Colorful outdoor scene featuring a girl with curly hair and freckles enjoying a berry smoothie, surrounded by fruits, flowers, a sleeping cat, and a lake with mountains in the background. Various colorful signs and wooden tags highlight different taste experiences, with a title reading 'Taste' and sensory descriptions about exploring flavors, textures, and new experiences.
Colorful infographic about taste, featuring a smiling girl eating a slice of watermelon and various food illustrations. Sections explain different tastes, factors influencing taste, and suggestions for healthy eating.
An educational infographic titled "How We Taste" illustrating the process of taste detection from food to brain, featuring a large open mouth and tongue with labels showing taste buds, saliva, and taste receptors. It explains the five basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami with examples for each. It also describes the journey of taste from eating food, dissolving in saliva, detection by taste receptors, sending signals to the brain, and the brain's understanding. Additional sections cover the importance of taste, where taste buds are located, the connection between taste and smell, and the role of taste in safety and individual experiences.
An educational poster titled 'Neurodiversity and Taste' explaining how neurodivergent brains perceive taste differently. It includes sections on what neurodiversity is, how taste works, and what different tastes mean. The poster describes how taste buds detect sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami tastes, and how brains process these signals. It illustrates how taste preferences vary among people with different neurodivergent conditions like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. The poster highlights common triggers like bitter, sour, spicy, and textured foods, and provides strategies to make mealtimes easier, emphasizing patience, food choice, and a supportive environment. It also features cute illustrations of children experiencing various emotions, and displays bottles labeled 'Patience,' 'Acceptance,' 'Belonging,' and 'Kindness.' The bottom of the poster is decorated with colorful vegetables and plants, promoting inclusive and positive food experiences.

Resources

About ARFID
About ARFID
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Flavour Matching Game
Flavour Matching Game
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Food Taste Communication Card
Food Taste Communication Card
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Taste and Neurodiversity
Taste and Neurodiversity
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Taste Regulation Toolkit
Taste Regulation Toolkit
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Build My Ideal Snack
Build My Ideal Snack
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Food Predictability Matters
Food Predictability Matters
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My Food Sensory Preferences
My Food Sensory Preferences
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Taste Detective
Taste Detective
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Taste Sensory Seeking and Avoiding
Taste Sensory Seeking and Avoiding
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Crunch Chew and Smooth
Crunch Chew and Smooth
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Food Preference Investigator
Food Preference Investigator
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My Taste Preferences
My Taste Preferences
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Taste Explorer
Taste Explorer
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Temperature Explorer
Temperature Explorer
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Don't Hide Foods To Make A Child Eat Them
Don't Hide Foods To Make A Child Eat Them
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Food Rainbow
Food Rainbow
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Mystery Flavour Dectective
Mystery Flavour Dectective
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Taste Isn't Just Taste
Taste Isn't Just Taste
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The Taste Sense
The Taste Sense
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Encourage Exploration without Pressure
Encourage Exploration without Pressure
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Food Refusal is Communication
Food Refusal is Communication
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Same Food Different Experience
Same Food Different Experience
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Taste Overload
Taste Overload
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When Selective Eating Needs More Support
When Selective Eating Needs More Support
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