Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi , my little boy who is 6 and has autism is very overweight . We have had to buy him age 10-11 elasticacted school trousers. I feel awful , I know he has such an issue with food and that he only eats a handful of things but most are the wrong things, he hasn't really wanted do much through the holidays, he has been swimming a few times and just explodes if things don't go his way. I feel exhausted all the time and to be honest I give in to him very easy. I know all the things I should do , for one not buy the pigging stuff. (Crisps and chocolate biscuits) .
i suppose I just wondered if anyone who had been through the same and could give me any strategies that they had used to help their children.
I feel like a complete failure as a mum , I'm supposed to be giving him the best in life instead I'm turning him into an overweight little boy who will probably end up with health problems if I don't handle it now. His waist measures 31 inches , which shocked the hell out of me.
sorry for going on and Thankyou for reading
If you changed the age to 10 years old you would be describing my son, he doesn't pig out or eat oversized potions. It's just the only food he will selective eat are limited and not the most nutritional foods to eat consistently.
I feel exactly how you do, but when it comes to getting any help and advice. It's like banging your head against a wall.
My son is my world and kids can be cruel it breaks my heart to see my son look in the mirror and he doesn't like himself because of his weight,. He can't wear clothes for children his age as only adult mens clothes fit him but not well. I want to help prevent any further wieght how I do this when my son doesn't eat a part from meal times and he doesn't eat large portions either so it just feel helpless to help my child , selective eating limits massively by way of cutting certain things out because then he would starve
It shouldn't be this hard to get help for your child, I mean even the most basic things you gota practically beg for it. Life's hard enough without trying to get help from anywhere/anyone for your childs wellbeing, health and happiness overall quality of life feeling like a constant uphill battle.nit just health wise either the education side is even worse , at present I'm fighting to get my son help he needs in school he has the right to be taught in a way in which he understands otherwise isn't learning if he doesn't understand, they agree he is struggling they agree he needs support but it's not that simple to get it. You have a 100 meetings you have to have agreement from a panel strangers whom dnt know me or my son but they get to decide if they think he needs extra help