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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We worked with https://www.drdaisy.com/pickyeating-selectiveeating-arfid for similar eating issues (though not quite meeting a diagnosis of ARFID yet) and they were absolutely wonderful and supportive.  The specific dietician we worked with is no longer there but she recommended all her colleagues wholeheartedly.[/quote]

Had been eyeing that office!  Anything with their approach that is unique?  So many others say progress is hard for this issue.[/quote]

I haven't worked with any other dieticians to compare, and I only consulted with them 3 times and my kid never worked with them directly - but I was *so* worried going in that they would be judgy/condescending about his existing diet/lifestyle and/or make recommendations that weren't realistic (like another person mentioned, a body image approach or ABA tactics would likely have made things worse), but that was not the case at all.   Our immediate concern was that he had started to *lose* weight (only a little, but concerning at 12yo) due to his somewhat selective eating which in turn came from other severe stress/mental health issues he was dealing with.  The dietician was able to point us in the right direction to increase caloric intake and balance fats/proteins/carbs without worsening everything else, got us on a multivitamin to cover any missing micronutrients, and reassured me that he would be okay even if he only ate 3 bowls of Lucky Charms and a protein shake every day for a while.  At that point, any food was better than no food - but it is *really* hard to internalize that with all of the other cultural messaging around food and healthism and what constitutes "good" parenting these days.  We have not been in a position to tackle the selective eating directly yet, as the other issues are still stabilizing, but I will absolutely go back to them for more help if/when we are ready for it.[/quote]

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