DR MARIANNE MILLER
CARING EATING DISORDER TREATMENT IN SAN DIEGO AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND WASHINGTON D.C. FOR ADULTS & TEENS
Autism & Anorexia: When Masking Looks Like Restriction, and Recovery Feels Unsafe
What if restrictive behaviors instead reflect a way to survive a world that overwhelms your nervous system?
For many autistic people, anorexia is misunderstood. It’s not always about thinness or body image. Restriction can serve as a way to manage sensory overload, social pressure, and the exhausting demands of masking.