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

December 2, 2010

My son whom is 6 has been the same way for years. The kid eats from waking to bedtime and at times comes out of bed to eat a few times a week. We took him to a Endocrinoloigst and all came out normal, so I just limit the food options to healthier ones and allow him to graze all day. Autism and Aspergers Treatment From: gothpunkgurl17@...Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:56:58 +0000Subject: Eating... eating... eating all the time... and a few other issues.

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.

December 2, 2010

My son was like that during his growth spurt at 4 years old before he was even

on meds. We had to increase his fiber and protein intake and make sure he was

getting 6 small meals a day to keep him satisfied. Another thing is my 5 year

old was like that when he was on Soy milk so the Dr tested thyroid levels

(because Soy messes with your thyroid especially in little children) and sure

enough the thyroid was messed up, stopped the soy and the thyroid was back to

normal and he was back to eating normally.

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> 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.

>

December 4, 2010

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About two months after my son turned four he started having trouble in school.

He started puching other kids, throwing toys, and taking food from the other

kids during lunch. I believe that all of these things were the result of a

sudden growth spurt. He was so hungry! He had always been a pretty good eater,

but nothing like this. To help him and to get him to stop taking food from the

other kids, I basically doubled the lunch that I was packing for him. I was

amazed every day when he ate all that food. He was also exhausted from the

growth spurt, which I believe led to most of his bad behavior. I just had to try

to get him to bed earlier at night and constantly remind him to be a good friend

at school, which meant not pushing, throwing toys, or taking food. It has been

about a month since this growth spurt started, and he has gotten a lot better.

His food intake is still more than it was before, but he isn't eating everything

in sight and still asking for more anymore, so that is good. He is still more

tired than usual, but with the constant reminders and stickers as incentives,

his behavior at school has also improved.