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Should we take teens more seriously? And the link between eating disorders and autism

Claudia Hammond and guests discuss how teenage memories shape us, and how treatment of eating disorders should be adapted for people with autism.

Could we be misunderstanding eating disorders for some patients? Research suggests that more than 30 percent of inpatients being treated for an eating disorder are also autistic. Claudia Hamond talks to Professor Kate Tchanturia from Kings College London, and Fiona Hollings, expert by experience, who helped develop a new approach to treating eating disorders in people with autism.

What are your strongest memories from your teenage years? For good and bad Dr Lucy Foulkes, from Oxford University, argues that our adolescence shapes us. She talks to Claudia about taking teenage love more seriously, having empathy for risk-taking teens, and how to look back on your adolescence more fondly.

And Professor Daryl O鈥機onnor, from the University of Leeds, discusses new research which shows that focussing on positive memories can help people who have previously been depressed feel happier. He and Claudia discuss how this might be useful if you feel your mood start to drop.

Producer: Lorna Stewart
Editor: Holly Squire
Studio Manager: Tim Heffer

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