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Dietician

LinsT

Hi all,

I have an adult daughter with autism and ADHD.

Due to various food issues, she has gained a lot of weight. She recently discussed this with her GP, who referred her to a dietician. She saw that dietician today, who has told her she's not qualified to help her and had no pointers as to where she should now go for help!

What she needs is a step by step diet plan - she's feeling overwhelmed and doesn't know where to start. I can help her to some extent, but she lives independently and I only see her once a week.

Does anyone have any pointers to where we might be able to find some helpful resources? I've looked into private dieticians, but they cost so much more money than we can spare at the moment Cry

  1. I would be grateful for any help at all Green heart
Parents

  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    I'm very sorry to hear about your daughter's difficulties in getting help with this.

    Whilst we can't offer medical advice to each other here (the rules don't allow it), you might find some useful ideas in this NAS article:

    NAS - Eating

    It also lists some other types of medical professional who might be able to help instead, who are also accessible via a GP referral.

    There are also several links to further sources of information that might be useful.

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  • Hi and welcome to the community.

    I'm very sorry to hear about your daughter's difficulties in getting help with this.

    Whilst we can't offer medical advice to each other here (the rules don't allow it), you might find some useful ideas in this NAS article:

    NAS - Eating

    It also lists some other types of medical professional who might be able to help instead, who are also accessible via a GP referral.

    There are also several links to further sources of information that might be useful.

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