NHS Lothian Child

Jan 20, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Fiona Duffy |NHS Lothian Child |Eating Disorders |Imogen Peebles

FT-ED clinicians highlighted a number of unique considerations when delivering this modality to Autistic young people, including the increased prevalence of neurodivergence within families and risk of missattunement within the systemic context. FT-ED clinicians highlighted the late identification of autism in young people presenting to eating disorder services and the added complexity of differentiating between Autistic traits and an eating disorder.

Apr 2, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Fiona Duffy |NHS Lothian Child |Emma Willmott |Emy Nimbley

Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) was first included in a diagnostic manual as part of the Feeding and Eating Disorder category in DSM-V in 2013, followed by ICD-11 in 2019. Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder is characterised by avoidance or restriction of food intake resulting in insufficient quantity or variety of food to provide adequate energy or nutritional requirements.