ARFID brain scan study

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UnderTheStairs51 · 04/12/2024 10:41

Just seen this appear on a social media post so went to look for the original story.

Scientists have scanned the brains of children with ARFID and found significant differences https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/23845/

Hopefully this will make the news because there is such a lot of 'you just need to be firmer' suggestions as though it's that simple.

Far from 'fussy eaters' - first neuroimaging study demonstrates significant changes in the brains of | News | The University of Aberdeen

A team led by the University of Aberdeen has identified structural brain differences in children who show symptoms of ARFID.

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/news/23845

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BrightYellowTrain · 04/12/2024 13:27

This doesn’t surprise me, some other eating disorders have brain differences.

NellyBarney · 11/12/2024 19:40

Not surprised. My ds has it and yesterday his older sister who is seriously into baking made chocolate covered brownie truffles. We asked him to try them and he had a panic attack and because he absolutely adores his ds nibbled a microscopic bit of chocolate coating and then ran out of the kitchen proclaiming they were the best brownie truffles ever. It doesn't matter if it's cake, sweets or chocolate, he is too scared to eat anything other than milk, cheerios, McDonald chicken nuggets (no other brand) and green peas. None of that must touch. He was brought up in a family of foodies.

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