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 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: Has anyone successfully improved picky eating?

Egal
 Post subject: Increasing food repertoire
Posted: 22 Aug 2011, 1:50 pm 

Replies: 51
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I live with an autistic kid every other week. He is extremely picky about food, and "extreme" is not an exaggeration. Recently he's been eating more variety though. Here is what seems to work: * Rewarding for trying one item of X food. Example: Eat a mini-oreo and get to play an X-box game for a few...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: why are we medicating so many of our children?

Egal
Posted: 24 Mar 2011, 5:46 pm 

Replies: 86
Views: 9,541
BF's son is autistic, ADHD. If he doesn't get his patch with Ritalin, it's pretty bad. He gets so hyper it's like a desperate mania, you can tell he doesn't enjoy it. We know the patch isn't ideal since it suppresses C.'s appetite and seems to have a druglike effect when he's coming on and off it. B...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: New to parenting, and child is autistic and "acting out

Egal
Posted: 18 Mar 2011, 5:03 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 4,797
Also wanted to mention that I think I might be a bit Aspie-ish, although never diagnosed. I was that weird kid in school that nobody liked, in fact I had zero friends at one point in junior high. I also remember having to consciously adopt social norms that didn't come naturally. Having a different ...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: New to parenting, and child is autistic and "acting out

Egal
Posted: 18 Mar 2011, 4:59 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 4,797
Yes I know I am too florid and inexact in my language use, hehe. I try to say things simply and directly to C. Instead of "throw the kitchen sink" I should have said "everything but the kitchen sink" which means something like "everything you can think of." "Squirrel away" means to hide for safe-kee...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: New to parenting, and child is autistic and "acting out

Egal
Posted: 15 Mar 2011, 3:52 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 4,797
thanks again for the replies. Last night and this morning, BF and I tried to ignore C's behavior unless it got really egregious. Then we tried to redirect his attention. Last night was pretty good. This morning it ramped up into the usual upset before getting on the school bus. About 15-20 minutes b...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: New to parenting, and child is autistic and "acting out

Egal
Posted: 14 Mar 2011, 5:03 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 4,797
thanks for the replies. Actually C. had been doing better until the past month or so. I moved in 100% (after spending more and more time over at the house) in February. So there could be a connection. He seemed to really like me at first ... Also his father has recently been "throwing the kitchen si...

 Forum: Parents' Discussion   Topic: New to parenting, and child is autistic and "acting out

Egal
Posted: 14 Mar 2011, 1:15 pm 

Replies: 22
Views: 4,797
Hi, I'm hoping for some help with parenting, specifically in dealing with my boyfriend's son. I never had a child of my own. Recently I moved in with my BF, who has a 7 year old son diagnosed with autism, ADHD and food-restriction. We have C. on alternating weeks. Maybe because of early intervention...
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