S6E3 Working with Eating Disorders with Margo White
In this episode, we cover:
Margo’s own path to discovering her neurodivergence and how this was integral to developing her current clinical focus.
Why it is so important for a person’s neurodivergence to be taken into account when treating eating disorders.
Can you ‘cure’ neurodivergence with a specific diet??? (spoiler alert: no).
Some of the key challenges that neurodivergent folk can have with food and eating, what drives these challenges (including sensory processing differences, executive functioning, interoception, burnout and motivation, + more), and what are some strategies to ease these friction points?
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) – what is this, and how does Margo approach treatment of ARFID with her neurodivergent clients?
Anorexia and Binge Eating Disorder in neurodivergent folk.
Margo’s lived experience of an Eating Disorder.
Margo’s advice on how parents of neurodivergent kids with atypical eating can best advocate for their kids’ needs and how adults can advocate for their own needs.
In this episode, we cover:
Margo’s own path to discovering her neurodivergence and how this was integral to developing her current clinical focus.
Why it is so important for a person’s neurodivergence to be taken into account when treating eating disorders.
Can you ‘cure’ neurodivergence with a specific diet??? (spoiler alert: no).
Some of the key challenges that neurodivergent folk can have with food and eating, what drives these challenges (including sensory processing differences, executive functioning, interoception, burnout and motivation, + more), and what are some strategies to ease these friction points?
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) – what is this, and how does Margo approach treatment of ARFID with her neurodivergent clients?
Anorexia and Binge Eating Disorder in neurodivergent folk.
Margo’s lived experience of an Eating Disorder.
Margo’s advice on how parents of neurodivergent kids with atypical eating can best advocate for their kids’ needs and how adults can advocate for their own needs.
In this episode, we cover:
Margo’s own path to discovering her neurodivergence and how this was integral to developing her current clinical focus.
Why it is so important for a person’s neurodivergence to be taken into account when treating eating disorders.
Can you ‘cure’ neurodivergence with a specific diet??? (spoiler alert: no).
Some of the key challenges that neurodivergent folk can have with food and eating, what drives these challenges (including sensory processing differences, executive functioning, interoception, burnout and motivation, + more), and what are some strategies to ease these friction points?
Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) – what is this, and how does Margo approach treatment of ARFID with her neurodivergent clients?
Anorexia and Binge Eating Disorder in neurodivergent folk.
Margo’s lived experience of an Eating Disorder.
Margo’s advice on how parents of neurodivergent kids with atypical eating can best advocate for their kids’ needs and how adults can advocate for their own needs.