Complaining at dinner time? Tips needed

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Sounds like sibling should tell mom, don't worry, I'll cook tonight, and cook the a fore mentioned items
Maybe she would get the hint

Food is my hobby, and so when my son was born I did a lot of reading about kids and feeding. A book I found particularly helpful was "Child of Mine" by Ellyn Satter. She has a lot of resources, pertinent to this conversation is this post on her website about "picky Eaters"

All kids go through a picky phase, and it's important for parents to remember how physical this is: they are, at any given moment, missing or losing teeth throughout their childhood. I know that AS sensory issues go beyond that, but they have to be compounded by "weird" feelings of teeth being lost.

One strategy while my son was going through his picky phase: I never short-order cooked or provided separate food for him - but I did make sure that at least one of the foods we ate was something he'd eat. For instance, pasta was a frequent side dish - or broccoli, which he could tolerate - and dinner was not up for discussion. If he made a meal of that one thing, so be it, but it made things a lot easier on me, and I think just having the other food on the dish helped him - right now, as far as eating goes, he is the most adventurous 10yo I know.

For other issues, if he makes dinner unpleasant for us by whining, throwing food or utensils or yelling, either he leaves the table and eats by himself, or we do. We've only had to do that once or twice.

Teach her how to cook her favorite foods.

I'm 26 and was dx as a kid with AS or PDD-NOS but now it would be hard to see if I had AS. As for the response to your answer I'm the exact opposite. I have to have gourmet food. I love watching the Food Network and eating European foods. Chinese food does not agree with me so I would prefer European/Middle Eastern Meals. Mc Donalds does not phase me.

At Dinnertime I enjoy the meals my Father prepares. I will eat anything except liver or fava(sp) beans. I love buffalo burgers, lamb burgers, salmon, cous cous, baugette and cheeses, any pasta dish.

I have been to many exotic restaurants and at dinner time I have no problem eating whats on my plate. I guess growing up in an ethnic household has allowed me to sample meals. I love going to weddings and eating the fillet mignon to Yukon Gold Potatoes.

If its not gourmet then its out the door for me.

Sadly,we have to plan a seperate meal 50% of the time due to my sons tactile issues,sensory taste what have you. He rarely eats with us for long. A few bites and he's out of the room. This is just how it is in our home. He can't have anyone talking,laughing etc. We have set up a seperate eating area in his room by his tv,much like in the film RainMan and he watched animal planet.