Anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

M Boltri, W Sapuppo - Psychiatry Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Recent research has shown a growing interest in exploring the relationship
between anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Both conditions seem …

Anorexia nervosa and comorbid autism spectrum disorders

E Saure, M Laasonen, A Raevuori - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Anorexia nervosa and comorbid autism spectrum disorders : Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Anorexia nervosa and comorbid autism spectrum disorders : Current Opinion in Psychiatry …

'It's not that they don't want to access the support . . . it's the impact of the autism': The experience of eating disorder services from the perspective of autistic women …

C Babb, J Brede, CRG Jones, M Elliott, C Zanker… - …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
This study explores autistic women's experiences of eating disorder services. Estimates
suggest that 20%–30% of women in treatment for anorexia nervosa display diagnostic …

Autism and anorexia nervosa: Longitudinal prediction of eating disorder outcomes

J Leppanen, F Sedgewick, D Halls… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Recently, elevated levels of autistic features and autism diagnoses have been
reported among people with anorexia nervosa (AN). In clinical settings high levels of autistic …

Exploring relationships between autism spectrum disorder symptoms and eating disorder symptoms in adults with anorexia nervosa: A network approach

J Kerr-Gaffney, D Halls, A Harrison… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the past few decades, research has accumulated to suggest a relationship between
anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Elevated ASD traits are present …

Looking beneath the surface: Distinguishing between common features in autism and anorexia nervosa

E Kinnaird, K Tchanturia - Journal of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Anorexia nervosa (AN) and autism share a number of common features, including restrictive
eating, cognitive rigidity, and social difficulties. However, these similarities make …

Neuropsychological and clinical findings of Cognitive Remediation Therapy feasibility randomised controlled trial in young people with anorexia nervosa

L Giombini, S Nesbitt, R Kusosa… - European Eating …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Randomised controlled trial (RCT) in adults with anorexia nervosa (AN) showed
that Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) enhances cognitive flexibility, abstract thinking …

Individual differences in autism-like traits are associated with reduced goal emulation in a computational model of observational learning

Q Wu, S Oh, R Tadayonnejad, JD Feusner… - Nature Mental …, 2024 - nature.com
The ability to infer the goals and intentions of others is crucial for social interactions, and
such social capabilities are broadly distributed across individuals. Autism-like traits (that is …

Understanding the relationship between cerebellar structure and social abilities

Y Elandaloussi, DL Floris, P Coupé, E Duchesnay… - Molecular autism, 2023 - Springer
Background The cerebellum contains more than 50% of all neurons in the brain and is
involved in a broad range of cognitive functions, including social communication and social …

How to support adults with anorexia nervosa and autism: Qualitative study of clinical pathway case series

Z Li, C Hutchings-Hay, S Byford, K Tchanturia - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Previous research has explored the overlapping presentation between autism
and eating disorders (ED). This study aims to summarize the clinical challenges associated …