The challenge of a late diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder: co-occurring trajectories and camouflage tendencies. a case report of a young Autistic female with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Sara Passarini, Silvia Guerrera, Maria Picilli, Elisa Fucà, Laura Casula, Deny Menghini, Sabine Pirchio, Valeria Zanna, Giovanni Valeri, Stefano Vicari · 2025
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Sara Passarini and co-authors report a late autism diagnosis in a young woman in a 2025 case paper. The patient also lives with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, a pattern of strong food refusal. Autism and that eating disorder share rigid thinking and sharp sensory sensitivity, which blurs the line between them.
Her autism was named late, a path many girls and women travel through camouflage. Hiding social strain can mask the core traits from doctors for years. Co-occurring paths of the two disorders are traced through her history. Scarce guidance exists for this exact pairing, the authors note. One careful case can teach clinics what to ask the next patient.
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| CREATOR | Sara Passarini, Silvia Guerrera, Maria Picilli, Elisa Fucà, Laura Casula, Deny Menghini, Sabine Pirchio, Valeria Zanna, Giovanni Valeri, Stefano Vicari |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |