Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi was wondering if anyone can help me my 5 year old soon has just been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and iv knew for a while he was autistic but I’m really struggling has he done way except a few cookies and crisps he don’t like slimy textures only hard textures but still won’t eat what can I do I have tried everything he’s even been in hospital over it I feel useless .. and he’s knows he very hungry but switches off as if it don’t bother him I’m so worried about him he’s on iron and vitamins can anyone help thanks for reading
Don't know if this will help - we had a very fussy eater - my Asperger's daughter had a very limited diet so we didn't make a battle out of it - we provided a selection on her plate of known good things like pizza & nuggets etc. and some 'stretch' food (veg) that she might try.
McDonalds somehow seems to encourage fussy eaters to get used to burgers, chips, nuggets, cheezy stuff etc. and trips to Harvesters with lots of tasty little starters so she learned to pinch interesting things from our plates like bacon, sausages etc. - the only rules were 'eat the good bits, finish when you have had enough, don't feel you have to eat everything' so that you end up with a large pallete of tastes that she liked and so combinations and permutations meant that she got a - more or less - balanced diet. We refused to let her use food as a bargaining tool by taking the stress out of it and making it fun - not a punishment.
Little things like french-fry towers & tetris toast are easy & fun. Kid's vitamin pills are a nice treat too. .
She's 19 now and eats almost anything but is still not so keen on veg - but eats enough to be ok.
I also look at the fact that a cow eats just grass - and out of that grass it makes up to 1/2 a ton of bones and meat so the nutients are in there somewhere.
Others may hate our approach to this common problem.