Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
My 4 year old son who was diagnosed with Autism at the beginning of this year and started mainstream school in September. He seems to be doing quite well at school and seems fairly happy when he is there but presents difficult behaviour when at home. In the morning it is a struggle getting him going and he quite often he says he doesn't want to go to school. This morning he had a meltdown just before we left the house and I feel thoroughly stressed because I also have to get his brother and cousin to school too. He is also reverting back to comfort behaviours such as wanting a dummy during the daytime....I try to put him off as long as I can but he is relentless in asking for it and will cry and whine or shout if he doesn't get it. He does seem quite tired even though he is getting a good nights sleep but he's a very picky eater so I thought he may be lacking in certain nutrients. We saw the Nutritionist about this around 6 months ago but she was not overly concerned that his eating habits were affecting his health. Can anyone else relate to this scenario or know of any strategies to improve my sons motivation to cope with things in a better way?
I would probably agree with crystal that school would be the first place to look for a problem.
The only other thing to say is that I would try swapping the fruit pot for some pear pieces (either peeled raw or tinned in sugar syrup rather than pear juice). Pears are one of the least aggravating fruits according to the fedup site. I, personally am intolerant to apples, tomatoes and lots of other fruits due to "pollen fruit syndrome" and I feel better now that I have worked that out. The other question to ask is whether he is constipated. Again I find that I feel much better all round if I am not. (enough detail already, ed)