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Kerr-Gaffney, Jess; Jones, Emily; Mason, Luke; Hayward, Hannah; Murphy, Declan; Loth, Eva; Tchanturia, Kate – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Research suggests a relationship between anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder. The aim of the current study was to examine social attention in anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder compared with age- and sex-matched typically developing groups, and to examine whether lowered social motivation could explain reductions in social…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Social Influences, Attention
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Sharpley, Chris; Bitsika, Vicki – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
Eating Disturbances (ED) are common in young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and may be influenced by Social Functioning and Social Anxiety, but no report has been made of the relative associations between these factors. Fifty-three girls with ASD aged (M age = 9.6 yr, range = 6 yr to 14 yr) rated their Social Anxiety and their ED, and…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Anxiety