Time to notice neurodiversity in eating disorder services: a three-year real-world analysis of autism, ADHD, and AuDHD
Kate Tchanturia
IntroductionAutism and ADHD frequently co-occur and each of them are overrepresented in clinical eating disorder (ED) services, where they are associated with longer treatment, poorer treatment experiences, and worse clinical outcomes. Separately, Autistic and ADHD patients with EDs present with greater ED psychopathology, anxiety, and depression. Autistic patients also present with poorer quality of life, increased suicide attempts, and greater functional difficulties. However, no study has dir