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Complex Eating Challenges In SEN Children: ARFID & PICA

04 NOVEMBER 2026

Worried about your child's relationship with food? Watch our free webinar for practical guidance on understanding and supporting complex eating challenges.

Author: Anne-Marie Harrison, Education Director at Ideas Afresh Education

Anne-Marie shares:

✔️How complex eating challenges can affect children and young people with SEN, and why these difficulties are often about much more than food

✔️Ways to recognise and understand ARFID and PICA, exploring the factors that can influence a child’s relationship with eating

✔️Practical, family-centred strategies that can help reduce stress around mealtimes, alongside real-life examples of approaches that have made a positive difference for other families

Looking for more?

Watch our SENsational podcast episode with Nicole Kirkland & Emma Taylor from ARFID Awareness. Learn practical insights on what ARFID is, how it can co-occur with other neurodevelopmental differences, plus expert tips to support those affected.