Food and Eating Challenges
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The Banana: A Story about Masking
This week isn’t a question but something I witnessed that I’ve found fascinating — and honestly, I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s autistic masking. A big part of our story is that my son behaves completely differently at his dad’s house and at school… apparently. I say “apparently” because as time goes on, I’m… Continue reading
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Can I have pasta?
We were heading for the trenches. I couldn’t tell you what week of school we were on, but we had survived so far. And by “survived,” I mean my son had been attending. Does that count as doing well? According to the government, yes. But were we doing well? I was hanging on by a… Continue reading
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Can I have a lolly?
The Challenges of Raising a Supertaster Child My son is a supertaster, he tastes every little ingredient in everything which is so overwhelming for him. This is why he sticks to plain, familiar things. We have a number of foods he eats and one of them is a spiral lolly from Aldi. He is (or… Continue reading
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Why Does Subway Ask So Many Questions?
Who has been to Subway before? Everyone I expect. And if you have you will know they ask a lot of questions, and it’s a production line of sandwich making and question asking. Why does Subway ask so many questions? “What bread would you like?”“What size?”“What meat?”“Would you like cheese?”“Would you like it toasting?”“What salad… Continue reading
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Am I a fussy eater?
We were playing in the kitchen and my son asked: “Am I a fussy eater?” In that moment I wondered where on earth this had come from and so used my favourite tactic of answering a question with a question and asked why? He was non-committal with his answer and I knew him well enough… Continue reading
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Can we eat in a place that isn’t even here?
Over time we have realised that my son cannot stand any demand or command being given. I’m almost certain he has a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile because his default response to any request is an immediate “no.” The more we push, the more resistant he becomes. And it’s not that he doesn’t want to… Continue reading
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Which bit of toast should I eat first?
Toast. That slice of crispy bread lathered in butter is delicious right. Well no. I never would have thought that toast would have become the bane of my life. But it has. That one slice of crispy bread I am seriously starting to detest. And I will tell you why. My son has lots of… Continue reading
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Can I plant some custard?
Custard. My son loves custard. I would go so far as to say he is addicted to it. He LOVES it. Absolutely loves it. It is the only thing he is absolutely guranteed to eat. His food struggles are ongoing so much so he is very much aware of them – Am I Weird? He… Continue reading