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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ARFID parent here- it’s a long road. How old is your kid? My answer depends. After 8 the recommendation is for CBT rather than feeding therapy. My child received their official diagnosis from a developmental pediatrician at KKI at 6 or so but we did our therapy elsewhere. [/quote]

My DD sees someone at Childrens for this, and also told CBT after 8 (she’s 10). DD was doing CBT for other issues and added in trying new foods. CBT with a private provider.

DD did try new foods with therapist but it’s hard for her to eat more than one bite.

It’s a long road, though, and progress is slow. We have been working on this since DD was 6, and I no longer think there is any silver bullet which will fix it. DD has tried feeding therapy, have worked with a nutrition, every approach to eating, and nothing really moves the needle.

We celebrate small successes and I work with DD (and her therapist) to set concrete goals and work on them for months. Last year DD started eating rice, and this year hamburgers. Both of those were huge since before dinner had to be plain pasta (90% of the time), grilled cheese, or (rarely) chicken nuggets. She only eats 2 brands of pizza.[/quote]

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