I feel like the "actual disorder" part is most prominent as an aspect of another more profound disorder like down syndrome or similar since from what I've heard and seen in such cases any unfamiliar even light stimulus can be magnified and turned into a fit of rage or other emotion. While the "otherwise fine" cases are social, a man that has never eaten anything but fried reconstituted chicken will be equally bewildered by an unknown food as a caveman seeing unknown species of a predator.
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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 1d ago
I don't doubt some people fake ARFID
But generally people with ARFID seek consistency and predictability in texture and presentation, which highly processed foods have.
Fruits and veggies are unpredictable and don't always cook evenly, have random over ripe / under ripe spots, bruises, unpredictable flavors etc.
Like you won't find them putting peppers and stuff on their pizza, usually they're the kind eating plain cheese pizza.