Guest guest Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 Thanks, do you think nuts are ok for ella, she has more intolerences than allergies i think. She does ok with peanutbutter I think, its so hard to know anymore! Aimee Amnesty wrote: We haven't tried it, with Rory's allergies we are supposed to avoid nuts, but I think it's still calcium fortified. Better protien than rice too. Usually it says on the box if it is or not, if the one you're using isn't, check some other brands. Amnesty > > Just hang in there, Allie is VERY picky, too. she went for over 6 > mos > > on nothing but chips & fries, and I mean NOTHING ELSE. She was > living > > proof that yes kids can survive, but I sure wouldn't wanna see other > > kids try it. I've found since I've backed off Allie is more likely > to > > try new things. I have heard people with autism say all sorts of > > things, like the odors overwhelm them to the textures make them want > > to vomit, to colors being too bright to look at, much less eat. > > > > one thing that seemed to work with Allie is I'd set her in front of > > some of her fav shows, like Sesame Street. Then I'd put a little bit > > of a type of food that she used to eat, like a chicken nugget, as an > > example. What I would find is if I waited until she was so engrossed > > in her show, she'd lose focus on the eating and pick it up and eat > it. > > I don't know if she didn't feel the anxiety as much, or perhaps the > > focus on the visual distraction shut down overacting taste > > buds/smelling sense. It seemed to work better if I tried to > > reintroduce a food she had eaten rather recently. > > > > Another suggestion, if you do get her to eat it, try giving her some > > at least once a day. It seems to be that at Ella's age you might > have > > 2 things going on. First, they tend to get extremely routine focused > > at that age. If they haven't eaten in a few days or weeks, they > might > > forget how it's supposed to look and taste, then they shy away from > > eating it anymore. The other thing is a NT two year old doesn't eat > > all that much anyway, so our kids with gut issues and routine focus > > and overwhelming sensory input is gonna have that much more > difficult > > a time to eat. > > > > I've also heard some people with autism say, as an example, if you > are > > eating a taco and you give her chicken nuggets, the smell of the > taco > > might be so strong she's too sick to eat the chicken nuggets. I > liken > > it to taking the worst odor of the world to me (dead animal) and > > trying to eat a cheeseburger with that odor right next to me. I > > wouldn't be able to do it, and that's how many of our kids feel. > > > > You might try keeping a food diary of what family was eating and her > > behavior. You might find noise like a television might be too > > distracting or your might find noise might help her relax. Some with > > autism have said they have to concentrate so hard on chewing because > > if they don't they accidently bite their tongues and cheeks because > of > > lack of body awareness. On the other hand, she might need external > > sensory input from noise and such to help calm her anxiety or > > overwhelming feelings. A diary noting what was going on at meal and > > her behavior might help you figure some of her triggers. She might > do > > better eating before/after everyone else or in a different location. > > It hurts my heart that Allie doesn't eat with us, but when I think > > about some of these things potentially bothering her, I'd rather her > > eat somewhere else if she's gonna be able to eat better. > > > > HTH, > > Debi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > > ------------------------ > > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 I'm sure if she had a problem with nuts you would know, they are usually only anaphylactic reactions, not intolerances. Amnesty > > > Just hang in there, Allie is VERY picky, too. she went for over 6 > > mos > > > on nothing but chips & fries, and I mean NOTHING ELSE. She was > > living > > > proof that yes kids can survive, but I sure wouldn't wanna see > other > > > kids try it. I've found since I've backed off Allie is more > likely > > to > > > try new things. I have heard people with autism say all sorts of > > > things, like the odors overwhelm them to the textures make them > want > > > to vomit, to colors being too bright to look at, much less eat. > > > > > > one thing that seemed to work with Allie is I'd set her in front > of > > > some of her fav shows, like Sesame Street. Then I'd put a little > bit > > > of a type of food that she used to eat, like a chicken nugget, as > an > > > example. What I would find is if I waited until she was so > engrossed > > > in her show, she'd lose focus on the eating and pick it up and > eat > > it. > > > I don't know if she didn't feel the anxiety as much, or perhaps > the > > > focus on the visual distraction shut down overacting taste > > > buds/smelling sense. It seemed to work better if I tried to > > > reintroduce a food she had eaten rather recently. > > > > > > Another suggestion, if you do get her to eat it, try giving her > some > > > at least once a day. It seems to be that at Ella's age you might > > have > > > 2 things going on. First, they tend to get extremely routine > focused > > > at that age. If they haven't eaten in a few days or weeks, they > > might > > > forget how it's supposed to look and taste, then they shy away > from > > > eating it anymore. The other thing is a NT two year old doesn't > eat > > > all that much anyway, so our kids with gut issues and routine > focus > > > and overwhelming sensory input is gonna have that much more > > difficult > > > a time to eat. > > > > > > I've also heard some people with autism say, as an example, if > you > > are > > > eating a taco and you give her chicken nuggets, the smell of the > > taco > > > might be so strong she's too sick to eat the chicken nuggets. I > > liken > > > it to taking the worst odor of the world to me (dead animal) and > > > trying to eat a cheeseburger with that odor right next to me. I > > > wouldn't be able to do it, and that's how many of our kids feel. > > > > > > You might try keeping a food diary of what family was eating and > her > > > behavior. You might find noise like a television might be too > > > distracting or your might find noise might help her relax. Some > with > > > autism have said they have to concentrate so hard on chewing > because > > > if they don't they accidently bite their tongues and cheeks > because > > of > > > lack of body awareness. On the other hand, she might need external > > > sensory input from noise and such to help calm her anxiety or > > > overwhelming feelings. A diary noting what was going on at meal > and > > > her behavior might help you figure some of her triggers. She > might > > do > > > better eating before/after everyone else or in a different > location. > > > It hurts my heart that Allie doesn't eat with us, but when I think > > > about some of these things potentially bothering her, I'd rather > her > > > eat somewhere else if she's gonna be able to eat better. > > > > > > HTH, > > > Debi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > > > ------------------------ > > > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 24, 2005 Report Share Posted July 24, 2005 I'm sure if she had a problem with nuts you would know, they are usually only anaphylactic reactions, not intolerances. Amnesty > > > Just hang in there, Allie is VERY picky, too. she went for over 6 > > mos > > > on nothing but chips & fries, and I mean NOTHING ELSE. She was > > living > > > proof that yes kids can survive, but I sure wouldn't wanna see > other > > > kids try it. I've found since I've backed off Allie is more > likely > > to > > > try new things. I have heard people with autism say all sorts of > > > things, like the odors overwhelm them to the textures make them > want > > > to vomit, to colors being too bright to look at, much less eat. > > > > > > one thing that seemed to work with Allie is I'd set her in front > of > > > some of her fav shows, like Sesame Street. Then I'd put a little > bit > > > of a type of food that she used to eat, like a chicken nugget, as > an > > > example. What I would find is if I waited until she was so > engrossed > > > in her show, she'd lose focus on the eating and pick it up and > eat > > it. > > > I don't know if she didn't feel the anxiety as much, or perhaps > the > > > focus on the visual distraction shut down overacting taste > > > buds/smelling sense. It seemed to work better if I tried to > > > reintroduce a food she had eaten rather recently. > > > > > > Another suggestion, if you do get her to eat it, try giving her > some > > > at least once a day. It seems to be that at Ella's age you might > > have > > > 2 things going on. First, they tend to get extremely routine > focused > > > at that age. If they haven't eaten in a few days or weeks, they > > might > > > forget how it's supposed to look and taste, then they shy away > from > > > eating it anymore. The other thing is a NT two year old doesn't > eat > > > all that much anyway, so our kids with gut issues and routine > focus > > > and overwhelming sensory input is gonna have that much more > > difficult > > > a time to eat. > > > > > > I've also heard some people with autism say, as an example, if > you > > are > > > eating a taco and you give her chicken nuggets, the smell of the > > taco > > > might be so strong she's too sick to eat the chicken nuggets. I > > liken > > > it to taking the worst odor of the world to me (dead animal) and > > > trying to eat a cheeseburger with that odor right next to me. I > > > wouldn't be able to do it, and that's how many of our kids feel. > > > > > > You might try keeping a food diary of what family was eating and > her > > > behavior. You might find noise like a television might be too > > > distracting or your might find noise might help her relax. Some > with > > > autism have said they have to concentrate so hard on chewing > because > > > if they don't they accidently bite their tongues and cheeks > because > > of > > > lack of body awareness. On the other hand, she might need external > > > sensory input from noise and such to help calm her anxiety or > > > overwhelming feelings. A diary noting what was going on at meal > and > > > her behavior might help you figure some of her triggers. She > might > > do > > > better eating before/after everyone else or in a different > location. > > > It hurts my heart that Allie doesn't eat with us, but when I think > > > about some of these things potentially bothering her, I'd rather > her > > > eat somewhere else if she's gonna be able to eat better. > > > > > > HTH, > > > Debi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Autism_in_Girls-subscribe > > > ------------------------ > > > Autism_in_Girls-unsubscribe > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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