by Jenny Friedman, RD | Apr 1, 2019
As an autism nutritionist, the primary concern I hear from parents is that their child won’t try new foods. Autism picky eating is extremely common – anywhere from 50 to over 80% of parents report picky eating in a child on the spectrum (and over 90% of my...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 28, 2019
I polled some amazing autism parents in my Facebook Group and on Instagram to find out about their experiences raising a picky eater (or problem feeder) on the autism spectrum. The question I asked was: What is the most frustrating autism picky eating advice you’ve...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 25, 2019
Autism parents worry that their picky eaters aren’t consuming the right nutrients. They see their child eating a limited number of foods, restricting entire food groups, refusing supplements, and eating only certain textures. Is it really possible such limited diet...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 21, 2019
This article discusses problem feeding in autism and compares picky eating to problem feeding, a distinction created by Dr. Kay Toomey. Do you have a picky eater on the autism spectrum? Yes? I disagree. No, I’m not undermining the feeding challenges you see in your...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 18, 2019
Eating is ultimately a personal experience. As much as you wish you could just put food in your child’s mouth or wave a magic wand to improve his eating habits, it just doesn’t work that way. The decision to eat is the child’s. But that isn’t to say that you don’t...
