Breanna Lepre – The Conversation

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September 30, 2024

Autistic people and those with ADHD are more likely to have eating disorders. Here’s why – and how this affects their treatment

Breanna Lepre, The University of Queensland and Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland

More than 1.1 million Australians are estimated to be living with an eating disorder. Around a third of these people are also neurodivergent.

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September 18, 2024

Evangeline Gardiner, The University of Queensland; Amy Kirkegaard, The University of Queensland; Breanna Lepre, The University of Queensland; Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland, and Mark Robinson, The University of Queensland

Policymakers and health researchers are increasingly recognising the harms of stigmatising language and attitudes towards larger-bodied people.

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December 19, 2022

Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland; Amy Kirkegaard, The University of Queensland; Breanna Lepre, The University of Queensland, and Emily Burch, The University of Queensland

You want to look as if you’ve put in a bit of effort, but don’t want to blow the budget. Here are some top tips of what to take to Christmas.