A Group Intervention for Parents of Autistic Young People With Anorexia Nervosa: An Exploration of How Parents Make Sense of and Integrate Concepts From the Group Into Family Life

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT07757646

King's College London6 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this study is to understand how a group intervention for parents of autistic young people with co-occurring anorexia nervosa informs how parents support their child's recovery. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. How do parents interpret and understand the concepts learnt in the group intervention? How do parents apply this to day to day family life? 2. How do parents understand how autism impacts their child's recovery from anorexia nervosa? 3. How do parents make sense of their role in supporting their child's recovery? Participants will be invited to take part in an interview about their experience of attending the group intervention and applying the concepts to their family life.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Anorexia Nervosa Autism

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Parents or caregivers of young people (aged 12 to 18) with Autism Spectrum Disorder or elevated autistic traits and anorexia nervosa who are attending/have attended a group parent intervention in MCCAED from November 2024 to February 2026. * Access and ability to join online interview via Microsoft Teams (participants can join via the Microsoft Teams app or through their browser) * To have attended at least half of the group intervention Exclusion Criteria: * High levels of psychiatric risk \& social care involvement; however, this is not a hard exclusion criteria and referrals would still be discussed and considered by the team.

A Group Intervention for Parents of Autistic Young People With Anorexia Nervosa: An Exploration of How Parents Make Sense of and Integrate Concepts From the Group Into Family Life

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