ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2017
Investigation of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autistic Traits in an Adolescent Sample with Anorexia Nervosa.
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- Feeding Behaviours in Families With Children or Young People With Autism: A Systematic Review.Nutrition bulletin · 2026Pooled it
- Investigating the Presence of Autistic Traits and Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The International journal of eating disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Cognitive and emotional empathy in acute and remitted anorexia nervosa: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic Review: Overlap Between Eating, Autism Spectrum, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Pooled it
- Autism Spectrum Disorder in Anorexia Nervosa: An Updated Literature Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2017Pooled it
- Borderline personality disorder and eating disorders are characterized by specific patterns of autistic traits, post-traumatic and catatonic symptoms.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Article
- Autistic traits and perspective taking in youths with anorexia nervosa: an exploratory clinical and eye tracking study.Journal of eating disorders · 2024Article
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (6-18 Years Parent Report) in a Clinical Sample.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- A comparison of the eating disorder service experiences of autistic and non-autistic women in the UK.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022Article
- Atypical Sensory Processing Is Associated With Lower Body Mass Index and Increased Eating Disturbance in Individuals With Anorexia Nervosa.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Autism symptoms in anorexia nervosa: a comparative study with females with autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autism · 2021Article
- Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder and autistic traits in children with anorexia nervosa and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.BioPsychoSocial medicine · 2021Article
- Autism spectrum disorder and anorexia nervosa: an Italian prospective study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Alexithymia may explain the relationship between autistic traits and eating disorder psychopathology.Molecular autism · 2020Article
- Assessing ASD in Adolescent Females with Anorexia Nervosa using Clinical and Developmental Measures: a Preliminary Investigation.Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2018Article
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This study aimed to examine the presence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a sample of female adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) during the acute phase of illness. We also compare the level of autistic traits, social perception skills and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in four groups: AN, ASD, and two gender- and age-matched control groups. Of the 30 AN participants, only three scored above the conventional ADOS-2 threshold for ASD. The AN participants were similar to their controls on autistic trait measures, and to the ASD group on obsessive-compulsive measures, and on theory of mind ability and affect recognition measures. Further longitudinal studies are needed in order to determine the association between these conditions.
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