My son is 3 years old we have had our first appointment with paediatrician as we think he is autistic he shows a lot of these signs. The paediatrician agreed on first appointment she feels we may be right but can’t diagnose in one appointment. He used to eat an ok diet which consisted of cereal in the morning either porridge, Weetabix or shreddies. Some snacks at lunch like an oat bar fruit purées or yoghurts. Then a dinner at night I also can’t get him off puréed meals but he can and does eat other snacks that are solids so I know he is capable of eating non puréed food. But for quite a while now he is completely refusing breakfast, is hardly eating any his snacks he once liked and a puréed dinner at night sometimes will only eat half I’ve also noticed he’s starting to turn his nose up and only wants certain dinners now too. All he wants to do is eat packets of crisps. I have told the paediatrician this at the appointment that his diet is terrible and even if I do try the cruel to be kind method and offer only solids or foods he should be eating he will point blank refuse and just won’t eat. Nothings been done about it no referrals for eating etc. she said she would send me out leaflets on diets and children on the spectrum but never received them ( appointment was November) my sons now been dealing with bad constipation over last couple weeks on off and I went to the doctor today to get laxatives as he’s in agony and has been for days now with it. The Dr asked about his diet and I was completely honest that he used to have a half decent diet at least he was eating more than one meal a day and didn’t just want to live of crisps, chocolate, biscuits and yoghurts. He completely blanked what I said and went on to talk about the laxative he was prescribing? has anyone else ever had this kind of situation and what do I do? I’m at my wits end and worried he’s lacking in vital food groups. I genuinely do not know what to do going forward I can’t get him off purées, and now he won’t eat a breakfast. His diet just now consists of, crisps, fruit purées, yoghurts, chocolate buttons, the odd oat bar, oat and raisin bites snacks, and a puréed dinner at night. Nursery also have gave in trying him with there foods and told me just to take snacks in with me for him. Any advice would be great!