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Article History

Received: 3 December 2025

Accepted: 9 February 2026

First Online: 25 February 2026

Declarations

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: A detailed overview of the study and its goals, including potential risks of discomfort, was made available online to prospective participants. By choosing to complete the anonymous online survey, participants provided implied consent. Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the University of New South Wales Human Research Ethics Committee (Reference Number: iRECS8352).

: Laurence Cobbaert is on the Board of Directors of not-for-profit organisation Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia (EDNA). They receive no direct financial remuneration from their Directorship position with EDNA. Laurence Cobbaert is also the Founder and Chair of the neurodiversity special interest group at the Australia and New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED). Laurence Cobbaert is a PhD candidate and receives a PhD stipend from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Phillipa Hay is the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Eating Disorders. However, she was not involved in the peer review process regarding this manuscript.

: The majority of this paper’s authors are TGD, neurodivergent, and have lived or living experience of EDs (LC, KS, KST, RE, CB, SLS).