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Barbara Carpita¹, Dario Muti¹, Ivan Mirko Cremone¹

¹Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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Summary

Feeding and eating disorders (FED) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) share common psychopathological and neurobiological factors. This review highlights the overlap, suggesting a neurodevelopmental link for both conditions.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Psychiatry
Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology

Background:

Feeding and eating disorders (FED) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are increasingly studied for shared socio-cultural and neurobiological factors.
Evidence suggests overlapping traits, with ASD-like characteristics in FED patients and eating abnormalities in ASD individuals.
A multifactorial approach is gaining traction for understanding these complex conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current findings on the association between various FED and the autism spectrum.
To explore recent hypotheses regarding the psychopathology of both FED and ASD.
To examine the implications of a dimensional approach to psychopathology.

Main Methods:

Narrative review of existing literature.
Synthesis of studies focusing on the overlap between FED and ASD.
Analysis of psychopathological and neurobiological evidence.

Main Results:

Autistic traits are observed in patients with various FED, not exclusively anorexia nervosa.
Abnormal eating behaviors are frequently reported in individuals with ASD.
The concept of ASD is broadening to include subthreshold and gender-specific manifestations.

Conclusions:

Findings support neurodevelopmental models for mental disorders.
FED may represent a psychopathological trajectory stemming from neurodevelopmental alterations.
Female gender may be a predisposing factor in the development of FED within this context.