| Name: my dee dee | Date: Feb 24th, 2011 4:22 AM |
| my lil one is a very picky eater she will be 3 in april she use to eat chicken macaroni now its bananas apple sauce her gerber snacks yogurt pancakes sometimes i buy pedisure chcolate drinks for the vitamins shes missing plus her multivitamin . i suggest anyone out their with a picky eater to buy pedisure its loaded with vitamins comes in vanilla strawberry chocolate my lil one loves the chocolate ↑ |
| Name: my dee dee | Date: Mar 6th, 2011 11:18 PM |
| my baby loves french fries when shes in the mood i buy pedisure it comes in 3 different flavors choclate vanilla strawberry mine loves chocolate its fiber and vitamin enriched try it she might like it ↑ |
| Name: ladyt41 | Date: Apr 29th, 2011 7:13 AM |
| Lisa i thought i was the only one with this problem. my baby also prefers fries. he is a very picky eatter, & will prefer chips, or nothing, if foods offered doesnt meet his desired tastes. he just made 6. i also give 2 multi vitamins. he will occassionly eat pizza, or noodles which doesnt offer much nutrition. i've even paid 10.99 for pedia sure. he sniffed, & didnt want. for a while he enjoyed dannons, but now i'm back to square 1. ↑ |
| Name: shellbell | Date: May 1st, 2011 6:46 PM |
| I have a 4 year old son. Who is very pick eater and who has austism. Which is very hard on me being a single mom. Anyways do u have any good tips. Some days it is so hard to get him to eat anything most of the time its a battle.. Thanks. ↑ |
| Name: shellbell | Date: May 1st, 2011 6:49 PM |
| He has a really big sensory problem.. ↑ |
| Name: andy2b | Date: May 3rd, 2011 1:02 AM |
| It was really relieving to read some of your post, knowing that im not alone! 90% of my 6 yr old autistic son's diet is oatmeal (specifically Quaker oats apple-cinnamon). I am really trying not to over stress myself because he rarely eats anything else. Ive tried sneaking a liquid multi vitamin in his breakfast oatmeal but now he will smell it first and will refuse to eat it if there's even a slight hint of the vitamin...does anyone know of an odour free multi vitamin??? ↑ |
| Name: shellbell | Date: May 24th, 2011 2:06 AM |
| Wow Andy i am glad my son hasn't came to that point about the vitamins. Can't u just put it in his mouth take a syringe? Have u tried him on ensure? That would be also good for him it has vitamins and it should make him feel better.. ↑ |
| Name: verdemama | Date: Jul 21st, 2011 3:26 AM |
| My son is 3 & has not yet been diagnosed with autism,but have had multiple professionals say he has sensory processing issues & possibly PDD.He used to eat everything as a baby,but now rarely eats anything.He overreacts to a lot of stuff,& cries on the drop of a hat.I've read a lot of these posts,& see many similarities to him.I just wanted to mention that I have leaky gut/celiac disease,& that many diseases in my family are linked to leaky gut,(even autism)even though most doctors are cockily certain the aliment doesn't exist.Eventually Id like to get him on a gluten free diet(once he'd eat)...I can't imagine it'd to anything except help as its helped my dehabilitating health. ↑ |
| Name: verdemama | Date: Jul 21st, 2011 3:40 AM |
| I don't mean to be critical,but refering to Kurt on page 1: you have no right to be critical of any parent here,or assume they're just bad parents with bad diet habits themselves.You should be ashamed of yourself, as you obviously have no idea what its like to be in "our" shoes.Keep your judgement to yourself.I'm on here to look for hope & help,not to try to be ashamed by someone who doesn't know the real situations of these people.Thank you. ↑ |
| Name: Rebecca7 | Date: Jul 26th, 2011 3:07 PM |
| My son is 3 and will only eat pancakes, waffles and muffins. He was diagnosed with ASD as well as sensory issues, sleep problems and the big one - Cystic Fibrosis. So with the CF diagnosis, eating a high calorie but healthy diet is a MUST for him. He takes extra vitamins. He sees a dietician and percentage wise, he's in the 95% and since he takes extra vitamins, his medical team is not worried that he only eats the above metioned. However, as his parents, we'd like him to be open to exploring new foods so we're seeking a food evaluation from a professional speech therapist to help. Like some of the post I've read, he too use to eat anything and that has since stopped. We continue to feed him all babyfoods so he's getting the fruits in veggies his body needs. It's pretty clear we're dealing with a sensory issue. ↑ |
| Name: RyanVallen | Date: Oct 6th, 2011 12:02 AM |
| My name is Ryan I'm a married father of three girls. I have a 2 yr. old daughter named Cameron. Cameron is believed to have a spectrum of autism known as asbergers. She goes on the 14th of October to see a pediatric neurologist for testing. I'm so worried about her. She absolutely refuses to eat table foods of any kind. She scratches at all the doors in our home, and hasn't said a word to this date. I'm extremely frustrated with everything that is going on. The only things she will eat is stage three spaghetti jar food and gerber baby oatmeal. I'm wondering if anyone out there has gone through the same thing and has any suggestions for me. I'm at my wits end and I need to talk about it because I'm so frustrated that it can't be doing good to her. Please help me. ↑ |
| Name: nicmcleod1981 | Date: Nov 15th, 2011 8:50 PM |
OMG lol Finally I have found someone with the same problem. My son is king of wastefullness. One day he wants something the next time he doesn't want it. One day he will eat everything the next he wont eat anything.
My son goes to two schools. One for his special classes and a private pre-K. Both schools provide lunch and we just provide the snacks. I will get daily reports of he half of this, none of that 1/3 of this. It is so frustrating. I have looked at so many websites about picky eaters and none of those things work for us.
It use to be only pasta now he wont eat pasta, then it was nuggest, he hardly eats those, he was on cereal everyday (coco puffs, cherrios, cookie crips) So I was like at least its something. Now he will ask for cereal and then not eat it. UGH so frustrating. He is into crakers mainly. He wont drink the pedisure. I hope someone has the magic answers. ↑ |
| Name: adda268 | Date: Jan 14th, 2012 10:34 PM |
| My son is almost 4 I am so glad to see I am not the only one with these issues. I have been struggling with this for 3 yrs feeling like a bad parent. My son is so extreme with his eating.... He really will go weeks without really eating anything. You try to force him and he will throw it up. He has been hospitalized three times for a "possible failure to thrive" the first time was when he was13 mo. I have recently got him to drink pediasure and that is really it besides the occasional bite here and there. I get treated like I don't feed him and I am so concerned! I take him to the dr and they dont do anything about it until he has lost so much weight that he needs hospitalized.. I hear the same thing every time -when he is hungry he will eat... ughh.... ( sorry for my venting ) Im just concerned, Thank you and any advice would be great. ↑ |
| Name: anne0754 | Date: Feb 3rd, 2012 11:21 AM |
My son is 14 years old now and he has autisum. from the age of 1 he stopped eating properly now all he eats is potato chips or cereal. he will have plenty of milk and juice to drink but im so worried as he is so thin. does anyone have any surgestions on how i can get him to try different foods.
Thank you ↑ |
| Name: Jenmarie | Date: Feb 27th, 2012 12:34 AM |
| I am having same problem with my 12year old! She has autisum! She womt eat atall! Only way i get her to eat is if i force her or i get her friend to talk her into eating! Is this normal? How should i get her to eat i need easier ways ↑ |
| Name: concernedmom11 | Date: Feb 29th, 2012 7:22 PM |
I AM IN THE SAME BOAT! My son started to go to special education school, and then goes to his daycare. I used to get "acussed" from the other parents that I wasn't feeding him at the daycare. My son refuses to eat anything that's not pediasure and crackers. I make him his meals everyday.. It is very hurtful that people assume I'm doing this on purpose. I want my son to eat.. anything!! Some of you got your kids to eat chicken nuggets.. THAT WOULD BE A DREAM FOR ME! As a parent that has tried everything.. If he were to take a bite of a fry even..would make my day!
I pack his lunch everyday, and it gets back to me intact.. He won't even touch it. I READ A LOT OF FORUMS that suggested I give him the Nordic Naturals DHA (to help with brain) and the VITAMINS Lifetime Kids' Liquid Calcium Magnesium. These 2 things help TREMENDOUSLY with his behavior and speech.. But still nothing I can do with the feeding. I've gone to 4 different feeding therapist, but no change. PLEASE LET'S KEEP THIS FORUM OPEN.. thank you, ↑ |
| Name: kdavis619 | Date: Apr 9th, 2012 2:15 PM |
| I need your help...I am in the process of doing some research for my graduate class.. I need at least ten parents of children with autism or maybe someone you know. OTs and PTs are also needed for this questionnaire. I would love to hear from you too!! I have a simple questionnaire for you. Please send me email addresses and I will send you a questionnaire along with a consent form! ***Autism Awareness** Thank you!! The data needs to be turned in by Friday, 4/13/2012. My email address is [email protected] ↓ ↑ |
| Name: catematthews | Date: Jun 14th, 2012 3:05 AM |
Dear parents,
My friends are doing a short survey to better understand the parents with kids with autism. As a parent of an autistic son myself, I've been helping them with outreach and connecting to other parents and was wondering if you would be willing to participate. The link is here:
bit.ly/M0ykAh
Thank you all very much!
Best,
Cate ↑ |
| Name: Quinn7 | Date: Jul 10th, 2012 2:19 AM |
| has anyone ever considered Zija? The latest testimonial is from a mother who's son had many issues from his autism, they had tried everything and were at there wits end. They were introduced to Zija,talked to the formulator Russ Bianchi, they were not promised anything but they found hope in this product! In three months after consuming this nutrition their son was off all his medicine but one for sleep. This is simply nutrition, please take a look at this www.lisaquinn.myzija.com. If I can help just one child with this it will be a blessing besides the blessing the parents would have! I can't tell you enough good things about this product in this email but there are tons of people just waiting to answer questions! God Bless!! ↑ |
| Name: Redvelvetcake58 | Date: Jul 24th, 2012 3:39 PM |
| Hello and I am a grandmother raising twin autistic girls who will be 12 soon. As you probably know, the fixation on some foods seems to be something they all do. My twin granddaughters love pasta, french fries, bread, cookies, noodles of any type, mashed potatoes, rice(their favorite) and any other types of starch. I just can.t figure it out. We give them Pediasure as a back up, but it can become very expensive when they just refuse to eat. I started cooking actual meals when it became apparent that they would only eat this type of thing. I bake chicken, fish, and I make black eyed peas with smoked turkey and anything I can create that they will eat, I do that instead of the starch. ↑ |
| Name: Momhere | Date: Aug 1st, 2012 8:16 PM |
| My son is extremely picky too. He actually would eat anything I gave him until I started him on the GFCF diet. He was on it for a little over a year and a half. He is the pickiest eater now. He loves juice and strawberries, salami and chips. I actually created a "frozen fruit cup" and was finally able to get him to eat it. Over the past year i have been slowly adding veggies tom the frozen cup and he is actually eating it!! He now has corn, green beans, strawberries, and blueberries everyday. It is his "treat" ;-). Would be happy to share the recipemif anyone wants to try it. I have also done the SCD and took everything out of the kitchen. He eventually ate. He has serious texture issues and gags all the time. We work with his OT and slowly introduce foods. And by slowly I mean...one food may take a year. We finally just got bread and SPINACH in his diet too. Never thought that would happen EVER!!! There is a true method to it all and it really works. For instance, if your child loves fries...that is a great place to start. First start with the fries. Over time start mashing them slightly...one or two of them. Eventually mash more of them. After awhile try just scooping out the inside of the fry. The idea is that eventually you can do mashed potatoes....now you have a new food in his/her diet. Nuggets are what we are working on now. The goal is to eventually get him to eat chicken breast. We are now at the stage where we can give him Tyson nuggets (yes, he is even picky and only eats certain brands) but we take the breading off of them after we cook them. He is still gagging now but it is getting better. :-) ↑ |
| Name: apsklx | Date: Aug 27th, 2012 3:26 PM |
I have a five year old that literally eats chicken, rice and yogurt. The rice has to be rolled in little balls so he can just put them in his mouth. He wouldn't try a fruit until he was three, but now he loves them! If you feel he needs more veggies, trick him/her I make stuffed chicken, with vegetable puree & he doesn't notice as long as its not enough for he/she to notice.
Goodluck! ↑ |
| Name: tameeka | Date: Sep 16th, 2012 9:27 AM |
| hi my eldest is 4 and has autism i too am having difficulties when it comes to trying new foods and dinner time is extremely hard. From reading some of these posts it reassures me im not alone, i love my daughter and i know all of us would agree we couldnt see our worlds without our kids in our lives..but really stay positive because at least we see the problem and we are constantly trying new ways to help our children living with autism ..despite what the world thinks and what ive learnt there is help out there im getting abi at the moment and my lil sunshine has come so far with there help, and im going to try token stickers next because she has a sudden interest in them aswell is really close to her cuzin who is the same age and imitates her sometimes to eat her food. But thanku , remember your not alone and it does get better when you keep routine you will see wonders ...no one really understands unless you are Raising a child who has autism how hard times can be but structure and routine i found is what works and is all worth it , one-day at a time :) hang in there im sure we are all on the right track if we didnt care we wouldnt be on this page.. God bless ↑ |
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