@article{discovery1471317, journal = {Molecular Autism}, title = {An examination of autism spectrum traits in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents.}, year = {2014}, note = {{\copyright} 2014 Rhind et al.; licensee BioMed Central. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.}, month = {December}, volume = {5}, issn = {2040-2392}, abstract = {There may be a link between anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorders. The aims of this study were to examine whether adolescents with anorexia nervosa have autism spectrum and/or obsessive-compulsive traits, how many would meet diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder, and whether these traits are shared by parents.}, author = {Rhind, C and Bonfioli, E and Hibbs, R and Goddard, E and Macdonald, P and Gowers, S and Schmidt, U and Tchanturia, K and Micali, N and Treasure, J}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2040-2392-5-56}, keywords = {Adolescents, Anorexia nervosa, Autism spectrum disorder, Development, Eating disorder, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Parents, Social aptitude, Traits, Well-being assessment} }