For ARFID, treatment includes gradual exposure to ‘fear foods’, creating a safe environment where the child is encouraged to try new things. It can also include therapy to assist the child in ...

Other ARFID sufferers have had a bad experience with food, such as being unwell ... Meanwhile, incorporating tools from exposure therapy and other new techniques – some as simple as breathwork ...

Dieticians Kath Megaw and Chantel Walker tell us how to know when your child’s picky eating is normal and when it’s a problem ...

Hyperactivation of certain brain regions in children and adolescents with ARFID suggest a new neurobiological circuit associated with the disorder.

Andrew lives with ARFID (Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder ... confidence through repetition just by continuously doing exposures, I got better at exposing myself.

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A man with a rare condition has "never" eaten fruit, vegetables or meat - and survives on two loaves of bread a day. Thomas Sheridan, 35, says the thought of biting into an egg and sausage ...

A man with a rare condition has "never" eaten fruit, vegetables or meat - and survives on two loaves of bread a day. Thomas Sheridan, 35, says the thought of biting into an egg and sausage ...