Evidence-based guides written with empathy — for individuals, families, and clinicians.
How ARFID affects family relationships, holiday gatherings, and everyday meals — with evidence-based strategies for creating inclusive food environments.
ARFID and autism spectrum disorder frequently co-occur. This guide explores the relationship, shared characteristics, and tailored support strategies.
An overview of current treatment modalities including CBT, exposure therapy, and occupational therapy — and what the research says about their effectiveness.
A research-backed introduction to ARFID — its definition, prevalence, subtypes, and how it differs from other eating disorders.
ARFID does not disappear at 18. A look at how the disorder presents in adults, its impact on social and professional life, and treatment approaches.
The neurological basis of sensory-based food avoidance, and why certain textures, smells, and temperatures can feel genuinely intolerable.
If someone you love has ARFID, you are probably navigating a mix of concern, frustration, and uncertainty. This guide gives you a clear, honest picture of what ARFID is, what the research says about what helps and what harms, and how to be genuinely supportive.
For a significant proportion of people with ARFID, the eating difficulties are one expression of a broader neurodevelopmental profile. This guide explores the well-documented overlap between ARFID, autism, and ADHD — the shared mechanisms, the diagnostic complexity, and the treatment adaptations that neurodivergent individuals need.
One of the most common concerns for people with ARFID is nutrition. This guide addresses what the nutritional risks of ARFID actually are, how to assess your nutritional status, supplementation strategies, and how to work with a dietitian who understands ARFID.
Every adult alive today who has ARFID grew up in a world that had no clinical name for what they were experiencing. This guide addresses the diagnostic gap, how ARFID affects adult life across work, relationships, and travel, and what treatment options are available for adults.
ARFID is treatable. This clinical guide covers the full treatment landscape — CBT-AR, family-based treatment, occupational therapy, dietitian-led nutritional rehabilitation, pharmacotherapy, and higher levels of care — with evidence base and practical guidance for each.
For many people with ARFID, a restaurant is not a place of pleasure — it is a gauntlet. This practical guide covers preparation strategies, how to communicate with restaurant staff, managing social pressure at the table, and how to build confidence over time.
ARFID is not a single, uniform condition. The DSM-5 recognises three distinct presentations — sensory-based avoidance, fear of aversive consequences, and low appetite or interest in food — each with different mechanisms, different clinical profiles, and different treatment implications.