[Creation of a tool to help assess eating disorders in young children].

In order to optimize the care of young hospitalized children with eating disorders, the Orality group at the Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital in Paris has created a therapeutic education tool: the Fleur des sens. This flower which is to be colored at the end of the meal with the child has nine petals representing nine foods that make up the meal, which were initially difficult or even impossible for the young patient to eat. This tool participates in the educational diagnosis and then in the formative evaluation of the child. It is also useful for the parents' understanding of the disease, making the link between sensoriality and food orality.