Resources — ARFID Circle | Learn, Share, and Find Support

Watch this short comprehensive video about ARFID.

It includes information on the behavior, causes, and treatment of ARFID.

Read real-life stories of individuals battling ARFID to find support

ARFID In the News

If you want to learn more about the real-life stories of individuals battling ARFID, you can read

ARFID | A Family Guide to Overcoming ARFID

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PODCASTS ON ARFID

Radio Call In on RTE Livewire

Description: Sinéad's nine-year-old daughter doesn't eat any meat, vegetables, or fruit.

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Description: Rachael's autistic son suffers from ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and she cannot find the specific crackers that he eats for most of his meals.

Screenshot of ARFID Circle community website with links to their website, Instagram, and resources for Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, featuring podcast and book images.

Recommendations

We buy and read the latest books and review products that we think ARFID caregivers can benefit from. Feel free to reach out directly to us to find out why we recommend these items.

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Book cover titled 'Arfid follows me everywhere,' featuring a cartoon blue dog with a big smile, orange ears, and a green tail, set against a starry night sky.

Great story for families to explain ARFID to the child or siblings. Also a great resource for educators

Books About ARFID

There are several books published on Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) or Selective Eating Disorder.

Read Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for ARFID with ARFID Circle

Read Helping Your Child with Extreme Picky Eating from ARFID Circle Book Resources

Read ARFID A Guide for Parents and Carers from ARFID Circle Book Resources

Read Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating Children with Autism from ARFID Circle Resources

Book cover of 'Food Fight' by Linda B. Davis, featuring a girl with brown hair and a brown jacket, sitting and smiling, with the title in large red letters and a quote about humor and life.

Book cover titled 'Sad Perfect' by Stephanie Elliot, showing a broken white plate with a fork on the left and a knife on the right, on a gray background.

Book cover titled 'brave every day: Living with ARFID' by Erin Allen, illustrated by Adrienne Schaumann, showing a child looking at a plate with a fork in one hand and a knife in the other.

Book cover titled 'ARFID: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. A Guide for Parents and Caregivers' with an image of an owl made from bread slices, cucumber slices for eyes, and other snacks on a green plate.

Children's book cover titled 'Custard and Chips' with a bowl of custard topped with French fries and a background featuring illustrations of potato chips and blobs of custard.

Book cover of 'ARFID Follows Me Everywhere' by Karelle Vézina, featuring a blue monster with yellow horns, a wide smile, and a rainbow-colored tail, set against a starry night sky.

Cover of a book titled 'Ared Healing Workbook for children and teenagers' featuring a blue cartoon creature with horns, sitting outdoors at night with stars and clouds in the background.

Book cover titled 'Goodbye ARFID, Hello Food!' with a heart-shaped arrangement of various colorful fruits and vegetables, author Glenn Robertson, and a gold seal indicating over 2,500 ARFID children, teens, and adults served.

Book cover titled 'Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder in Childhood and Adolescence,' edited by Rachael Bryant-Waugh and Claire Higgins, featuring colorful Tetris-like blocks

Book cover titled "Arfid and Selective Eating: Practical and Empowering Food Journal" by Ruby Hicks, featuring a geometric diamond shape with blue, green, and purple colors on a beige background.

Book cover titled 'Anxious Children in an Anxious World: Facing Fears and Finding Brave' by Dr. Mary O'Kane. The cover features blue and yellow rain boots on a wet surface with water reflections, against a background with red, blue, and yellow elements. The cover includes quotes praising the book from Tomamy Bowen, Nimish Tripathi, and Anton Savage.

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The cover of a coloring book titled 'Told You I Wasn't Just a Picky Eater! Adult Coloring Book for Teens and Adults'. The background features various food items like ice cream, pizza, hot dogs, donuts, and cupcakes, with several colored markers, a soda, a cake, a hot dog, and a container of fries depicted on the cover.