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Fear, dread, avoidance, nausea, pain, always choosing hunger over eating. Is your child caught in that trap? How do you get out? We have to take all thoughts into captivity and analyze them. We have to check our thinking. Are the fears realistic? I talk about treatment plans for extreme selectivity and ARFID. These are the kids that don’t eat. Yet.
Today I discuss my work with a seven year old child who was tube fed starting at age 4 months. He had years of therapy but did not make progress and even with tube feeds, weight gain was poor. I had to unravel his past, explore his prior diagnostics, win his trust and form a plan. In two years,...
Published 07/23/24
This one is all about how I do my therapy. I talk you through what you would see if you observed my sessions. I describe in detail how to triage feeding disorders, what to say and do as you start your treatment program, how to troubleshoot problems and avoid shut down. I describe what to say when...
Published 07/17/24