When an autistic special interest turns into an eating disorder w/ Annamarie Ciccarello

Early health and nutrition education snowballing into an obsessive autistic special interest

Disordered thoughts turning to secretive behavior, foregoing social activities due to fear of food exposure

The transformation of the disordered special interest into a hyper-focus on recovery and ED recovery resources and science

Learning to give herself time and space to recover in the way that works best for her. How Gradual vs All-In might be the preferred method for those on the spectrum

Writing out the disordered food rules into a physical list helped conquer them one-by-one

Severing the ties to comparison with others and standing up to the Eating Disorder Bully

How an adult autism diagnosis helped overcome the challenges of ED Recovery; learning to pause and understand the why's and the where's of tendencies and disordered thought

Feeling confused and different as a child and young adult without ever knowing why until the diagnosis

Letting the mask down and tossing pressure to conform aside

And finally, her practical, common sense advice for anyone out there with the will and want to recover