Below are a range of screening tools for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). These have been developed by the Maudsley Centre for Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders, which are based at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. For latest versions of these tools and to see other resources, please follow this link: https://mccaed.slam.nhs.uk/professionals/resources/featured-resources/

Different versions are available depending on who is completing the screening: clinicians, parents/carers, or individuals themselves.

A single instruction guide is also provided to support the use of all screening tools.

About the Short ARFID Screen (SAS)

  • 7‑item, multi‑informant questionnaire

  • Based on DSM‑5 and ICD‑11 ARFID criteria; not a diagnostic instrument.

  • Suitable for children (2 +), adolescents and adults, regardless of body‑weight, to flag possible ARFID for further assessment or referral.

  • Includes basic demographics and questions that rule out other medical/mental causes, weight‑shape concerns, and assess functional impact.

  • Three formats:

    • SAS‑C – clinician version ©Rachel Bryant-Waugh, 2019

    • SAS‑S – self‑report (14 + years) ©Rachel Bryant-Waugh, 2019

    • SAS‑P – parent/carer report (child age 2 +) ©Rachel Bryant-Waugh, 2019

Read this article for more information on how the tool was developed: Dinkler L and Bryant-Waugh R. Assessment of avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, pica and rumination disorder: interview and questionnaire measures. Current Opinion in Psychiatry 2021, 34:532–542.   

Download the screening tools and the single instruction guide (©Rachel Bryant-Waugh, 2020) below.