Blog Category: Feeding Problems
Autism Spectrum & Eating Out
By: Zachary Burton, MSW Intern and Janelle Schenk, LMSW
June 14, 2024
This blog details strategies for supporting your child at restaurants, create a more accessible restaurant, and tips to help you enjoy your restaurant experience as an autistic adult.
Introducing Food to a Picky Eater
By: Zachary Burton, MSW Intern and Janelle Schenk, LMSW
May 10, 2024
This blog post will detail strategies you can utilize to introduce new foods to your child, your adult, or even yourself, and how those strategies can support formulating nutritional and diverse diets.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
By: Katie Czarnik, MSW Intern and Janelle Schenk, LMSW
July 5, 2023
DBT works on changing behavior by recognizing how our thoughts influence our feelings, actions, and behaviors, and adds aspects of accepting oneself and understanding your own uniqueness while learning coping and mindfulness techniques. There have been many studies on the effectiveness of DBT, with many showing it to be beneficial for the neurodivergent community.
Picky Eating and Tummy Troubles: How to Improve Mealtime for Your Child
By: Rachel Piper & Suzi Naguib, Psy.D.
May 23, 2018
It happened again. My son, Jordan, who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) made a scene at a restaurant. I even researched this place to make sure it [...]
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
By: Rachel Piper & Suzi Naguib, Psy.D.
May 23, 2018
ARFID is characterized as an eating or feeding disturbance that leads to nutritional deficiency. This disorder is distinct from typical picky eating