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Anorexia and autism appear very different.
厌食症同自闭症看似并无太多相似之处。
But a British study by autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues finds that teenage girls diagnosed with anorexia score high on standard tests for autism.
但是自闭症专家西蒙·巴隆·科恩和他的同事所进行的一项研究表明，患厌食症的青少年女生进行自闭症标准测试时评分较高。
Their report is in the journal Molecular Autism.
这项研究已经在《分子自闭症》杂志上发表。
The researchers say that traits indicative of both disorders parallel each other.
研究人员称，这两种病症表现出一些相似的行为。
Anorexia and autism are characterized by obsessive, repetitive behaviors, by difficulties with social interactions and an above-average interest in systems.
厌食症及自闭症均以强迫性反复性的行为、社交障碍及对某些系统超出平均水平的兴趣为特点，
For autistic boys that might mean a fixation with math or maps.
对于有自闭症的男孩子来说，这也许意味着对于数学或是地图的迷恋。
For anorexic girls, that translates into an obsession with food, weight and their bodies.
而对于厌食症的女孩子来说，就演变成了对于食物、体重以及她们身材的迷恋。
Both groups exhibit below-average empathy, rigid attitudes and an atypical preoccupation with themselves.
这些男孩女孩均表现为低于平均水平的同感心、冷漠的态度及非典型性的自我关注。
Understanding the behavioral connection between the two conditions could inform treatment choices for anorexia.
理解两种情况的行为联系可以为厌食症提供一些治疗的方案。
For example, the researchers suggest that recognizing the fact that info about systems is easier to process than info about emotions may help in developing useful coping strategies.
例如，研究人员指出例如研究人员表示，较之情绪方面的信息某些系统的信息则更易于处理，这或将为制定有益治疗策略提供帮助。
