Alexithymia and Autism

Anxiety is an elemental aspect of autism that severely impacts the lives of ASD individuals. Researchers are beginning to hone in not just on the fact of that anxiety, but the nature of it. Alexithymia is the term for having trouble…

Individuals on the autism spectrum are disproportionately affected by eating disorders which cause the highest mortality rates of any form of mental illness. Eating disorders tend to be more severe and prolonged in the autistic population…