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  • What is an eating disorder?
  • Myths about eating disorders
  • Is it anorexia?
  • Is it bulimia?
  • Is it an EDNOS?

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  • What is a BMI?
  • Eating Disorder Checklist
  • What should I do?
  • Statistics
  • Causes
  • Treatment for eating disorders

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  • What to do?
  • Eating Disorder Services Available in NZ
  • Additional Mental Health Services
  • Voluntary Eating Disorder Help Groups in NZ
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    • South Island
  • Schooling

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  • Sharing the Burden

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  • Books
  • EDANZ and the DHBs
  • EDANZ Newsletters/AGM address
  • Media articles
  • Recommended Websites, NZ and International

Schooling

What happens if your child isn't able to attend school fulltime?
 
Being unable to attend school doesn't mean your child cant keep learning.  They can keep up with their peers.
Parttime school is a viable option and all schools should be willing to take an unwell pupil on a parttime basis.
EDANZ members believe that maintaining some contact with school is generally worthwhile for the social interaction and 'normalcy' it brings.  A parttime pupil can do the work they are missing at home if they feel up to it. (see below on correspondence school)
Sometimes any school becomes too tough and here again the correspondence school is an excellent replacement...IF your child is well enough. 
We would stress that recovering from an ED is often a long and difficult path and treatment/recovery should always take precedence over schooling. Missing a term/a year or even a couple of years isn't the end of your child's educational opportunities. Night school, adult education and correspondence school are all available once the student is well enough to resume studies.
NZ has an excellent correspondence school and NCEA in particular makes life easier for those students being home schooled.
You can get assistance with your 'home schooling' through the Northern Health School ( upper NI), Central Health School(lower NI) and Southern Health School (SI).  They will assist with enrolling in correspondence classes, liasing with your school on what is needed dependant on the year and subjects enrolled in, and come to your home on a regular basis to check on progress.  It is a wonderful support for both the student and the parents/carers.
Contact details are:

 Northern Health School - 09 520 3531    www.nhs.school.nz

Central Regional Health School- 0800 153 000     www.centralregionalhealth.school.nz

Southern Regional Health School- 03 366 6739     www.southernhealth.school.nz

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