Asd

[Claireyy682]

My son is 3 and non verbal with a asd diagnosis he has sensory overload and will not eat wet food how can I get him to try new foods

What food does he currently eat?

Yes, it is the $20m question. Our ds is 4 and he had an ed psych assessment for the EHCP process this morning so I asked him about it. There’s no magic bullet unfortunately. Try messy play with food (outside of mealtimes), put small amounts of new foods on or near his plate, try a reward chart without pressure, leave different foods at various places for him to try without pressure if he likes. None of these have worked for us yet but they may in the future. We’ll keep trying!

What does your DS eat at the moment?

I find my DD will be more likely to eat something new if she sees me eating it first and tries a bit from my plate.

KitKat1985 presumably your dd has no eating issues then if she’s willing to try what you’re eating?

My ds has absolutely no interest in what we are eating, in fact often he doesn’t want to even look at our food let alone try any from our plate

Please don't make judgements on my DD without knowing nothing about her Openupmyeagereyes. She is 3 (nearly 4) and has developmental delays in all areas (including 2 years behind in language skills) and is awaiting appointment for ASD assessment. She is very funny about food and also won't eat 'wet' food etc and is very reluctant to try new foods. I can sometimes persuade her to try some dry-ish pasta from my plate, or something like some plain naan bread from my plate if we're having a curry or similar, but certainly wouldn't go near the majority of what I / DH eats. I was only making a suggestion to the OP of how I have managed to broaden DD's diet (a little).

Apologies KitKat1985, I didn’t mean to offend you.

My ds is very scared of food. His life is a lot less stressful if he can have a routine of eating the same food everyday. Occasionally, when he shows an interest in trying a new food we will discuss it and make plans for him to try it. Usually he will not like the food, but even putting the tiniest amount of a new food in his mouth is progress.

An occupational therapist can give exercises to help if it is a sensory issue. But these did not help my ds. I think it is partly sensory for my ds but also a lot of other reasons too.