“…Avoidance of the eyes and social stimuli has been reported in ASD, and is considered a key characteristic of the disorder (Black et al, 2017 Kucharska-Pietura, Nikolaou, Masiak, & Treasure, 2004;Kuusikko et al, 2009) and production (Davies et al, 2016;McIntosh, Reichmann-Decker, Winkielman, & Wilbarger, 2006), high levels of alexithymia (Bird & Cook, 2013;Westwood, Kerr-Gaffney, Stahl, & Tchanturia, 2017) and social anxiety (Kerr-Gaffney, Harrison, & Tchanturia, 2018;Simonoff et al, 2008). Around 10% of those with AN meet diagnostic criteria for ASD, while a further 40% show high levels of ASD symptoms (Westwood, Mandy, Simic, & Tchanturia, 2018).…”