Do women with eating disorders who have social and flexibility difficulties really have autism? A case series

Molecular Autism

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mandy, Will ^a   Tchanturia, Kate ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ILIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS); Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Clinical interview; Eating disorders; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; EATING DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84931096912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-6-6     Document Type: Article

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