About ATDT 

Around the Dinner Table (ATDT) is an online forum hosted by F.E.A.S.T.-ed (Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders.

ATDT is a moderated public forum that supports carers of patients with Eating Disorders.

ATDT is an international organization with members that post from around the globe 24/7.

About FEAST 

FEAST-ed  Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders -- is an international organization of and for parents and caregivers. A non-profit organization founded in 2008, FEAST's mission is to help loved ones recover from eating disorders by providing information and mutual support, promoting evidence-based treatment, and advocating for research and education to reduce the suffering associated with eating disorders. The organization is run by a board of directors, almost all of whom are parents of sufferers, and it is guided by a Professional Advisory Panel of eating disorders experts from the United States, France, United Kingdom and Australia.

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Blind weighing vs. open weighing

Blind weighing:
    "It is like 'Magic Plate' or 'Magic Weighing'" -- Louie
    "I know my range but not the exact number" -- Carrie Arnold
    "For younger kids, I am an advocate of blind weighing" -- Maria
 
Open weighing:
    "The point of open weighing is to desensitize this medical data point" -- Lydia
    "If open weighing is causing more anxiety then it strikes me that more help with anxiety is in order" -- Laura Collins
    "Our psych's clear, firm, calm approach to my d's treatment helped us more than anything else" -- EB
 
 

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