Re: awesome! and eating? and addictions...

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Re:

awesome! and eating? and addictions...

My name is Patti and I live in the St. Louis area. My son

who

is 9 was diagnosed in October with Asperger's. I

have two other sons,

--8 and -- almost 2, both typically

developing.

We are struggling with several issues right now --

anger, anxiety and

eating. Life with DS is a rocky road--right

now the bumps seem to be

HUGE!!

***********Hi Patty welcome to the group.

9 is a tough age, it is when my now 12 year old came crashing down. He was

diagnosed at almost 10 with Asperger’s. He was diagnosed with OCD,

clinical depression and anxiety at 9. He would say things like “nothing

seems fun anymore”, “I feel like a lumpy toad”…these

were all signs of clinical depression. I am telling you this as it can be very

subtle indications of a very big problem.

Responding the to posts about eating--DS used to

eat quite a

variety of food. Now he will only eat a few things--apples,

yogurt,

pbj sandwiches, pears, applesauce. My husband

and I are puzzled

about this. Why would he eat a variety

before and as time goes on he

has become so picky? Is this part of

Aspergers?

************It does seem to go hand in

hand with As., a sensory issue. We are having a hard time right now finding

much of anything will eat. He will eat a banana each day, OJ and fish

sticks for lunch and dinner. I have never made him anything he didn’t

want to. In the past he will eat certain foods for months and then not touch

them. Foods that he has eaten ’s Chicken Noodle Soup, flout

tortillas with small amount of salsa, pears, grapefruit, haddock fried in a

little oil, any white fish fried, grapes, watermelon, shredded wheat, dried

cranberry/raisins, chex, pancakes, plain homemade muffins, ’s

alphabet/veg. soup(squish the vegetables), sourdough bread, corn, pumpkin pie,

he went through months of haddock and grapefruit for dinner which I was happy

with…..oh ruby red juice, the white part of a hardboiled egg with salt,

hot beef jerky, wild rice (small amount, get at co-op, very

expensive)………I wouldn’t worry about what your son is

eating as it sounds ok. The only thing is with some kids apples can make them

more aggressive. We didn’t find this but I have read it a number of

times………good luck, Gail

Any input would be appreciated.

Anybody else in the St. Louis area?

Patti in St. Louis, Mom to

-- 9, dx Aspergers (Adderall and Zyprexa)

-- 8

-- 23 months

-- 39 (sometimes he counts as a kid, too!)

>

> > My little guy is a hard kid to get to

eat...unless he's hungry,

it's on

> > his

> > schedule, and it's one of his 9 favorite

foods. We really have to

work to

> > get him to try something else -- I

served mixed veggies earlier

this week,

> > and we had to tell him 'eat two of the

baby carrots, that's all'

and

> > seeing

> > that he didn't have to eat a lot, he

tried them, and successfully

ate

> > both!

>

> My son will not eat mixed up food, he likes

it all placed

separately on the

> plate. As long as it hasn't touched something

else he will eat it.

(Except

> if he's decided that he no longer likes it).

>

> No amount of bribery or punishment will make

him eat it if he

doesn't want

> to. That has always been the case, ever since

he was weaned (he

hated baby

> mush), and he's 17 now.

>

> in England

[Guest guest]

I recently read an interesting book by a British

author called " Can't Eat, Won't Eat " . Her son has AS

and the book is all about the eating issues most of

these kids have. The chapter that stood out the most

was written by an adult woman with AS who is still

very limited in what she can eat. She said that she

literally cannot force herself to eat or even taste a

lot of things. She said it's like having slugs

covered in chocolate on your plate. No matter how

good everyone told you it woulf taste or how much you

were threatened, you probably wouldn't try them. She

said she can tell by looking that something won't

taste good to her and she has such a hypersensitivity

to smells that even mild food smells can totally turn

her off.

It was eye-opening hearing it from an adult's

perspective because so often I feel that my son is

being stubborn. In very few cases he can be persuaded

to eat or try something but most of the time he won't

give in. I don't turn it into a power battle anymore

because I think of those chocolate slugs!

Sara

--- Gail Africa <lilies@...> wrote:

>

> Re: awesome! and eating?

> and addictions...

>

> My name is Patti and I live in the St. Louis area.

> My son who

> is 9 was diagnosed in October with Asperger's. I

> have two other sons,

> --8 and -- almost 2, both typically

> developing.

>

> We are struggling with several issues right now --

> anger, anxiety and

> eating. Life with DS is a rocky road--right now the

> bumps seem to be

> HUGE!!

> ***********Hi Patty welcome to the group. 9 is a

> tough age, it is when

> my now 12 year old came crashing down. He was

> diagnosed at almost 10

> with Asperger's. He was diagnosed with OCD, clinical

> depression and

> anxiety at 9. He would say things like " nothing

> seems fun anymore " , " I

> feel like a lumpy toad " .these were all signs of

> clinical depression. I

> am telling you this as it can be very subtle

> indications of a very big

> problem.

>

>

> Responding the to posts about eating--DS used to eat

> quite a

> variety of food. Now he will only eat a few

> things--apples, yogurt,

> pbj sandwiches, pears, applesauce. My husband and I

> are puzzled

> about this. Why would he eat a variety before and

> as time goes on he

> has become so picky? Is this part of Aspergers?

> ************It does seem to go hand in hand with

> As., a sensory issue.

> We are having a hard time right now finding much of

> anything will

> eat. He will eat a banana each day, OJ and fish

> sticks for lunch and

> dinner. I have never made him anything he didn't

> want to. In the past he

> will eat certain foods for months and then not touch

> them. Foods that he

> has eaten 's Chicken Noodle Soup, flout

> tortillas with small

> amount of salsa, pears, grapefruit, haddock fried in

> a little oil, any

> white fish fried, grapes, watermelon, shredded

> wheat, dried

> cranberry/raisins, chex, pancakes, plain homemade

> muffins, 's

> alphabet/veg. soup(squish the vegetables), sourdough

> bread, corn,

> pumpkin pie, he went through months of haddock and

> grapefruit for dinner

> which I was happy with...oh ruby red juice, the

> white part of a

> hardboiled egg with salt, hot beef jerky, wild rice

> (small amount, get

> at co-op, very expensive)...I wouldn't worry about

> what your son is

> eating as it sounds ok. The only thing is with some

> kids apples can make

> them more aggressive. We didn't find this but I have

> read it a number of

> times...good luck, Gail

>

>

> Any input would be appreciated.

>

> Anybody else in the St. Louis area?

>

> Patti in St. Louis, Mom to

> -- 9, dx Aspergers (Adderall and Zyprexa)

> -- 8

> -- 23 months

> -- 39 (sometimes he counts as a kid, too!)

>

>

>

>

> >

> > > My little guy is a hard kid to get to

> eat...unless he's hungry,

> it's on

> > > his

> > > schedule, and it's one of his 9 favorite foods.

> We really have to

> work to

> > > get him to try something else -- I served mixed

> veggies earlier

> this week,

> > > and we had to tell him 'eat two of the baby

> carrots, that's all'

> and

> > > seeing

> > > that he didn't have to eat a lot, he tried them,

> and successfully

> ate

> > > both!

> >

> > My son will not eat mixed up food, he likes it all

> placed

> separately on the

> > plate. As long as it hasn't touched something else

> he will eat it.

> (Except

> > if he's decided that he no longer likes it).

> >

> > No amount of bribery or punishment will make him

> eat it if he

> doesn't want

> > to. That has always been the case, ever since he

> was weaned (he

> hated baby

> > mush), and he's 17 now.

> >

> > in England

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Do you think it's available at Amazon??

Sounds great!

-Charlotte

Re: awesome! and eating?> and addictions...> > My name is Patti and I live in the St. Louis area. > My son who > is 9 was diagnosed in October with Asperger's. I> have two other sons, > --8 and -- almost 2, both typically> developing. > > We are struggling with several issues right now --> anger, anxiety and > eating. Life with DS is a rocky road--right now the> bumps seem to be > HUGE!!> ***********Hi Patty welcome to the group. 9 is a> tough age, it is when> my now 12 year old came crashing down. He was> diagnosed at almost 10> with Asperger's. He was diagnosed with OCD, clinical> depression and> anxiety at 9. He would say things like "nothing> seems fun anymore", "I> feel like a lumpy toad".these were all signs of> clinical depression. I> am telling you this as it can be very subtle> indications of a very big> problem. > > > Responding the to posts about eating--DS used to eat> quite a > variety of food. Now he will only eat a few> things--apples, yogurt, > pbj sandwiches, pears, applesauce. My husband and I> are puzzled > about this. Why would he eat a variety before and> as time goes on he > has become so picky? Is this part of Aspergers?> ************It does seem to go hand in hand with> As., a sensory issue.> We are having a hard time right now finding much of> anything will> eat. He will eat a banana each day, OJ and fish> sticks for lunch and> dinner. I have never made him anything he didn't> want to. In the past he> will eat certain foods for months and then not touch> them. Foods that he> has eaten 's Chicken Noodle Soup, flout> tortillas with small> amount of salsa, pears, grapefruit, haddock fried in> a little oil, any> white fish fried, grapes, watermelon, shredded> wheat, dried> cranberry/raisins, chex, pancakes, plain homemade> muffins, 's> alphabet/veg. soup(squish the vegetables), sourdough> bread, corn,> pumpkin pie, he went through months of haddock and> grapefruit for dinner> which I was happy with...oh ruby red juice, the> white part of a> hardboiled egg with salt, hot beef jerky, wild rice> (small amount, get> at co-op, very expensive)...I wouldn't worry about> what your son is> eating as it sounds ok. The only thing is with some> kids apples can make> them more aggressive. We didn't find this but I have> read it a number of> times...good luck, Gail > > > Any input would be appreciated. > > Anybody else in the St. Louis area?> > Patti in St. Louis, Mom to > -- 9, dx Aspergers (Adderall and Zyprexa)> -- 8> -- 23 months> -- 39 (sometimes he counts as a kid, too!)> > > > > > > > > My little guy is a hard kid to get to> eat...unless he's hungry, > it's on > > > his> > > schedule, and it's one of his 9 favorite foods.> We really have to > work to> > > get him to try something else -- I served mixed> veggies earlier > this week,> > > and we had to tell him 'eat two of the baby> carrots, that's all' > and > > > seeing> > > that he didn't have to eat a lot, he tried them,> and successfully > ate > > > both!> > > > My son will not eat mixed up food, he likes it all> placed > separately on the > > plate. As long as it hasn't touched something else> he will eat it. > (Except > > if he's decided that he no longer likes it).> > > > No amount of bribery or punishment will make him> eat it if he > doesn't want > > to. That has always been the case, ever since he> was weaned (he > hated baby > > mush), and he's 17 now.> > > > in England> > > > > > > >

[Guest guest]

Hi Charlotte,

>>Do you think it's available at Amazon??

Sounds great!

<snip>

I recently read an interesting book by a British

author called " Can't Eat, Won't Eat " . <<

I expect so, otherwise try:

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=541

which is the national autistic society in Britain (but I don't know if they

ship to US)

or get it from the publisher Kingsley:

http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/1-85302-974-2

JK has loads of titles for ASD and also ADHD.

in England

..