Neurodiversity and Eating Disorders w/ the Chair of EDNA (Part 2)

Join Livia and Laurence for part 2 of their chat on the relationship between neurodivergence and eating disorders. You'll learn about:

Executive functioning difficulties and how they effect memory and motivation
Co-occurring ADHD and the correlation of higher risk of eating disorders
Alexithymia and how it can relate to eating disorders and eating habits
Demand avoidance and how it is overlooked or not worked with in eating disorder treatment
Providing compassion for underlying autistic traits, from providers to patients and from a patient to themselves
Ensuring neurodivergents are allowed sensory coping mechanisms
Invaluable advice for treatment providers; whether working with neurodivergent individuals or neurotypicals
A harrowing story of an eye-opening and sad experience of neurodivergent discrimination in a treatment center