The University of Edinburgh, UK.
NHS Tayside, UK.
Autism. 2024 Nov;28(11):2858-2868. doi: 10.1177/13623613241245749. Epub 2024 Apr 18.
This study aimed to explore the impact of Autistic identity (i.e. feeling like you belong to the Autistic community), sensory profiles (e.g. being over or under responsive to sensations) and camouflaging behaviours (i.e. masking) on eating disorder symptoms in Autistic adults. 180 Autistic people were recruited from the community and NHS. The Autistic people completed online questionnaires measuring Autistic identity, sensory profiles, camouflaging behaviours, autistic traits and eating disorder symptoms. The analysis showed that higher levels of camouflaging behaviour predicted higher levels of eating disorder symptoms. Sensory profiles were related to but did not predict eating disorder symptoms and there was no relationship between level of Autistic identity and eating disorder symptoms. This shows that camouflaging is the most important predictor of eating disorder symptoms in Autistic people, and warrants further exploration.
本研究旨在探讨自闭症身份(即感觉自己属于自闭症群体)、感官特征(例如对感觉过度或反应不足)和伪装行为(即掩饰)对自闭症成人饮食障碍症状的影响。研究从社区和国民保健署招募了 180 名自闭症患者。这些自闭症患者在线完成了测量自闭症身份、感官特征、伪装行为、自闭症特征和饮食障碍症状的问卷。分析结果表明,更高水平的伪装行为预示着更高水平的饮食障碍症状。感官特征与饮食障碍症状有关,但不能预测饮食障碍症状,自闭症身份水平与饮食障碍症状之间没有关系。这表明伪装是自闭症患者饮食障碍症状的最重要预测因素,值得进一步探索。