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    Anorexia & giftedness
    #50352 07/03/09 01:51 AM
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    This is really upsetting.
    A friend has a 14 y.o. daughter who is gifted in art and academically. She has just discovered that she is anorexic. I have heard that anoexia and giftedness are often associated(?)Can anybody recommend any help or resources?
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    This link "Behind the Mask" discusses gifted girls, eating disorders and the "perfect girl syndrome."

    http://books.google.com/books?id=OC...i=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1

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