I have twin sons, one who is on the spectrum and one who is not. My non-ASD son has significant sensory issues, probably SPD, though he has not been officially diagnosed.
His diet is extremely restricted--he eats cereal, white bread, McDonald's Chicken Nuggets, pretzels, chocolate milk and yogurt drinks. Maybe a couple other things (like Pirate Booty), but that's pretty much it. His diet was never terrific, but it used be more varied and nutritious--he used to eat canned peaches, mac and cheese, waffles and now he doesn't.
He also has pretty bad GI issues (constipation) d/t his low fluid intake and refined diet.
He's seen a ped GI for that, and he takes Ex Lax.
We're proceeding with an eval through the school district, and he'll be evaluated at my son's school which specializes in autism, so I'm confident that I'll get some good info from that, but I know the school district won't approve services based on sensory needs alone. We've also got a ped appt next week, and we'll go see a developmental ped. But I also need someone who'll really HELP us, like a SLP who specializes in oral motor sensory issues, or a feeding team at a hospital.
I don't know what I'm looking for.
I'm just so sick of feeding him nothing but cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It makes me feel so panicky and desperate. I can tell he's tired and tells me his stomach hurts from eating "too much food," when the truth is his stomach hurts because he doesn't eat nearly enough...
His diet is extremely restricted--he eats cereal, white bread, McDonald's Chicken Nuggets, pretzels, chocolate milk and yogurt drinks. Maybe a couple other things (like Pirate Booty), but that's pretty much it. His diet was never terrific, but it used be more varied and nutritious--he used to eat canned peaches, mac and cheese, waffles and now he doesn't.
He also has pretty bad GI issues (constipation) d/t his low fluid intake and refined diet.
He's seen a ped GI for that, and he takes Ex Lax.We're proceeding with an eval through the school district, and he'll be evaluated at my son's school which specializes in autism, so I'm confident that I'll get some good info from that, but I know the school district won't approve services based on sensory needs alone. We've also got a ped appt next week, and we'll go see a developmental ped. But I also need someone who'll really HELP us, like a SLP who specializes in oral motor sensory issues, or a feeding team at a hospital.
I don't know what I'm looking for.
I'm just so sick of feeding him nothing but cereal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. It makes me feel so panicky and desperate. I can tell he's tired and tells me his stomach hurts from eating "too much food," when the truth is his stomach hurts because he doesn't eat nearly enough...
