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ARFID Elevates Risk for ADHD, Autism in Youth: New Study

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Among the 30,795 children included in the large-scale study, those with ARFID (n=616) were 14 times more likely to have autism and nine times more likely to have ADHD than were children without ARFID. ARFID is characterized by a failure to meet appropriate nutritional and/or energy needs.