Autism-anorexia link 'must be acted on'

Tchanturia, K. (Contributor)

Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation

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This is an 8 min clip on played on Victoria Derbyshire BBC 2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07234cj

Period	27 Feb 2019

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Autism-anorexia link 'must be acted on' The NHS must change the way it assesses eating disorders to take account of a link with autism, a research charity has said. Autistica said findings suggested one in five women presenting to UK clinics with anorexia may also have autism and tailored therapy was vital. Our reporter Louis Lee Ray has been to meet Sophie McInnes, who says her autism had made her "obsessed" with counting calories, even though she did not want to lose weight. Release date: 27 February 2019 Duration: 8 minutes