For ARFID, there is a need for education and training of healthcare professionals and IDT collaboration. Established treatments like behaviour analysis should be considered.
You’re not alone. You may hear that children will grow out of it, eat if hungry, are fine if they’re not underweight, or are not ready for feeding intervention. But research suggests this is not the case and, in fact, the problems can worsen over time.
Feeding difficulties are complex and people need the right help – and this support is available. It can work quickly and have rippling positive effects into other areas for the person and their loved ones.
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“Collectively, caregivers rated behaviour-analytic treatments high in social validity and treatments were highly effective. Caregivers reported increased broader quality of life and lasting positive impacts, decreased stress, and lack of negative effects.”
“Accurate dissemination is needed to increase earlier access to effective feeding treatment for families and specialised training for professionals to promote data-based and individualised decision-making in this vital area.”
“…many caregivers have questions that are both specific and challenging. The starting point to answering them is oftentimes the pediatrician, which is a great first step, except that most pediatricians aren’t equipped to deal with the complexity of feeding issues and autism.”
“Sadly, many children have suffered as a result of delayed treatment because of bad information. And speed matters when it comes to effective treatment.”
11 skills in just 2 weeks! Took tedious hard work, but he eventually was a little chopstick expert, even with small vitamins. Another one of my favourite/tippie-top treatment arrangements, plus important novel cultural caregiver perspectives shared including on social validity.