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Aspergers and Eating Disorders

DaisyGirl

I was wondering if all people with Aspergers also have eating disorders?

Those I was thinking of are pica, anorexia, binge eating disorder, compulsive eating, comfort eating and binge/starve.

Or is the common occurence of EDs with Aspergers (and also more generally with ASDs) a result of anxiety.

Also, since EDs are most commonly treated with CBT, is this suitable for Aspies who have a developmental disorder not a psychological disorder, and who can be (like me) exteremely logical, and therefore the anxiety could be caused by incorrect environment not incorrect thinking?

Parents

  • I read somewhere, that eating disorders are being considered to be included part of the Autism spectrum behaviours. Anti-depressants and cognitive psychology therapy, social skill classes or even acting classes raises the persons confidence and lowers anxiety, and therefore the need to try and control the environment via food is not necessary any more as the secondary psychological eating disorder problem is replaced with the development strategy which overcomes the primary development disorders, the saving grace of Aspergers, the high cognitive learning. So basically anti-depressant, talk it out with a professional(usually with parents involved if teenager) and social confidence classes for self-esteem and coping strategy.

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  • I read somewhere, that eating disorders are being considered to be included part of the Autism spectrum behaviours. Anti-depressants and cognitive psychology therapy, social skill classes or even acting classes raises the persons confidence and lowers anxiety, and therefore the need to try and control the environment via food is not necessary any more as the secondary psychological eating disorder problem is replaced with the development strategy which overcomes the primary development disorders, the saving grace of Aspergers, the high cognitive learning. So basically anti-depressant, talk it out with a professional(usually with parents involved if teenager) and social confidence classes for self-esteem and coping strategy.

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