ArticleAutism in adulthood2019
Exploring Self-Reported Eating Disorder Symptoms in Autistic Men.
Article in Autism in adulthood, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- A scoping review of the relationship between autistic traits and eating disorders: exploring the secondary impact of eating disorders and co-occurring psychiatric diagnoses.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Sex-specific mechanisms for eating disorder risk in men and women with autistic traits: the role of alexithymia.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- "Work WITH us": a Delphi study about improving eating disorder treatment for autistic women with anorexia nervosa.Journal of eating disorders · 2023Article
- Feeding and eating problems in children and adolescents with autism: A scoping review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2021Article
- Alexithymia may explain the relationship between autistic traits and eating disorder psychopathology.Molecular autism · 2020Article
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Abstract
Background: Although research suggests a relationship between restrictive eating disorders (EDs) and autism, there is a lack of research in this area from the perspective of autistic men. Our aim was to explore whether ED symptoms are heightened in autistic men compared with nonautistic men. Methods: We recruited 103 autistic and nonautistic participants through an online study. We assessed ED symptoms, autistic features, anxiety, depression, and body mass index (BMI) using self-report measures. Results: Autistic men ( Conclusions: This exploratory study suggests that heightened ED symptoms in autistic men may be related to heightened levels of anxiety and higher BMIs, rather than autistic traits. It also highlights that autistic men may experience symptoms not relating to dietary restraint. Future research should consider further exploring the relationship between anxiety, BMI, and disordered eating in autism. Lay Summary:
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