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To think just don’t offer them beige food?

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Ashlll · 25/04/2025 15:23

Or am I spectacularly uneducated here? My sister has a 3 year old who apparently will only eat beige food and mostly crisps. She says it’s a sensory thing and we have to respect it when around him, for example when I took him and dd out last week I had to give him quavers rather than the snacks I had got for dd… which then made dd want quavers too! Same with water, he won’t drink it and it has to be juice.

I am not massively strict but did say to dsis just don’t buy these things then he won’t know he can ask for them… she says he just won’t eat or drink. I think this is ridiculous (I’ve not said this to her). AIBU?!?

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spring252 · 25/04/2025 15:30

It's impossible to know whether he genuinely won't eat if it's not beige, whether he has ARFID is a bit fussy or if it's just easier for her to feed him what he likes. Sensory issues and being very restrictive around food would be red flags for ASD to me,

Nightmanagerfan · 25/04/2025 15:25

Well lucky you having a child that eats a range of food! It can be really hard to relate if you haven’t experienced a child who is fussy or has Arfid. Some empathy would go a long way.

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