tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post3134816511853958261..comments2024-01-24T05:26:00.039-08:00Comments on Whitterer on Autism: Oral Defensiveness – once bitten, twice shyMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-87086517148454782152007-04-10T13:58:00.000-07:002007-04-10T13:58:00.000-07:00ha! i really enjoyed this entry. My Leo also has o...ha! i really enjoyed this entry. My Leo also has oral defensiveness. And will only eat tomato based dishes, with vegetables, and either beef or chicken. very very healthy but limited diet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-87779403481140534342007-04-08T04:48:00.000-07:002007-04-08T04:48:00.000-07:00You write so well that I still have tears in my ey...You write so well that I still have tears in my eyes from laughing at this incident. <BR/> <BR/>Fragile X son at age 6 was persuaded to blow out candles on his birthday cake which meant he actually had to get close to cake.<BR/><BR/>He had got to the stage where memories of unpleasant taste experiences prevented him from being able to even look at foods that caused nasty reactions in him. <BR/><BR/>Wonderful I thought, another hurdle overcome. WRONG. His candle blowing turned into a vomit that covered the cake and the shoes of the girl next to him. <BR/><BR/>After many years of no birthday cake, I now compromise by doing interesting things with do-nuts which, having a different texture to ordinary cake, he can tolerate.<BR/><BR/>With age he can cope with more sensory stimuli - not sure if this is just because of the amount of exposure to it or improved sensory integration. I still have to be aware though of psychological aversions, caused by prior incidents which caused him distress or embarrassment. For example, garlic which he now loves in food. He can make foods with masses of it in and eat it but he cannot tolerate the smell of it in a restaurant. Any Italian restaurant we go to has to have an outside eating area.Sueblimelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10198116409716704785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-5277438213273085372007-04-05T12:40:00.000-07:002007-04-05T12:40:00.000-07:00wonderful.wonderful.Haddayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538105167989517633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-28241580746718306122007-04-05T10:37:00.000-07:002007-04-05T10:37:00.000-07:00I managed to get my eldest to eat 5 peas last nigh...I managed to get my eldest to eat 5 peas last night. I've decided to wage war on veggies but to be reasonable about it. A few, every day.. he has to eat his meat and potatoes to get dessert, now we're adding a few - up to 5 for now - pcs of cooked veggies.<BR/><BR/>The youngest I can sometimes shovel some in, but lately we're having food wars again. But I think he's stopped growing... he's not eating nearly as much as he use to.<BR/><BR/>Loved the story... still giggling.<BR/><BR/>S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-21680374874806441432007-04-05T06:44:00.000-07:002007-04-05T06:44:00.000-07:00Ha! Sam hates, hates cookies. Well, he does like p...Ha! Sam hates, hates cookies. Well, he does like plain, flat arrowroot ones, but chocolate chip cookies have to much bumpy texture for him. Wow, could he possibly be my child? :)KALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212441008066693103noreply@blogger.com