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In the article “Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder and autism spectrum disorder: clinical implications for assessment and management” published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Fadila Farag and others examine clinical and neurodevelopmental presentations of children with ARFID. 536 patients (mean age 6y 10mo; 401 males, 135 females) who were seen by the tertiary multidisciplinary feeding …

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Mahr et al. (2022) conducted the first study investigating sleep disturbances in relation to avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (or ARFID). ARFID is an eating disorder characterized by the restriction of food intake and variety without body or weight concerns. The authors recruited a sample of 71 children and adolescents (ages 7 to 18) with …

The First Study Conducted on the Relationship Between Sleep and ARFID Read More »