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A spectrum of therapist directiveness
When it comes to therapy, the way a therapist engages with their clients can vary widely along a spectrum of directiveness. Some...


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"You're not the exception"(but what if you are?)
If you didn't grow up hearing that you were the exception to the norm directly from caregivers, teachers, and peers, my best guess is...


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"I'm autistic and my eating disorder is my special interest. Now what?"
For those of us who are autistic and have an interest-driven nervous system, "special interests" (SpIns) are not just hobbies—they’re...


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Limitations of the ego-dystonic/ego-syntonic binary
In the realm of mental health, diagnoses and treatment approaches have traditionally been guided by a binary framework: ego-syntonic...


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The restriction-scarcity connection in neurodivergent eating disorders
Eating disorder recovery is a multifaceted journey, and for those who are neurodivergent, the path can be particularly complex due to...


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Beyond the binary of good and bad eating disorder treatment
When I entered the eating disorder field only about seven years ago, it was considered "radical" to stray too far from "traditional...


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"I did it, so you can too!" and the downsides of Olympian inspiration
American track and field Olympian Noah Lyles tweeted, "I have asthma, allergies, dyslexia, ADD, anxiety, and depression. But I will tell...


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In defense of autistic hypo-empathy
In college, I volunteered for a program to teach second-graders to guess what their peers were feeling based on flashcards of facial...
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