Many neurodivergent individuals also have an eating disorder. Being neurodivergent may impact someone experience of an eating disorder profoundly. This Eating Disorders Awareness Week I’m hoping to raise awareness of the complex needs of those […]
We go to a doctor for an expert opinion but what if that “expert” doesn’t have any training in the illness we have?! #wedeservebetter
From the outside looking in, perhaps eating disorders and autism couldn’t look more different. Supposedly, people with autism aren’t attuned to their emotions, whereas people with eating disorders are highly sensitive and turn to food/eating behaviours to cope. But strip off the misconceptions, and the two conditions are far more similar than anyone believed.
