Autism & Eating Habits
Are you looking for strategies to support your child with their food consumption? Anne-Marie Harrison, Education Director at Ideas Afresh, joins us to explore the relationship between autistic children and their eating habits.
Supporting parents and carers
Date: Wednesday 9 April
Time: 10am - 11am
In this webinar, Anne-Marie will explore the emotional, physical, and sensory triggers that can impact eating for autistic children. We will also share an overview of eating disorders and challenges such as PICA, neophobia, and ARFID, explaining their links to autism. Plus, she’ll share practical strategies to encourage positive eating experiences for the whole family.
About our speaker
Anne-Marie Harrison, PGCE, BAHons.
Education and Training Director IdeasAfresh Ltd.
Anne-Marie has extensive experience across the SEND sector. After early experience in child development and education Anne-Marie enjoyed a 15-year career training multi-disciplinary teams in supporting autistic children and their families, at the National Autistic Society (NAS). Anne-Marie has contributed to NAS programme development, is acknowledged in Plan A for Autism (Dr Caroline Smith) and has delivered lectures at university. Her book Babies Are Noisy was published in 2013 while her professional reflections have been published in sector journals.
Anne-Marie has travelled internationally to deliver speeches and training, experiencing autism practices in different cultures.
Her professional experience and personal neurodiverse journey have empowered her in developing a thriving training and support business that offers personalised and bespoke CPD accredited training courses for both families and professionals. Her expertise reaches across all sectors and facilitates a rewarding opportunity to fully value the contribution, the neurodiverse community makes in today’s society.