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If Not Seeing A Specialist, Or Before Even Seeing A Specialist, Are There Things I Can Try To Do To Help My Picky Eatting Son To Eat?

A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
North York, ON

He is 2 years old, non-verbal, and doesnt chew his food. He will and can only eat pureed fruits or veggies. Does anyone know a way i can get him to chew?
Or to maybe introduce him to new foods to try. Any advice...Anyone?

October 23, 2018
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A MyAutismTeam Member

I’ll be honest I spent at least a year introducing various foods to my oldest adopted son Raymond. I would sit at the table eat a bit of food and then regurgitate it all at the table over and over! There wasn’t anything I did but keep introducing him to it until he finally would eat and keep it down. Now he’s still a very picky eater and eats what he eats and that’s it. But he’s eating now! That was the worst period of time! But we made it through. Just hold on be consistent and it will get better....

October 23, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

Try a munchkin fresh food feeder

October 23, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son did the same thing. He would not chew or bite anything. If he did eat normal foods, it had to be homemade soups or spaghetti, and he would swallow bites whole without chewing at all. Mostly the only thing he would eat was rice cereal with milk and those squeezy baby food pouches mixed together in a bottle. He did that until he was 3. He's had numerous therapies for it, but none of them have ever really helped much, but he got put into Pre-K for 3 year old's through the state, and after one day of being in school, he dropped the bottle instantly. I guess seeing his peers not drinking out of a bottle made him quit. He has started to gradually bite certain foods, and he chews all of his food now (he is almost 4). I understand how difficult it is to deal with your child not really eating. It is a huge struggle, but it will get better. Oh, and my son loved the electric toothbrushes. I do think that helped some with the sensory and texture issues that he had. Hope you find something that works for you and yours :)

October 25, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thats so great.. the power of other peers lol.. i hope he will start eating and having more varieties too.. Thank you for your comment.

October 25, 2018
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thats really great.. thank you so much for your advice. This was truely helpful.. i love the vibrating idea, i think he would like that.. much appreciated

October 23, 2018

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