Cucumber and eggs
VIP Member
Im in no way blowing my own trumpet but there are genuine people out there who do raise awareness for good causes
My four year old has recently been diagnosed with ARFID (avoidance restrictive food intake disorder)
It is a fairly new diagnosis and a severe mental health/eating disorder.
There's very little knowledge, support or funding currently which is extremely frustrating. My daughter is four and eats baby puree pouches because she is petrified of food.
I haven't been filming my daughter having a meltdown every meal time and sharing on social media, completed any unnecessary challenges, asked for donations, sold merchandise with my daughters face plastered all over it, and asked people to send in pictures of sunsets. I have not received/made a single penny on the back of my daughter!
Instead I have:
Shared the link countless times to hundreds of people, for a government petition to increase funding to support those with ARFID
Printed off loads of information about ARFID and delivered to schools, community centres, doctors waiting rooms, dentists etc... though it's been hard due to covid.
Set up a facebook and instagram page to support parents who have children with the disorder.
Spent many nights awake researching ARFID and the links to autism and sensory processing disorder.
I've spoke with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, paediatricians and dieticians, trying to gain and understanding and then sharing the information to raise awareness
I know there's millions of genuine people working tirelessly and not earning a single penny, to raise awareness of many disorders. Not to boost their celeb status, have the latest designer outfit/bag/shoes etc. But because it is something they are passionate about, have first hand experience with and want to help make a difference.
My four year old has recently been diagnosed with ARFID (avoidance restrictive food intake disorder)
It is a fairly new diagnosis and a severe mental health/eating disorder.
There's very little knowledge, support or funding currently which is extremely frustrating. My daughter is four and eats baby puree pouches because she is petrified of food.
I haven't been filming my daughter having a meltdown every meal time and sharing on social media, completed any unnecessary challenges, asked for donations, sold merchandise with my daughters face plastered all over it, and asked people to send in pictures of sunsets. I have not received/made a single penny on the back of my daughter!
Instead I have:
Shared the link countless times to hundreds of people, for a government petition to increase funding to support those with ARFID
Printed off loads of information about ARFID and delivered to schools, community centres, doctors waiting rooms, dentists etc... though it's been hard due to covid.
Set up a facebook and instagram page to support parents who have children with the disorder.
Spent many nights awake researching ARFID and the links to autism and sensory processing disorder.
I've spoke with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, paediatricians and dieticians, trying to gain and understanding and then sharing the information to raise awareness
I know there's millions of genuine people working tirelessly and not earning a single penny, to raise awareness of many disorders. Not to boost their celeb status, have the latest designer outfit/bag/shoes etc. But because it is something they are passionate about, have first hand experience with and want to help make a difference.