Can I Tell You About Eating Disorders?

Can I tell you about Eating Disorders?: A guide for friends, family and professionals

Meet Rosie – a teenage girl with anorexia. Rosie invites readers to learn about anorexia and how it makes her see herself differently to how other people see her. She also introduces readers to Natalie who has bulimia, Ben who has selective eating problems and Beth who has AFRID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder). They all explain why they find food difficult and how their eating disorders are different.

This illustrated book is an ideal introduction to understanding the complex issues surrounding eating disorders. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support a young person with an eating disorder and will also be a good place to start when encouraging open conversations about eating disorders at school or at home.

Can I tell you about…? The 'Can I tell you about…?' series offers simple introductions to a range of limiting conditions. Friendly characters invite readers to learn about their experiences of living with a particular condition and how they would like to be helped and supported. These books serve as excellent starting points for family and classroom discussions.

Contents
Acknowledgements.
1. Introducing Alice and friends who have eating disorders.
2. Avoiding food.
3. Why we avoid food. Anorexia Nervosa. Bulimia Nervosa. Food Avoidance Emotional Disorder. Selective Eating. Functional Dysphagia.
4. It is not just about eating.
5. What causes eating disorders?.
6. Problems we have at school.
7. Problems we have at home.
8. How you can help.
9. How adults can help. Recommended Reading, Organisations and Websites.

By Bryan Lask and Lucy Watson
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Pub Date:07/2014
ISBN:9781849054218
Format: Paperback 56 pages