In this session, we'll learn all about autism and food sensitivities and explore ways to meet autistic needs around food and eating. 

Covering:

• Physical health and eating 
• Sensory sensitivities and their role in eating
• Anxiety’s role in eating
• Pica, Anorexia and ARFID
• Strategies that work to help autistic children and people

1. Identify the factors contributing to eating difficulties in autistic people
2. Identify which of the 8 senses might be contributing to avoidant and restrictive eating
3. Apply strategies to support over and under-eating

• Loren Snow

Registration

• Online ONLY for 1 learner -- ACCESS TO ONLINE COURSE FOR 365 DAYS/1 YEAR (2-hour CE course, downloadable handout, forms and charts)

Schedule

Timed Agenda

• 0- 7 minutes: Introduction: Course background, meet the trainer, ground rules and session overview, the iceberg. 

• 7- 13 minutes: Physical health, co-morbid illnesses, medications and ruling out other causes.

• 13 minutes- 1 Hour 7 minutes: Sensory Processing, the senses, ‘why beige?’, interoception (31:30-51:34), Sensory overload (51:34-55:21), Window of tolerance (55:21-59:10), Sensory Diet (59:10), Timetable diet (1:01:54), sensory energy accounting (1:05:03).

• 1 hour 7 minutes 1 hour 34 minutes: Anxiety, anxiety & experience (1:08:04-1:22:04), Demand Avoidance, PDA, Reducing Demands (1:22:04- 1:34:45).

• 1 hour 34 minutes- 1 hour 46 minutes: Eating Disorders, Types of eating disorders, pica, anorexia, arfid, (1:34:55-1:46:43).

• 1 hour 46 minutes- 2 hours 1 minute: What Helps?, encourage play, eating too little (1:49:15), family style, chaining, eating too little (revisited), transitioning, eating too much (1:56:24), ADHD & eating too much, ADHD medications, (1:46:43-2:01:56).

• 2 hours 1 minute- 2 hours 4 minutes Outro: Our content, our training programs, general advice. 

TOTAL: 2 hours 4 minutes. 

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