ARFID, PDA, & Autonomy: Why Pressure Makes Eating Harder

Explore how ARFID and PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance or Pervasive Drive for Autonomy) interact to make eating more difficult. Dr. Marianne Miller explains why pressure around food backfires and shares autonomy-supportive, neurodivergent-affirming strategies for ARFID therapy in California, Texas, and Washington, D.C.