I don't know who to talk to, or where to go to find help or guidance or even if this is the right place. But I just recently got custody of my 2 year old daughter from my ex wife. She's had my daughter and kept her from me from 3 months until last June. Up until recently me and my gf knew she was developing not slow, but not at a what you would consider normal rate. And the biggest 2 problems we are having currently and are worried about are her eating and drinking. My daughter will completely and totally have a mental break down as soon as she sees me or one of the other 2 children eat anything. Whether it be a small piece of candy or a plate of food. A little background from what CPS has told us when we was given my child prior to court and custody battle, my ex wife and her boyfriend she ran off with was into meth, both caught due to a domestic issue, where the cops was called because he was beating my ex wife. Police, CPS, victims advocate and everyone showed up and I got a call. We don't know the extent of my daughters abuse or neglect. But she does have scarring that was never treated at her doctors or hospital. We aren't sure if she was deprived of food or drinks. Because when we got her, she wouldn't move. She sat where ever you placed her. Wouldn't touch a toy or anything. Now we broke that habit she's playing with my step kids and is regular/normal as any other 2 yo. But back to the problem, she gets a sippy cup from one of us and she will drink the whole thing in one sitting, without pausing or breathing. And she has no "shut off" either, if we kept giving her the cups full she would keep going. If we get dinner made, the second me and my gf bring food and place it on the table, she has a episode like she won't get fed. We've had his child a year now, she's past the point we would think of the fear maybe of not being fed? Or maybe we wonder if she drinks the drinks the way she does because she takes it while she thinks she has the chance, as if she wouldn't get another one until indefinitely? Could someone please help in any way shape or form with guidance, answers, where to go/who to talk to about my daughters eating habit? We aren't too worried about the drinking one, but the food one needs corrected in some way. Thank you,
A.M.