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Podcast: Full & Thriving: A Mental Health and Personal Development Podcast
Episode: 110. Understanding the Intersection of Eating Disorders and Autism w/ Maggie Klyce LICSW-S, CEDS-S
Description: ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this episode, Meg speaks with Maggie about the co-occurrence of eating disorders and autism, and the challenges faced by those with both conditions. Maggie shares how mistakes and confusion between the two can occur in a treatment setting and offers advice on how to support individuals experiencing look and weight issues. They also discuss the unique challenges that autistic individuals face when seeking treatment for an eating disorder, and the reason why they do not treat autism in an eating disorder recovery lens.Maggie explains how autistic traits such as rigidity around food can be both helpful...