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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
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  • In what way was the dietician not qualified to help?

    If it were me, I'd go back to the GP and tell them and ask for a referal to someone different or more highly qualified.

    Maybe something like slimming world would help, I don't know, I've never been, but I do know some people find it good.

    I guess it all depends on why she's overweight and by how much, does she need small adjustments or a major lifestyle change?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    As soon as she mentioned her autism and ADHD to the dietician, she responded that this wasnt something she could deal with. All my daughter got from her was an email attachment with an article about feeding children with ADHD. Shes 28!

    She is very overweight and needs to make some big changes. I fail to see why the dietician couldnt help her with some diet planning. Ive suggested to my daughter that she goes back to the GP and also places a complaint about it. Surely any reputable dietician could help someone create some sort of meal plan to help them lose weight.

    In terms of her neurodivergencies, the problem is she gets easily overwhelmed - she needs a set plan that she can work from. She also has some issues with textures and dietary changes. She has to know in advance what she will be eating, or she will just immediately choose her safe foods, most of which are not very healthy sadly.

    I guess the two of us will have to work it out together and hope we get it right. She can be hard to pin down to deal with these things - she works full time and is hyper protective of her 'down time'.

  • in reply to LinsT

    It is shocking but sadly not surprising. Well at least they admitted their inability to help and are not causing more harm. Bad advice about diet and misunderstanding of neurodiversity related issues around food can really cause damage. I know from first hand experience (my Arfid type issues around food and need for routine were interpreted as anorexia nervosa and I received extremely bad advice and I am still dealing with the damage caused by years of trying to fix a problem I didn’t have).

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  • in reply to LinsT

    It is shocking but sadly not surprising. Well at least they admitted their inability to help and are not causing more harm. Bad advice about diet and misunderstanding of neurodiversity related issues around food can really cause damage. I know from first hand experience (my Arfid type issues around food and need for routine were interpreted as anorexia nervosa and I received extremely bad advice and I am still dealing with the damage caused by years of trying to fix a problem I didn’t have).

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