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...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 14, 2019
Lindsay came to me really worried. Two years ago her son, Rex, a 5-year-old with autism, used to eat over a dozen foods. He was always a selective eater, but had a solid list of favorites, so she wasn’t too concerned. That changed when Rex slowly started refusing to...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 11, 2019
Looking for a good book about picky eating for child with autism? Feeding a child with autism is unique, so not every book about child nutrition will apply. These books are some of my favorites that do. The following books are the ones I read over and over, have...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 7, 2019
Food may be a touchy topic in your house if you’re raising a selective eater on the spectrum. These fun kids books about picky eating give you the opportunity to change the conversation and find likable, funny, and interesting facts about what we eat and why. No,...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Mar 4, 2019
“How do you get a kid who won’t try ANYTHING to start? He’ll cook and touch, he just won’t try.” An autism mom approached me recently with this question. Can you relate? Autism and New Foods Cooking and touching are positive food experiences that can work up to...
