Autism and eating disorders

Does anyone have experience with eating disorders and autism?

I have struggled with anorexia for the past 9 years, and I believe I may be autistic (in the process of being diagnosed). I think the autistic traits/tendencies have made it harder to recover from the eating disorder, and that is why I always seem to fall back into the disordered patterns and behaviours. I just wonder if anyone else has experienced both and how they have influenced one another in your journey.

- Thank you!

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