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Food obsessions

sarahb84

Hi all. My son was recently diagnosed ASD and for the past few months he has had a obsession with food, in particular yoghurt, tomato ketchup and cereal. its all he will eat! We tried to hide the food, put a lock on the fridge(which he managed to pull off),we put a gate on the kitchen door(which he manages to climb over). Do we let him continue to carry on? or do we stop him? If stop him, if anyones got any suggestions how? Hes almost 4 and this diet cant be healthy for him, can it?

Thanks xx

  • Yes that's what thedisk with my son 2.5 at nursery, food play. So a plate with mash pot or sweet corn etc. away from snack table and with diff coloured n sizes of spoons etc to take it fun. Feed the dinosours etc. 

    Hope it helps, maybe speak to hv or who ever supports you and your son. And be r r happy when he takes small steps. That is what I have had to do with my boy. 1 bit of cucumber after months of playing with it. 

    :-) hope it helps a little. My little one loves ketchup. N we certinatly started using 'dip dip' with everything even roast :-/ lol 

    stacey x 

  • Hi - is that all he's eating or does he eat other food as well, even if it's only now + then during a week.  He could become anaemic if the cereal isn't fortified.  If that's all he eats then you should let him but try to limit the ketchup somewhat. |Is he eating loads of cereal, ketchup + yogurt, or just at mealtimes?  Cereal + yogurt won't do him any harm.    There's a lot of salt in ketchup.  Will he eat food of any kind with ketchup on it?  If he will then you could try reintroducing other foods to him via the ketchup. You can get locks for kitchen cupboards to keep the cereal out of reach. Also a lock for the kitchen door if necessary, but he could follow you in so probably wouldn't be much use at times.  I'd try not to make a big deal of it with him or he'll just get upset.  As long as he's not overeating I don't think it's too bad.  Getting him to widen his diet will mean introducing other food stuffs 1 at a time in a tiny amount, perhaps right on the edge of his plate so the "new" food doesn't contaminate his favourites.  Maybe start with the littlest bit of "new" food + perhaps pick something that resembles yogurt (custard??) or ketchup (tomato soup).  Don't force the issue at all.  You could leave this tiny amount of a separate plate somewhere else in the room + see if he shows an interest.  Easy does it