DELIVERING PERSON-CENTRED AND INCLUSIVE ARFID SUPPORT

Context:

• ARFID often co-occurs with other conditions and can develop across all ages, backgrounds and neurotypes.
• Person-centred approaches tailored to individual need are emerging as important given this heterogeneity

Content:

• Looking beyond eating difficulties to understand the whole person
• Supporting neurodivergent individuals, including autistic people with ARFID
• Understanding the impact of weight stigma and assumptions (e.g. access for low wt only, wt not a good marker of risk)
• Considering socioeconomic and environmental influences on care (incl. food insecurity)