Anorexia nervosa can be confused with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

Anorexia nervosa is broadly defined by restrictive eating, often driven by a preoccupation with one’s weight or body shape.

In Olivia 's case, her restrictive eating was driven primarily by sensory aversions.

ARFID is a newer, often overlooked diagnosis that can sometimes be confused with the more generally recognized anorexia.

For people with ARFID , food aversion—not body image distress—is at the core of their disorder.

Treatment priorities typically fall into two buckets: ensuring adequate caloric intake and expanding the variety of foods someone can tolerate.

Exposure work comes in, and clients are pushed out of their comfort zones gradually.