Eating disorders in the Autistic community: Alison & Ginny educate Aucademy
Channel: Aucademy
Date: 2021-09-05

Recorded and originally aired: 19:00 London BST; 11:00 PST:
*Eating disorders in the Autistic community: Alison & Ginny educate Aucademy*

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TRIGGER WARNING: Eating disorders; anorexia; binge eating disorder; OCD; poor mental health 

In this session, Alison (she/her) at 19:00 and then Ginny (she/her) at 20:00 educate us about eating disorders when Autistic. There will be a mix of presentation, discussion, and Q & A from 

Guest speaker details: 

Ginny Grant (she/her) is a proud late-identified Autistic woman. She works as Reframing Autism’s Communications Manager, overseeing all social media platforms on which Reframing Autism is represented, as well as other internal and external communications. She is passionate about amplifying new and established Autistic voices and is also the host of Reframing Autism’s Amplified podcast.  

Ginny is deeply interested in mental health advocacy and has spoken openly about her own experiences of mental health in several articles, podcast episodes and at Yellow Ladybugs’ recent Mental Health and Safety Conference. In early 2021, she coordinated the successful Autistic Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference, co-hosted with Aucademy.  

Instagram: @virginia_lily_grant
Twitter: @VirginiaLGrant
https://reframingautism.org.au/atypical-anorexia-facing-an-eating-disorder-autistically/
https://reframingautism.org.au/obsessively-compulsively-an-autistic-experience-of-ocd-2/
https://reframingautism.org.au/not-water-tears-an-autistic-story-of-motherhood/
https://reframingautism.org.au/blunt-and-frank-embracing-my-autistic-identity/

Alison Blaney-Wombwell (she/her) is a dual diagnosed Autistic female with combined ADHD. Alison was diagnosed at thirty four after her own daughters were diagnosed with autism and other co-morbidities. Alison was originally diagnosed with anorexia at fourteen. Alison had struggled for decades with eating disorders, anxiety disorder and mental health issues. Alison is now a qualified emotional regulation coach, neurodiversity trainer, consultant and published author and blogger.

facebook.com/shehasmyheartiamhervoice
Iamhervoice .co .uk

**Please note we are not clinicians or diagnosticians** 

Dr Chloe Farahar - Autistic academic, educator, and self-advocate 
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