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 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...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Feb 25, 2019
Sensory food aversions and texture preferences are common barriers to eating a balanced diet for many kids on with autism. Research suggests that anywhere from 30 to over 50% of autistic kids refuse food due to texture. I wasn’t surprised when an autism mom came to me...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Feb 18, 2019
How can you help your picky eater try new foods? One of my favorite techniques to inspire your selective eater want to eat new foods is bringing them into the kitchen and encouraging them to get down and dirty with food. I know as an autism parent your internal alarm...
by Jenny Friedman, RD | Feb 14, 2019
A autism mom sent me an email recently asking for some solutions to help her picky eater. Aside from having typical picky eating type issues leading to a limited diet, her biggest challenge is “polite defiance.” She said her 5-year-old boy with autism stopped...
