri Chubinidze - Sensory Landscape of Eating Disorders Inpatient Care
  3. Dr Zhuo Li - Understanding Patient Needs: Using the PEACE Screener Toolbox?
  4. Lauren Makin - Broadening the Scope: Neurodivergence in Bulimia Nervosa and Binge Eating Disorder
  5. Dr Claire Baillie & Elisa Zesch - Case Study: Ruth - “The numbers do not lie”
  6. Dr Karina Allen - How we can implement new pathway in the whole service
  7. Caroline Pimblett - Adaptation for nutritional rehabilitation
  8. Beth Easton & Adia Meyer - Tree of life thinking about Bigger picture
  9. Madeleine Oakley - Working with family carers of people with autism and eating disorders on the PEACE Pathway
  10. Catherine Perry - Truly learning from lived experience
  11. Dr Fiona Duffy - The Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative EDAC
  12. Dr Joanna Holliday - Extending the PEACE Pathway to Children and Young People

 

Link between Eating disorders and Autism: PEACE Pathway Conference - Part 1

Link between Eating disorders and Autism: PEACE Pathway Conference - Part 2 

 

 

Thank you to all presenters and attendees for contributing to such a rich and collaborative event. We hope these resources continue to support your work in building autism-informed eating disorder care.

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