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Anorexia could be caused by a genetic brain disorder shared by sufferers of autism and Asperger’s syndrome, according to a leading psychiatrist. Prof Janet Treasure of King’s College London thinks the illness may be triggered by inherited problems with mental processing which can often be spotted in childhood behaviour.
Read “Is anorexia the female Asperger’s?” Times, 17 August 2007
Source: The Times August 17, 2007
