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Choose the Neuro-Informed Nourishment way:
We see autism (or other forms of neurodiversity) as a strength and help you use it to your advantage.
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We build unique recovery plans for unique minds and bodies.
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Be careful with Mainstream Eating Treatment:
Standard eating disorder treatment ignores autism and misreads your eating symptoms.
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Meet our Team.
Therapists: update welcome wording to include eating
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We deeply understand how neurodiversity impacts eating because:
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FIRST
We are neurodiverse and proud of it.
So we believe that you don't need to be fixed. Difference is beautiful. You need to find a relationship with food that fits you. No more fitting everyone else's idea of what should work.
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SECOND
We've navigated our own journey with food and eating!
So we deeply believe that, in spite of your difficulties with eating, you are worthy of love and understanding. Even though everyone is unique, we get it.
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THIRD
As trained therapists and coaches, we can offer professional help in a way that is built for you.
What we do
We listen to your story and your journey with eating.
Together we build an individualized plan for Eating Recovery as an neurodiverse person.
We use your autistic strengths and traits to your advantage on your path to eating freedom.
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Who we help
We help the neurodiverse community. That includes those who are:
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Autistic
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ADHD
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highly sensitive
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have sensory processing differences
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seizure disorders
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OCD
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otherwise identify as neurodivergent
Struggling with eating?
If you are struggling with something on this list, you're in the right place:
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Skipping meals/forgetting to eat
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Overwhelm/avoidance with grocery shopping
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General anxiety around eating
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Shame or guilt around eating
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Negative thought patterns around your eating
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Negative thought patterns around your body
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GI problems causing fear with eating
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Pain with eating or after eating
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Underfueling in athletics
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Binge eating
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Throwing up after eating
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Using exercise to compensate for eating
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Unable to eat enough due to fear of weight gain
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Unable to eat enough due to fear of vomiting or choking
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Poor appetite
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Lack of motivation to prepare food or eat food
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Obsessive thoughts or behaviors around food
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Anxiety around going out to restaurants
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Anxiety around family or social gatherings that involve eating
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Hiding food/hiding eating
Neurodiverse Vulnerability
If you are neurodiverse (autistic, ADHD or both) you are more vulnerable to eating struggles because of how you're wired and how the world tries to help you.
Here are some of the numbers:
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70% of autistic children demonstrated ‘atypical’ eating behaviors
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90% of parents or caregivers reported their autistic child experienced feeding difficulties
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Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) has been found in 21% of autistic individuals
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ADHD: 31% had some eating disorder
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35-37% for Bulimia Nervosa and Anorexia Nervosa bingeing/purging subtype
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26-31% for Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified and Binge Eating Disorder
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18% for Anorexia Nervosa restricting subtype
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Services
Team: combine Parenting and Family or keep separate?
For those who live alone, we work with YOU.
If you want to involve others in your growth, we are glad to work with your parents, partner and/or your whole family.
Therapy and Coaching
Neurotype-infomed
Family NourishmentTherapy
Helping everyone understand each other.
Couples Therapy
Helping a couple help each other.
Parental
Support Therapy
Helping parents understand YOU.
Individual
Neurotype-informed
Nourishment Therapy
Helping YOU understand YOU.
Groups
For anyone wishing to improve their relationship with eating and food.
For family members of neuro-diverse loved ones who are working through eating issues.