From the founderFrom both sides of the chair
I’m an ADHD clinician, and I’m also ADHD. Why that’s the whole point, and why I built a room where you don’t have to explain yourself first.
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The Belonging Room.
A growing space for recovery notes, referrer education and community-facing conversations about eating, body and belonging — written to be respectful, useful and non-shaming.
When food stuff is brain stuff.
A gentle, six-page starter guide to ADHD and eating: what the overlap can look like, and a few kind places to begin. Free, and yours the moment you join. We’ll also send soft, no-shame notes now and then.
Reads to start with.
Short, no-shame reads on where neurodivergence and eating meet — useful whether you’re starting out, supporting someone, or referring.
From the founder
ADHD + eatingWhy “three regular meals” is so hard with ADHD
Forgetting to eat, then eating everything at night? It’s executive function and quiet hunger signals, not willpower. Kinder places to start.
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Autism + eatingThe overlap between autism and anorexia
For many autistic people, restriction isn’t about weight at all. What the overlap looks like, and what affirming support involves.
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After the diagnosisGrief after an ADHD diagnosis
The relief is real, and so is the ache for the years before you knew. Why that grief makes sense, and how to be gentle with it.
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ADHD + eatingADHD and the 4pm snack crash
Why appetite can vanish all day on stimulant meds and arrive all at once at night, and a few kind ways to work with it.
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InteroceptionWhy “just listen to your body” doesn’t work for every brain
When the body’s signals run quiet, the most common advice can feel impossible. A gentler way into eating, body image and self-trust.
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AuDHDAuDHD and eating: when ADHD and autism pull in opposite directions
One part wants novelty, another needs sameness. Why eating feels confusing when you’re both, and what helps.
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Autism + ARFIDSafe foods aren’t the problem: an autism-affirming look at ARFID
“Just try a bite” never worked, and was never going to. A kinder way to understand restrictive, sensory-led eating.
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Looking for support
Therapy across ADHD and eating, autism and ARFID, eating disorders, body image and identity — in Nedlands and by telehealth across Australia.
See all pathways →Supporting someone
If someone you love is struggling with eating, body or identity, you don’t have to get the words perfect. Reach out and we’ll help you find a kind next step.
Get in touch →GPs & practitioners
Referral guidance and what we hold for clients across eating, neurodivergence, identity and recovery, including where assessment clients land next.
Referrer information →
Start with support, not more pressure.
pull up a chair.Resources are added gradually so they stay useful, respectful and clinically grounded. For appointments or referral questions now, book or email the clinic.
If you or someone you love needs urgent support, please contact your GP, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or 13YARN on 13 92 76, contact Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 for children and young people, or the Butterfly Foundation on 1800 33 4673 for eating disorders. In an emergency, call 000. Body Belonging is not a crisis service, and these reads are not a substitute for therapy.