Managing Complexity when treating Adolescent Eating Disorders – Understanding the needs of Autistic Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Managing Complexity when treating Adolescent Eating Disorders – Understanding the needs of Autistic Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders
About this event
Date: Tuesday 29th October 2024
Time: 12.00pm AEDT (1-hour duration)
12.00pm New Zealand; 10.00am NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS; QLD; 9.30am SA, 8.30am NT; 7.00am WA
Webinar Overview: Autistic people are over -represented in the eating disorder populations and due to the challenges associated with diagnosing autism in females, the prevalence rates are likely higher.
- Would you like to know more about the prevalence of autism and eating disorders?
- What are the indicators and how can clinicians help identify it earlier?
- How does it impact on treatment?
- How do we modify our treatment?
- What can clinicians do differently to achieve better outcomes?
Join us for this webinar and short questions time to assist in gaining further knowledge and understanding of how we can support young people and their carers for better outcomes for recovery.
Colleen Alford is a Senior Social Worker, family therapist, and PhD candidate. Colleen specialises in providing family therapy for children and adolescents with eating disorders and has worked at The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network Eating Disorders Service for eighteen years. Colleen’s PhD research is focused on understanding and improving eating disorder treatment experiences for autistic young people and their families, aiming to develop and refine autism-specific treatment adaptations.