DS and nutrition

[Eliza22]

My ds is 13 and has ASD and OCD. He's always been difficult to feed as he is uber finicky and seems to have little 'natural' appetite. Eating is a chore. I have to remind him/prompt him/encourage him through each and every meal.

My question is.... What vitamin supplements can I give him? I'm worried about his bones so thought maybe Vit D and though he eats fish (fingers, goujons) and takes I-Q Fish Oil he eats NO MEAT and cheese is a major trauma. He has maybe 150mls of milk a day if I stand over him and watch him sip it. He eats fromage frais, fruit and carrots but in very small amounts.

I talked to the consultant about it and he said that though he's weight is low (5st 5lbs) he is not disastrously underweight and didn't suggest any course of action.

Anyone else have this worry? What supplements do you give?

Polter, how old is your son? In comparison, my ds is a gannet though he will ONLY eat Marmite on sandwiches/toast/crackers. I will try the soya yogs; I hadn't thought of that. Seeded bread is right out, unfortunately. He would starve before he'd tough it aaghhh

No, he's never seen a dietician. As I say, the dr didn't think he was dangerously underweight. However, at 13 he's in aged 11 clothes. His dad's a 6ft 3" eating machine so, he finds it hard that ds won't eat (and is so small for his age).

Ds is very similar. He is 9. He eats the same thing day in, day out.

Breakfast choco hoops (no milk)
Lunch in school - usually nothing (occasionally dry bread)
Dinner - one fish finger and chips

Snacks, certain crisps (he would eat these constantly), certain biscuits. occasionally grapes, apples, raw carrot, cheese, certain nuts and certain yoghurt.

He has iron and multi vitamins. He has been severely anaemic in the past and he has to have blood test about once a year.

Thanks ladies, I have some ideas there. Peanut M&Ms might be worth a try. Ds is almost entirely running on M&S foods and will only eat mashed potato from there (won't touch mine!). He has their lemon sole goujons, big fish fingers, their chicken goujons, baked beans a couple of times a week. I guess it's not too bad! then

Yeah, beginning to see he's NOT as nutritionally deprived as I thought! . No more hair vest wearing, for me!

Eliza my DD (4) is currently on oatibix, croissants, fishfingers, fromage frais and hummus and breadsticks. That's it. She has recently rejected pasta because she chewed a bit that was 'too hard'. Fish fingers are rejected if the fish is 'coming out', oatibix has to have tepid milk, not straight out of the fridge ..... etc etc. This is a good phase for her. After a recent cold she was on an exclusive fromage frais diet. The lack of fruit / veg worries me but I give 'Wellkid' vitamins (liquid) which are acceptable to her. She still looks surprisingly chunky .