Mol Autism May 2017 PMID 28331571

Clinical evaluation of autistic symptoms in women with anorexia nervosa.

Heather Westwood, William Mandy, Kate Tchanturia

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The discussions reflect moderate interest, with references to the prevalence of ASD symptoms (like the 23% figure), and some mention of related reviews and clinical tools such as ADOS2. The tone is primarily informational and tentative, indicating awareness but limited depth of engagement or consensus on impact.

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This study used a standardized clinical tool, ADOS2, to directly observe autistic symptoms in women with anorexia nervosa (AN), instead of relying on self-reports, and found that about 23% of the women showed elevated autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms.
Among those women with high ASD symptoms, only some displayed repetitive or restrictive behaviors typical of ASD, but all showed difficulties with social interactions, highlighting different ways ASD can present in women with AN.
The presence of ASD symptoms was linked to higher levels of alexithymia (difficulty identifying emotions) and obsessive-compulsive traits, suggesting that autistic features in women with severe AN may relate more to overall psychiatric symptoms than just eating disorder behaviors.

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@deliveranz @evamusby @AutisticaUK Hi Eva, in this study https://t.co/INdIFh1b2v 23% of the sample (females with AN in an inpatient environment so quite limited) also scored above the clinical study for ASD. The paper also refers to a review by Huke et al., (2013) which references similar prevalence but for all...

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