Navigating unhelpful comments around food
Do friends or family weigh in on you or your child’s eating habits? This can be really tough to navigate and can cause a lot of anxiety and shame around mealtimes. I've come up with a couple of scripts to help you navigate this time. I hope they are helpful.
Understanding ARFID: How to navigate and support feeding differences in Neurodivergent folk
Firstly ARFID is not just “picky eating”, it is a multifaceted eating disorder and neurodivergence characterised by severe food avoidance or restriction. ARFID can originate from anxiety, fear of food and/or eating, past trauma, sensory processing differences (involving texture, taste, and smell), or variations in executive functioning.