My understanding is that food is an issue for most autistic kids—it's one of the sensory issues they deal with. I remember when Taz only liked maybe half a dozen things, and now that I think about it, most of them were soft foods: mac 'n cheese, pb&j sandwiches, etc. His reaction to food changed over time, but we had to insist he try things and eventually food didn't become such an issue. The first time we knew we were making progress is when we bought a bunch of taco specials and he ate nearly two dozen. No, seriously. We were laughing because he was on the last one and was having so much trouble that we finally told him he didn't have to finish it.
Which I think was another problem with food: I think maybe he was hesitant to try food for a long time because he thought if he didn't like it, he'd have to eat it all because he'd started it. Once he realized he could eat what he liked and only had to take a bite or two of new things, unless he liked it, we had a much easier time of it.
Now that he's 18, we're not having too many food issues unless: a) one of his sisters indicates she doesn't like it or b) it's too spicy. We try to be very careful with the seasoning to avoid the latter.
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Date: 2011-05-29 02:36 am (UTC)Which I think was another problem with food: I think maybe he was hesitant to try food for a long time because he thought if he didn't like it, he'd have to eat it all because he'd started it. Once he realized he could eat what he liked and only had to take a bite or two of new things, unless he liked it, we had a much easier time of it.
Now that he's 18, we're not having too many food issues unless: a) one of his sisters indicates she doesn't like it or b) it's too spicy. We try to be very careful with the seasoning to avoid the latter.