Is eating loads a symptom of aurism?

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Yes, but not for everyone. It probably has to do with
- obsessiveness, compulsiveness
- inability to know when to start or stop eating (related to compulsiveness and executive dysfunction)
- reducing anxiety level by the hormonal effect of serotonin
- reducing anxiety level by "stimming by eating" (related to compulsiveness)
- feeling compelled to clear everything from the plate (a previous thread's theme)

As for me, I was always a foody being right from my birth. I gathered weight at an incredible rate as an infant. Despite this I soon become thin or even skinny sometimes, and I hold my shape ever since. If there was only one option for the usual quiz question "Are people saying you are..." it would be "You're always eating and you eat a lot of food, good for you it doesn't show up on you."

When I was around 10 years old, I always asked for a second helping at the school cafeteria. Unlike poor little Oliver, I got my helping without the slightest frowning...

Ummm my autistic brother and I both drank loads of milk as kids but we never really ate loads.... I am more likely to get so caught up in what I'm doing that I forget to eat than I am to stuff my face... unless I'm at a buffet or something cause I like getting my money's worth lol.

Usually eating loads of food is a symptom of having too much time, having too much food, having very high metabolism, too much boredom or lots of exercises. If you don't get fatter from eating those food then it means you should be eating that much anyway. I tend to eat a lot when I'm bored and have too much time, but it seems my body maintain the same weight regardless of if I eat a lot or just a little. I don't seem to lose weight even when I get sick.