tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483172551074953793.post5082219970491453297..comments2023-05-29T06:15:39.060-07:00Comments on Life on the Spectrum: My Incredible Shrinking ChildJaxmomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00889380677365392921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483172551074953793.post-63419282201334393702011-08-13T09:22:19.526-07:002011-08-13T09:22:19.526-07:00Oh yeah, I give Jack the Flintstones vitamins with...Oh yeah, I give Jack the Flintstones vitamins with extra vitamin C every day! He's so anxious about anything new, he usually won't try even one bite. He will eat sandwiches for lunch at school (won't eat anything they serve in the cafeteria). He likes the whole wheat sandwich thins (round with no crust, almost like a hamburger bun). He'll eat turkey or ham slices, but no mayo or mustard. Sometimes he'll eat a few bits and say, "It tasted weird" or "It didn't taste right." He's so sensitive! I'm thinking of trying the Pediasure. He might drink the vanilla if it's really smooth. He's not a big chocolate fan (I was ALL about the chocolate when I was his age). Thanks for the suggestions, Heather.<br /><br />Debbie K.Jaxmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889380677365392921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483172551074953793.post-21215674637472826952011-08-13T08:50:17.834-07:002011-08-13T08:50:17.834-07:00Austin is very difficult to feed too. He is lean ...Austin is very difficult to feed too. He is lean for his age. He is so picky! I can usually get him to try 2 bites of something if I promise he can have ice cream (his favourite dessert). Once he has two bites, I will prepare him something he wants, like a sandwich, pasta or rice. He must have the two bites first though. Try the Pediasure. I didn't think Austin would drink it either but he drinks the chocolate one! :) <br /><br />Like you, I will not force Austin to "clean his plate". I agree, it is cruel. One thing I must tell you that I found interesting, Austin asked me for Cotton Candy the other day at the car show we went to. I never thought he would eat it because of the texture, but he did and he LOVED it! I couldn't believe it! Makes me wonder if it is texture that makes him picky or not. He has recently decided he likes Jello too and I have been trying to get him to eat that for years! Strange.<br /><br />One more thing, I made my own jam this summer and Austin will eat sandwiches! I first started making them in dinosaur cut-outs and now he eats them in a regular sandwich with no crusts and sometimes with natural peanut butter. :)<br /><br />I hope some of this might help. Oh, I also give Austin vitamins in the winter. He loves the gummy ones! All the best! *HUGS* :) HeatherMommie that Gets Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04507449626509854193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483172551074953793.post-35562840047264843722011-07-30T15:41:02.094-07:002011-07-30T15:41:02.094-07:00@Jane, keep doing what you are doing! Why would th...@Jane, keep doing what you are doing! Why would the school want him to stay at lunchtime, when obviously what is best for him is to have lunch with you! You know your child better than anyone and have to advocate for him. Who else will do it?<br /><br />@Tlchimes, I get it!!! We took the bottle away from Jack when he was 2 1/2. Suddenly the bottles just "disappeared!" One day we were driving to the store several months later and he chimes in from the back seat, "I know! We can buy some more bottles!" Smart boy, that one! He drank from a sippy cup until just a couple of years ago. Now he'll pretty much drink only from a straw (we always have a supply of the bendy ones). You might try switching your son to straws or a sippy cup to get away from the bottle. I think it may be a sensory thing that it's more comfortable to suck than drink from a glass. You're lucky that your son will drink the instant breakfast. Mine wouldn't touch it! You do what you gotta do to get the calories in!Jaxmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889380677365392921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483172551074953793.post-52689119488087429892011-07-30T15:31:30.928-07:002011-07-30T15:31:30.928-07:00My son was born off the charts and 3 weeks early. ...My son was born off the charts and 3 weeks early. But now he doesn't eat. His numbers look ok but not what they were. I get the "he looks fine" stuff for a lot of his "quirks" They don't understand that he looks fine because of the carnation instant breakfast, the dulcal, and the use of a bottle for a three year old (just turned 4 but the bottle is leaving so who knows how that will change the numbers)<br /><br />Good to know I'm not in this alone.Tlchimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057964310333500039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2483172551074953793.post-82317734552759138172011-07-30T12:17:30.580-07:002011-07-30T12:17:30.580-07:00Hi, I read this with interest as my son is almost ...Hi, I read this with interest as my son is almost 6 and is so narrow on what he will and won't eat. He has things he loves and wants for every meal, and then suddenly hates them. He has a real problem eating with other people, at home thats easy, he sits at the coffee table, us at the dining table, but the school (he's main stream) keep pushing for him to stay at lunchtime and just can't understand how difficult he'd be in the afternoon if I hadn't of kept reminding him the food on his plate has to be eaten!<br />Its always good to hear of others with similar issues so thank you for sharing.Janenoreply@blogger.com