Autism spectrum disorder and anorexia nervosa: an Italian prospective study.

Jacopo PruccoliAltea SolariLetizia TerenziElisabetta MalaspinaMarida AngottiVeronica PignataroPaola GualandiLeonardo SacratoDuccio Maria CordelliEmilio FranzoniAntonia Parmeggiani

Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2021)

ASD traits presented high prevalence in a group of young inpatients with AN. These traits were significantly correlated to 4 specific EDI-3 subscales and independent of BMI. This is the first study to investigate the relationship between ASD traits as measured with gold-standard measures, EDI-3 scores, and BMI.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
anorexia nervosa
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
genome wide
intellectual disability
body mass index
risk factors
weight loss
working memory