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Spectrum: Autism Research News

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Laura Renshaw-Vuillier

Laura Renshaw-Vuillier is Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Bournemouth University.

August 2020
A plate with a slice of yellow cake sits on a blue plate on a light blue table cloth, surrounded by spoons and forks. This image places an emphasis on food and ritualized behaviors.

Autism and eating disorders may have an emotional connection

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rates of any kinds of mental illness. They don’t discriminate, affecting people of all ethnicities, sexualities, gender identities, ages and backgrounds.

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