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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you are being far too influenced by your husband and not taking this seriously enough. Your daughter needs to be evaluated by an eating disorder specialist in addition to looking at OCD/ADHD/Anxiety/Autism and other alphabet soup diagnoses.

As you meet with these specialists, you need to be prepared for them to suggest that you pull this kid out of school. This sounds like a serious mental health crisis and she may refuse meds. Perhaps you won’t need this, but you and your husband need to get very serious about the fact that your child’s life may be on the line. Missing a semester of school may be the least of her/your concerns.

I am wishing nothing but the best for you. But you may need to overrule your husband here. If he is saying no to stuff, just go do as much as you can without him. There are times when you have to do the right thing over the other parent’s objection. [/quote]

I would not go to an ED specialist.  She needs to see an arfid soecjalkst.  ED is different and if you treat arfid like an ED, it may make it worse.  Most asd specialists will have at least some familiarity with arfid and there are specialists and books you can buy on Amazon that are targeted to this.  But the best treatments are CBT type treatments and you need her in a slightly more receptive place before she can successfully start on that.  So for the moment, you need to educate yourself on the dos and fonts with arfid.  [/quote]

ARFID is an ED.  I am really confused by your post.  ARFID treatment is different from the treatment for anorexia, which is different from the treatment for bulimia, but they are all ED's, and need a clinician who understands ED's (aka an ED specialist).

I'm not saying that's what OP needs.  A neuropsych appointment, if they can get in quickly, is the right first step, to consider all possibilities.  Starting with the big picture and narrowing it down to a specific diagnosis will help.  Having said that, if the weight loss is significant and there are concerns about it impacting her heart, an inpatient admittance might speed things up.  [/quote]

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