Attending to Autistic Needs in Eating Disorder Treatment

This workshop will offer an overview of the unique needs that Autistic individuals may have when receiving care for an eating disorder. This workshop will introduce participants to the paradigm of neurodiversity affirming care, explore the high rates of overlap between Autism and all eating disorders, and identify how treatment can approach Autistic clients in a depathologizing way to collaborate and accommodate needs. Participants will consider approaching behaviors with curiosity to understand what is Autism vs. what is an eating disorder behavior. Participants will gain basic information ab...Read moreout pathological demand avoidance that Autistic people may experience and how this can impact eating and engagement in treatment. Less...

Learning Objectives

Describe what a neurodiversity affirming approach to treatment means.
Identify 3 traits of Autism that may look like an eating disorder behavior and how to address the difference in a neurodiversity affirming way.
Strategize to adjust treatment to accommodate needs of Autistic people who experience pathological demand avoidance.

Friday, August 18, 2023

Live Interactive Webinar

10:30 AM PDT - 11:30 AM PDT

EARN 1 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Brittany Ashmore, MS (she/her/hers)

Brittany Ashmore (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in treating eating disorders with experience in outpatient, IOP, and PHP levels of care for eating disorder treatment. Brittany additionally is passionate about providing neurodiversity affirming care and values understanding and working with the intersection of Autism and Eating Disorders. Brittany has experience presenting workshops on providing eating disorder treatment in the public mental health system of care. Brittany is a primary therapist at Within Health.

CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour

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