Kyle Buchan
Thesis title: Investigating the role of monotropism in the development of eating disorders in Autistic people

PhD Clinical Psychology
Year of study: 1
- School of Health in Social Science, Clinical Psychology, Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative
Contact details
- Email: s2663353@ed.ac.uk
Background
Current PhD student in Clinical Psychology and the Research Assistant for the Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative (EDAC). Background in SEN education as a HLTA and a senior support worker in a residential home for Autistic adults. Passionate about prioritising lived experience voices to insight meaningful academic and clinical change.
Qualifications
Distinction in MSc Autism Research (University of Stirling)
- Winner of the Research based learning prize.
- Winner of the exceptional performance prize.
Responsibilities & affiliations
Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative
Current research interests
Autism, Eating Disorders, Monotropism.Knowledge exchange
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/erv.3093
https://jeatdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40337-024-01076-y
https://www.edacresearch.co.uk/img/news/EDAC_best_practice_guidelines_v2.pdf