Aug 15 2017
This is my life, and as a parent to three with Autism, I deal with this stuff every single meal, of every single day. My goal with this post is to help put into context, what both people with Autism and their families or caregivers, deal with. The pictures below are just one example of …
Jul 27 2017
Emmett’s still in the opening stretch of his current fever cycle, and he’s incredibly difficult to manage as a result. I’ve mentioned before that when he’s in a fever flare, many of his Autism related challenges are exacerbated. Typically, the biggest challenge during the period of time the flare is active is sensory related. He …
Jun 18 2017
Keeping it simple for dinner tonight. While I was able to go shopping last week, I wasn’t able to go extensive shopping. I rarely actually cook anymore because no one ever eats the same thing. We try to stock things we know the boys will usually eat. Things like Ramen Noodles, chicken nuggets, hardboiled eggs, …
Apr 17 2017
The continuing saga of Emmett no longer eating the things he historically has, keeps getting worse. In this latest chapter, he no longer eats his most favorite food of all time. There have been two goto foods that Emmett has always been able to eat, should all else fail. One is Little Caesars pizza, and …
Apr 15 2017
I wanted to share a quick example of why it’s so hard to keep Emmett, my youngest with Autism, fed. Below you will see a picture of a piece of pizza that Emmett wanted to eat this morning. After heating it up however, he began to panic and ultimately decided that he couldn’t eat it …
Apr 08 2017
Recently, Emmett has been struggling a great deal more with eating. If you’ve followed our story for awhile, you might recall that we have an enormous challenge when it comes to Emmett and eating. He’s extremely sensory oriented and struggles with things like food, clothes, noise and shitload of anxiety. The anxiety serves to make …
Jan 29 2017
I find it incredibly difficult to ensure that my kids with Autism maintain a balanced diet. For that matter, I have such a hard time simply getting my kids to eat anything. We are very much a sensory oriented family and that presents many obstacles for me as a parent. The biggest being how unbelievably …
Oct 19 2016
“A picky eater will eat when they’re hungry enough. An Autism and sensory kid will literally starve themselves if a food isn’t sensory friendly”
