Re: Eating... eating... eating all the time... and a few ...

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my daughter, who is now 17, started that same behavior at the age of 5. to this day it is still a bit of a problem, but having a specific schedule for meals and snacks has helped greatly. all day she perseverates on when and what she will eat next. when she was young she would tantrum over it, but once she understood time (you'll have a snack at 3, you'll have lunch at 12) the tantrums decreased and eventually ended (except during really hard times, like being very overtired). since your son is young you might want to try a picture schedule showing him what he's going to do (activities, work, play, etc.) and at what point he will have a meal or snack. i know that she is not really hungry, but food is a source of comfort for her, and also a solution for boredom.

good luck, feel free to ask me questions if you have any.

In a message dated 12/2/2010 1:23:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, gothpunkgurl17@... writes:

So my 4 yo HFA is eating ALL THE TIME. I'm not kidding.... every time I turn around I'm hearing "I'm hungrey. I need a snack on. I want ____." from the time he gets up till he goes to bed. DS doesn't sleep through the night constiantly either, and most nights it takes his 'nilla milk'(organic soy milk) and a hand full of crackers to get him back to bed. That said he is on a modified diet, limited dairy, gluten and sugar. DS has always been a healthy eater and is still allowed limited amounts of cheese and yougurt as well as limited amounts of regular bread and few crackers. He only drinks organic soy milk. Also he's NOT on any meds. So I just can't figure out this new endless hunger. Now I am also having big issues with negitivity and increasing violence. He tells on himself most of the time without relizing it.DS - "So and so hit/pushed/pinched me back"ME - "Well that would mean you hit/pushed/pinched them first. Right?"DS - "But they hit me back!"That is a typical tattle coming from my son. At school I am hearing more and more about him acting out and being defyiant and violent as well. The final issue I'm having is the fact that he's SO argumentive and has found back talk to be his new favorite activity. I am literally at my whits ends.

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Has he had thyroid levels done?Sugar levels ? ect?Sometimes those are issues but I have a little girl she will be 6 this month..This april I had her tonsils and adenoids removed at that time she was 38lbs now she is 62 lbs she is getting to be a little butterball so I know what you are going through .It is like she eats from the time she gets up till the time she goes to bed.I think to some extent it is a behavior issue but also think now she does not have an obstruction to swallowing she is loving eating. I do not want to take it from her but the meals and snacks she gets have more protein in them it seems to last her longer .But their little systems sometime are on overdrive .It is like if you gave a normal child meds they usually last the full time but are special kids metabolize things

alot faster too.We tried a schedule in the past but it is not working to well even at school she is eating alot.Since we have added the protein snacks it has helped control somoe of the hunger issues.I do not know if this has helped .But just know you are not alone--kristi

From: "DantSolo@..." <DantSolo@...>Autism and Aspergers Treatment Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 1:48:53 PMSubject: Re: Eating... eating... eating all the time... and a few ...

my daughter, who is now 17, started that same behavior at the age of 5. to this day it is still a bit of a problem, but having a specific schedule for meals and snacks has helped greatly. all day she perseverates on when and what she will eat next. when she was young she would tantrum over it, but once she understood time (you'll have a snack at 3, you'll have lunch at 12) the tantrums decreased and eventually ended (except during really hard times, like being very overtired). since your son is young you might want to try a picture schedule showing him what he's going to do (activities, work, play, etc.) and at what point he will have a meal or snack. i know that she is not really hungry, but food is a source of comfort for her, and also a solution for boredom.

good luck, feel free to ask me questions if you have any.

In a message dated 12/2/2010 1:23:47 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, gothpunkgurl17@... writes:

So my 4 yo HFA is eating ALL THE TIME. I'm not kidding.... every time I turn around I'm hearing "I'm hungrey. I need a snack on. I want ____." from the time he gets up till he goes to bed. DS doesn't sleep through the night constiantly either, and most nights it takes his 'nilla milk'(organic soy milk) and a hand full of crackers to get him back to bed. That said he is on a modified diet, limited dairy, gluten and sugar. DS has always been a healthy eater and is still allowed limited amounts of cheese and yougurt as well as limited amounts of regular bread and few crackers. He only drinks organic soy milk. Also he's NOT on any meds. So I just can't figure out this new endless hunger. Now I am also having big issues with negitivity and increasing violence. He tells on himself most of the time without relizing it.DS - "So and so hit/pushed/pinched me back"ME - "Well that would mean you hit/pushed/pinched them first. Right?"DS - "But

they hit me back!"That is a typical tattle coming from my son. At school I am hearing more and more about him acting out and being defyiant and violent as well. The final issue I'm having is the fact that he's SO argumentive and has found back talk to be his new favorite activity. I am literally at my whits ends.