Ms Harriet Parsons:

We see it coming up in our services more and more. On the support services and also through the PiLaR programme, I am getting more and more parents saying there is a possible diagnosis of autism or there is autism. What I hear around that is sometimes there can be confusion that happens, whether the autism part is going to be the part that is addressed or whether it is the eating disorder part. That can be problematic for people. On thinking about ARFID and about services and treatment it is considered an eating disorder like the other eating disorders, so the pathway is the same. The GP will refer the person for an assessment and then based on that assessment the person will be offered services. If he or she is assessed as needing treatment, a care plan or whatever, he or she will do things like family-based treatment and the same types of treatment.