In the UK at the Maudsley , and in the US at Duke , researchers are exploring characteristics that may cause, exacerbate, or maintain anorexia nervosa.
Perhaps most interesting is that, as usual, the UK reports emphasize innate personality features like "inability to change rules," "perfectionism," and a "tendency to fixate on details." In the US, the emphasis is on learning and interpersonal skills: difficulty reading the emotions of others, anxiety in social situations.
Autism from two angles. Eating disorders from two angles.
This line of thought is upsetting some, fascinating me. I've heard offense taken in some circles, as if even discussing a link crosses some boundary. As if the pie of public interest is too small to share.
This is an interesting intersection of an illness once thought to be caused/chosen and one with many advocates eager to hold on to that conception. The parallels in terms of how parents, in particular, have been treated, are striking. And parents of kids with EDs, I believe, could learn a lot from autism advocates.
Hot topic in the ED world: how symptoms associated with autism may related to anorexia.
In the UK at the Maudsley , and in the US at Duke , researchers are exploring characteristics that may cause, exacerbate, or maintain anorexia nervosa.
Perhaps most interesting is that, as usual, the UK reports emphasize innate personality features like "inability to change rules," "perfectionism," and a "tendency to fixate on details." In the US, the emphasis is on learning and interpersonal skills: difficulty reading the emotions of others, anxiety in social situations.
Autism from two angles. Eating disorders from two angles.
This line of thought is upsetting some, fascinating me. I've heard offense taken in some circles, as if even discussing a link crosses some boundary. As if the pie of public interest is too small to share.
This is an interesting intersection of an illness once thought to be caused/chosen and one with many advocates eager to hold on to that conception. The parallels in terms of how parents, in particular, have been treated, are striking. And parents of kids with EDs, I believe, could learn a lot from autism advocates.