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Understanding Avoidant-Restrictive Food-Intake Disorder

Why is ARFID such major issue for many autistic and ADHD people and what can help?

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Understanding Avoidant-Restrictive Food-Intake Disorder

Is every meal a battlefield? Does the thought of new foods cause panic? Do sensory textures (slimy, crunchy, mixed) trigger gagging? Are nutritional gaps or weight loss causing constant worry?

For autistic and ADHD individuals, ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) isn't stubbornness – it's a complex storm of sensory overwhelm, anxiety, and biological responses that turns eating into genuine fear. Most advice fails because it doesn't understand the neurodivergent roots of this struggle.

Stop the shame, guilt, and desperation. Join our vital webinar designed specifically for the autism/ADHD community and delivered by someone with lived experience of navigating ARFID. Get the understanding, validation, and practical tools you've been missing.

Here we'll learn all aboutwhat causes ARFID, where you can go for help, and what you can personally do to help yourself and your children and loved ones struggling with it..

Covering:

  • What ARFID is
  • What contributes to ARFID
  • Supporting someone with ARFID
  • What else it could be
  • Tips for eating

This isn't about forcing bites. It's about reducing fear, honoring sensory needs, and finding sustainable paths to nourishment and peace.

FAQs

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We do not live record due to attendee confidentiality. If you can't make the date you can find this session on-demand on our website right now via our e-learning hub.

Only the CPD ticket option includes a certificate.

We will refund / transfer your ticket up to 14 days before the event. Refunds are processed within 5-7 business days.

All our webinars are on Zoom.