|Slideshows|March 28, 2018

Eating Disorders Linked to Subthreshold Autism Spectrum Disorder

What's the link between restrictive anorexia, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating disorder and ASD? This study sheds some light.

A new study suggests that individuals with an eating disorder may have a higher likelihood of autism spectrum disorder symptoms than those with normal eating patterns.


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