I have tried to explain to people that even as an adult, it’s not that I’m picky, it’s that if come across certain tastes or textures, it takes all I have not to gag (or worse). I literally cannot eat certain things.
I get this! I was a selective about food and amounts. It turned out that I had multiple allergies, especially aspirin. I would develop welts, then i started having wheezing and other breathing difficulties which my parents treated with more aspirin. One night (age 4), in the middle of a blizzard, my father took me to the closest town with a hospital -- 20+/- miles away. It was a long, cold scary night going to the "big town". When the ER doctor made it clear that although I may be selective, that I eat tiny amounts there is a reason! Almost all fruits and veggies contain the active ingredient, salicylic acid, and the more you eat the worse the reaction. That was it! I was left alone for the most regarding the eating issues! lol The point is, we don't always understand why we are that way, selective, that is. It may be we have underlying biochemistry driving the show!
I am Autistic and ADHD. I am 60 years old. We did not have chicken nuggets or fast food when I was a child so I do not like fast food or takeaways. I do not like eating out I only like home cooked food. My parents did not know I was Autistic and I was treated the same as my siblings. I did not like meat or fish but I loved vegetables and fruit. I was always encouraged to try things I did not like or difficult so had to try a little bit on my plate. We only had chips on a weekend as a treat and only allowed sweets on the weekend because of weight problems. I was encouraged to exercise and did gymnastics, swimming and judo. Cycling and long long walks. My father always took us for very long walks to wear me out because I have sleep difficulties I have 3 hours sleep and sometimes none so I crash. We always ate our meals together. We had child size portions and child size cutlery. I was lucky because I had a very structured childhood and the same expectations as my siblings. Set mealtimes, bedtime and chores. We all helped to preoare the meal either preparing vegetables, doing dishes or laying the table dependent on age. I have learning difficulties but was always encouraged in the things I was good at. Meltdowns or tantrums they called them then, were not tolerated and I had to learn to cool down and use exercise to moderate myself. We had a very quiet and calm environment with vety little overstimulation. Tv was limited and we were encouraged to be active or had jigsaws, puzzles, bulding things, reading, drawing, painting and plasticine etc which required a lot of concentration. I think that the world is to stimulating now and that does not help children or adults with Autism. Because I did not like the texture of fish they gave me it in different ways and I persevered as I got older and eventually got used to the texture. The same with meat, although I am not bothered about meat. I now love fish though and eat everything I found difficult as a child. I have a healthy varied diet. I still exercise and walk 3-4 miles with my dog. I do not enjoy socializing or being around people because it causes anxiety, so I do not do it. I think parents want their children to be sociable but forget that for some of us it causes too much anxiety and we actually do not get lonely or need social interaction in the same way that NT's do. After decades of trying to fit in and be like everyone else, I have learned that personally, I am happiest in a quiet environment with nature and my beloved adopted dog. I allow myself to be me and do not want to be the person I tried so hard to be which actually nearly killed me All I can say is try and make the environment less stimulating. Do not expect your child to be sociable because it will only cause severe anxiety. Allow them to be alone if that is what makes them happy because it is actually very peaceful when your mind and surroundings are too fast and overstimulating. Some of us need to escape from the modern world in ordet to survive. Stop worrying about food. I think Autistics like chicken nuggets, crisps and things because they are crunchy textures so try and provide healthy crunchy textures. Personally I do not understand the McDonald's go to etc. What would you give them if they did not exist? I think overstimulation is a big factor and too much reliance on computer games etc. I love computer games but know that I would not do anything else because I get addicted and obsessed and would do nothing else, so I have to limit myself. I find Audiobooks help at night. Not always but listening to them helps slow my brain down. Hope this is helpful.
@@sanaaeltayb9381 You are welcome. I forgot to mention. I love crunchy things because of sensory and if I did not stop myself I would eat crisps etc everyday. There are occasions when I will eat the same thing all week, but I try not to. Even though I have learning difficulties my parents encouraged me to pursue things I was good at. I found that typing was very good because it is repetitive and slimming. After watching 'Now Voyager', I realised that I had to try and make a future for myself because my parents would not always be around.and had to prepare myself for the real world especially employment and I pushed myself to leave home and live and work at a holiday camp because I wanted to be like my peers. Unfortunately, after working all day in a social environment, I was too exhausted to socialise with my peers after work and evenings. I found it very confusing and upsetting because I desperately wanted to be like them. However, I soon realised that I found it mentally exhausting to work and socialise. I pursued gaining typing and computer qualifications after work in order to secure financial stability and after many years eventually secured an administration job and employed for decades in that field. Again, mentally exhausting in regards to interacting during working hours. However, it did take its toll and I eventually burned out and it affected my speech. I have always experienced selective mutism. I have learning difficulties but I have always found alternative ways to teach myself in order to be independent.
I am an aspie & have always had food issues. Texture. smell & the overall look of the food item. The only kid to never eat hot dogs or hamburgers, just the bread.
For about six months my son would ONLY eat french fries and peaches. We found a wonderful feeding therapist who really helped us get him to try new things and now there’s probably 20 things he will eat.
How long did your child go. My son has been in food therapy for 6 months and I haven’t seen any progress. He won’t eat anything besides snacks, fries and yogurt. It’s annoying af
My daughter got food therapy late (in middle school) and I think it may have helped more if we did it earlier...I just didn't know there was such a thing. She still doesn't have a diagnosis even though I've told her doctors that she's autistic since she was 3 years old and not talking. They got her speech therapy, but said she couldn't be autistic because she makes good eye contact. Anyway, I think the food therapy worked because the therapist was young and fun and someone my daughter really responded to. It took months. What we added that was to her liking was avocado (which I NEVER would have guessed) grilled chicken, and pasta. The weird thing is, once she added those foods she got rid of others...suddenly no more grilled cheese sandwiches! She's in college now (and staying in a dorm) and slowly trying new things on her own. She ate a breakfast sandwich the other day and I thought I was seeing things! Eggs had always been on her NEVER FOODS list. Apparently, according to her, there is something "different" about Starbucks eggs lol. It seems like she most often is open to trying new foods when she is going to restaurants with friends. I've finally just become comfortable that this will always be a thing. Doesn't mean they won't continue to try new foods throughout their lives...but eating will never be without sensory issues.
Think about it. We are so overwhelmed and, overstimulated. Food is a basic need. A need that WE feel we should be in control of. But sadly, no. It's foursed on us by usually well meaning parents
I actually had a very similar situation as a teen, every time I tried to eat it would just go horribly wrong... I was out of school for a month because the only thing I could keep down was milk with golden syrup. Of course, no one had an explanation because I wasn't diagnosed yet.
You had me from chicken nugget being a symbol of autism 🤣🤣🤣 I’m a 40 year old mom with ADD of an almost 11 year old boy with high functioning autism and severe adhd. Thanks for the tips. I’m going to share this. I’ve had health problems the past few years but up until then I was on the board of directors for the Autism Society it Greater Orlando. Sharing!
the autistic community has come up with a better system! instead of high functioning we say low support Autistic! Inversely high support ADHD, this language is much more empowering for Neurodivergent people, thanks for commenting! :D
I think this person you were responding to is probably too old to know /gen means "This reply is genuinely honest and sincere and not sarcastic", considering the mom is in her 40s@@greyv3349
Wow, that's really cool, I hope you realise how truly blessed you are to have them in your life. I also make videos about living with Autism so feel free to check it out. 😊👍
I could never do that. bring a child into this world knowing I have a 50%-70% chance of having a child with Autism and disabilities, knowing all of the bullshit I had went through. I would never want this shit for my own children. NEVER!
I've always had this problem. I didnt get diagnosed until I was 38 years old but needed to have my food all in separate bowls and not all together on one plate from a very early age. When I was 2 1/2 all I would eat was farleys rusks and cottage cheese. My parents were baffeled. I was taken to our old Indian doctor at the time, who had a more holistic mindset for the early 1980's, who calmly told them my body would know if I needed something else and I would instinctively then start to eat other things. Funnliy enough that did happen. It seemed every 6 months 'ish I would reject the Farley rusks and only want two new or the other sorts of foods. Of course my parents did the "you not leaving the table until you eat your dinner" thing, so dinner was often traumatic, extremely stressful, and a nightmare for everyone. Mum and Dad thought they were doing the right thing however. We had no idea I was autistic then.
@s.devries2644 Everything finaly made sense for them. Sadly they both died within four months of each other, almost 3 years ago now. But I've no doubt they were glad to have a lot of questions answered. My Father became softer in his approach towards me. Before he couldn't understand why I couldn't just do as told, when I was told and he would end up getting angry. He found a better approach for both of us.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I have 4 family members at different levels of the spectrum and I work in a specialist school for Autism, ADHD and Downs Syndrome. I have been watching your videos for many years and they help keep my knowledge fresh and clear. One thing I have noticed over the years is the white colour and separation of food on plates. Your comment on the pasta dish reminded me of my nephew a few years ago before he was diagnosed (although he was 3 at the time and un-diagnosed) his mum told him he was having spaghetti bolognese cooked by our aunt but she was unaware on his nature. When the plate was presented to him he went into full melt down refusing to eat! First she had put onions in (he hates them). Second she had broken the spaghetti (who really like broken spaghetti). Third she had put large chunks of veg in it. Forth she had put the food on the same plate and it was touching. After half an hour of tantrums and meltdowns we managed to get him to eat once we had separated all the food removing the onions and veg, also washing the spaghetti so no sauce was left. His mother had forgotten to pass on the information about his dietary needs. That seemingly insignificant piece of information would have made a worlds difference. Try and be patient with your child/ren and understand what they need.
My wife and I were just discussing the sensory issues with our son’s eating routine. We said he likes his chicken and salad on separate plates! You hit it on the nail my friend 👏🥗🍗
I have worked in health care, with elderly dementia patients, and we often have do provide the same separation for them so they will eat better. The brain is an incredible thing, isn't it ?!
We have a 28 year old son on the spectrum. This is compounded because he is developmentally delayed as well as non-verbal. This channel has given us new things to look at. It’s basically given him a voice. We appreciate it so much. Don’t ever stop.
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
My grown son and I are both on the spectrum. He's had a hard time eating away from home at all. His stomach would be in knots. Anti-anxiety meds have helped in recent years. My food issues are food sensitivities and digestive issues. Over the years I've tried all different ways of eating, trying to figure out what my body could handle and feel well. Its a struggle. The best I ever felt was when I ate 80/10/10 Raw Vegan for a couple of years. Mostly fruit. My body can't handle that way of eating now though. I wish eating was optional.
This doc helped my son improve and get over autism with his herbs His name is Dr Oyalo on channel on RUclips My son has improved and completely responds to his name with lots of understanding like never before Thank you Dr Oyalo
I’m a parent of children with ASD wanting to learn more . This exactly has happened where I’ve seen them eat a certain thing in a certain place but not somewhere else .
I have Autism and I enjoy food and cooking a lot, so when I tell people I have austim they are very shocked at how much I eat, and how much I try! I think I learned about it, but for me, the best stemming is tasting things because it’s so nice to taste all different food, kind of like touching a bunch of textures, but like tasting things like sandwiches, pizza, Raman, salads, and even other foods that I can’t name because I can’t spell! I’m even thinking of becoming a chef one day because I love food and I love cooking it and I’m a killer cook in the right situation :D
Excellent video Dan!!! I did a revisit here just to ground my sanity. My child would ONLY drink from a straw. Without the straw, and some straws were a no go too based on smell, texture, taste, then the liquid was NOT going down. It was crazy making and potentially dangerous due to dehydration if the straw was not accessible. That whole doctor and grandparent and other well meaning parent advice if they will eat and drink when they are hungry or thirsty would land us in the hospital due to dehydration every time. Getting meds down impossible. Everyday I just wanted the feeding tube so desperately to bypass all this and get the necessary nutrients down. Last night everything was a “no” that usually is fine. Yet he was hungry, but it was obvious there was a mental struggle he couldn’t express and explain. As a mom, it kinda makes me sad and cry and feel hopeless and frustrated. So much stress over just getting food and water in my kid🥲 Because I tried so hard to do whatever it would take I was always accused as enabling and creating the problem. No win. I love my kid but at this point I don’t ever want to be responsible for another persons dietary requirements ever ever ever again. 🤷♀️. Yes, the setting... my oldest refuses any type of pasta since age 2, he’s 22 now and still. Yet once at a friends house he ate the spaghetti and raves about it to everyone. I got the recipe made it and served it and it was as though I was trying to poison him. He would eat nothing served up by his dad, he only trusted me to serve up the food at home, except that spaghetti. So foods could only be trusted from the source of origin or eaten in a “safe zone”. His father and grandparents and at school he might be forced to eat something he couldn’t. He knew I would not force him, so so so many many things yet their inability to express the “why”. He couldn’t explain it or put it into words, just tears of frustration sometimes Trying to become the “why detective” became my whole world. How did I get here and how do I get out???? Btw... a few years ago he was diagnosed with esophageal issues (EOE) on a doctor visit after a cardiac scare. He told the doctor his throat is always very sore and sometimes it feels like there is something stuck in it. I never knew. All the doctor visits in the past due to stomach issues and food sensitivities and allergies and addressing the aversions and no one dialed into this. Please don’t overlook potential physical abnormalities that contribute to developmental conditions. For him certain foods created a potential life threatening dynamic no one knew and he didn’t understand. It was explained that you can’t have an allergic reaction to something you’ve never been exposed to and with repeated servings the allergic reaction develops then the item Can no longer be tolerated and this is what was happening it would appear that he would like some thing but then eventually he would refuse to eat it but he couldn’t communicate why he simply would look at it as though it was going to kill him And that was a very real possibility and we didn’t know it. It was the doctors questions that revealed it... Do you have a sore throat? How often? How sore? He could answer the direct questions. Does it ever feel like something is stuck in your throat? Does it ever feel like your throat is closing? Yet asking him why he couldn’t or wouldn’t eat something he didn’t have words to express, just tears or shutdowns or stone face. Potentially because the reasons he gave as a small child were rejected, belittled, or shaming. He was just labeled as having control issues. 🥲. Sorry so long but if any of this could help one parent or one child❤️
I remember as a child, my throat was frequently sore, and when it was only the tiniest pills were going down. Unfortunately, the medicine for tonsillitis seemed only to come in horse pill size! That, or the Dr finally resorted to pure antibiotic emulsion that tasted of something very moldy.
@@positiveviboo9322 I never had children, but my siblings did. Of the combined 8 grandchildren, 3 have been positively identified as autistic( Asperger's), 2 more are diagnosed with learning disabilities. The rest are still preschoolers or younger. My niece's husband is definitely on the spectrum. I can only speculate about older relatives, but their stories seem plausible that some were on the spectrum too. Nobody in this country knew anything about autism then.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
Sch canteen : "safe grab and go", so Boo will only have a certain drink and sandwich, if it's not in the expected place or sold out he doesn't eat or drink all day. Restaurant : orders out of 3 dishes, if not available can't choose something else even if it's a usual go to favourite. Home : can't eat until he's ready to, but at the same time "feeling hungry" so rarely registers, when it does it's got to be nigh on instant! With sch and restaurants acoustics, how busy, lighting, smell are the biggest sensory processing difficulties dictating his relationship with food and drink. At home I've found the best way to avoid distress is to have Boo cooking with me. Giving him that control of what goes into the meals we eat has helped slowly expand his meal choices at the same time as teaching him to be a confident independent cook which is a vital life skill. But none can be done unless Boo is in the right headspace.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am an aspie adult and have lots of food issues. I can eat a specific food only a certain number of times and then I want nothing to do with it. Tends to rotate around. Can't seem to just settle down and be okay with a specific food once and for all. I have a thing about tomatoes. I can eat buckets of salsa and can eat spaghetti sauce. I can occasionally tolerate a sliced tomato on a sandwich only if it stays on the sandwich. If it falls off, game over. I can't eat a raw tomato by itself or on a salad. That is a slime factor. I can relate about smells. I get really upset if someone is cooking sauerkraut or fish and have to leave the room. I tend to eat only a few different foods all the time. I don't like variety. If I could eat just one food I'd be a happy camper. French fries would be my one food.
I’m an adult female diagnosed with ADHD, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and dyslexia (and possibly even MS). I’ve come to believe that I probably don’t have ADHD but am ASD instead. This was one of the first clues for me. I’ve always had sensory issues and especially when it comes to food. All my life I’ve been labeled as very very picky. Like it’s easier to list foods I will eat than foods I won’t. As a child I remember staying at the table for hours because I would not touch certain foods on my plate. This happened more times than I can count.
Same here, my mom made a weekly chart, on nights I ate good I would get a gold star and if I had 7 in a week I got a new Toy... It didn't help Incase your wondering.
I almost fell over when u said autistic ppl love nuggets! That’s pretty much all my 6 year old son will eat! This was so helpful! U have no idea how your channel helps ppl like me! U have made me come to terms with my sons autism and I don’t see it as a bad thing anymore, I see it as just a having a different way of viewing and sensing the world! And my son is an amazing little guy that is so creative, smart, and he has the sweetest heart! U are a wonderful role model! Not enough thank you’s!❤️
I'm an Aspie and in bed is where I eat my meals. It is very uncomfortable for me to eat at a table. I always thought I was just being selfish and lazy about this. But it's where I feel most comfortable. Thank you for this video! I can let go of a bit of guilt now.
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
When I was a kid I couldn't stand baked beans cooked at home but when out at a restaurant I always ordered them with my chicken nuggets and loved them hahaha my parents never could understand it now I understand why 🙈
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
Ah I guess fitness is a good thing to be at a priority 😄. Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am on the spectrum and there was some food from the netherlands i realy liked but once my mother made it wrong and it was so gros so now every time i eat it it wil theast like that one time it was gros so i can't eat it any more. Im dutch and im bad at english so sorry if i wrote something wrong
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
I came here because I currently don't have the want to eat. Like the whole idea of food right now is just off-putting in my mind and I'm forgetting or avoiding until I feel far too unwell not to . I learnt something new as a result of your video. I never knew why ribs, wings, "hand foods" couldn't be eaten out and the whole situational connection makes sense now. THANK YOU.
I'm 29, and this spoke to me so much. I thought I might have just some really obscure eating disorder no one can help me with or understand, and this is literally all of my food problems my whole life
@mikafizz1022 I thought it was :) I feel like I caught on to that scent first and then realized that it was a common thing with Autism too 😀 😊 Autism really tied a lot of my alphabet soup diagnosises together ❤️
I’m a parent of two kids with ARFID, my oldest child is ASD/ADHD and impacted most severely. Coincidentally, my son HATES chicken nuggets, LOL! In fact, he hates chicken in general. He is affected by taste, texture, packaging, smells, colors, etc., but he also has ZERO interest in food and eating. Eating is just an interruption for the stuff he would rather be doing. Hunger doesn’t register. Thirst doesn’t register. My daughter is the total opposite from him in terms of sensitivity, willingness to try food, triggers, and types of foods she is willing to eat. It is so hard to manage, and impossible to please everyone. I have to make 3 different meals for every single meal, and at least two different eating environments. They won’t each what each other eats (no foods in common), they won’t eat what my husband and I eat (no foods in common), and we can’t eat what they eat (dietary restrictions…the fact that I have been basically picking off their plates for years to reduce my meal workload and stress level has created a mild obesity and pre-diabetes problem for me, and my husband has a bunch of food allergies). I’ll add that I have ADHD, and am being tested for autism soon. So we are all pretty sensory sensitive and anxious over at my house. I would love to hear some suggestions on how to manage feeding multiple sensitivities across folks in the same household. Some day we will all eat together at the same time…or I just need to let go of the “family meal” concept.
I am a community inclusion specialist in the Pacific Northwest. I work in an art studio that operates as a day support program for individuals with various developmental challenges. Several of my students have an Autism diagnosis; I’m here to learn!
Parent with a child with aspergers & SPD he eats such a limited range of food, you are so on point with the chicken nuggets!! Occasionally sausages. Segregated plate all the time! Thanks for this Dan, so helpful xx
I'm a parent with a kid (Joe 9) on the spectrum. It is crazy to keep up with Joe's eating. So far he does not eat any meat. He also totally did the noodle this but it was a one off!! Here is what he does eat. Honestly, total list. Food: Philadelphia cream cheese, crackers of different kinds, butter and bread, everything bagles, eggo brand waffles only, pizza from specific places, doritos, motts apple juice only, cheese-Its, plain potato chips, kit kats, oreos, chips ahoy, (he will hand any other cookie back to you and say no thank you,) whole milk (no icecream), water and some baby food vegies (no chunk in it). McD fries but only sometimes. End of list. 🤪😳😩😤😟😞😔 OMG! You are blowing my mind right now. Little food book coming up. So looking forward to this. The one thing I have gotten good at is observing my son. Enviornment. Situational. Getting it! Hope has arrived.
Feel Like Butter As a mother with a daughter on the spectrum I would like to warn parents about MSG in processed foods. Sadly, it took me a while to figure it out, but MSG wreaks havoc in my daughter. It heightens anxiety and panic attacks tremendously by causing a glutamate cascade in the brain. Doritos are one of the worst, but MSG is in practically everything. Try to keep things fresh and unprocessed. My daughter loves instant noodles but can only eat them once every other week or so.
@@larajones1424thanks so much. I keep the "fun good" to a real limit. Literally, that list is all he eats in total. I limit and make give deals of veggies of choice before treats but that's where we are. 😁 Dan is definitly right about the "like what we like". Plus that I find we'r do not have an unusual level of health issues and Doc is happy with him otherwise.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
My list is also very very short and many things are situational. For example I'll only eat potato salad if it is a specific recipe and made within the last 2 hours by my mother.
I am in my 20's and I am on the spectrum. I do see a couple of the things that I noticed in myself, like only cold food or hot food and never together and somethings sounds are too loud for me as lighting it bright sometimes. I hate those things when I am out. Thanks for the video Dan, it does help a lot.
I always swallow my pasta whole because when I chew it it creates this weird texture that grosses me out, and the same goes when I eat mac and cheese that’s really cut up
Mix temperature food in same plate was ringing bells loudly in my head. E.g fridge cold salad with fruits pieces *goosebumps*, just boiled hot potatoes and cool down meat. Or bred with huge seeds, which I always been picking away. Not liked in my hole life those kind of things. People around me always have been said that I'm fussy and ungrateful eater. You are so picky, stop that, don't play and push it around the plate our food, behave and be like good girl since my younger years I have hear comments so many times.
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
I am self-diagnosed as autistic and was trying to get an assessment before covid hit. I cannot under any circumstances eat apple sauce, but I can use it in recipes as an ingredient replacement. I cannot eat boiled eggs at all except at Easter time. I used hate the texture of mayonnaise and avocado/guacamole, but I realized that I needed to season with something and have them only along side other specific kinds of foods. I am often sensory seeking when it comes to food and flavor, but not when I'm feeling unwell. There are foods I can only eat at certain times of the year/holidays. I used to think there was something wrong with me. My family used to think I was an extremely picky eater, but I LOVE to try new foods. I'm glad I'm not alone. These points make so much sense! Thank you!
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
Mom with two on the spectrum here. My boys both only eat a handful of things. Mostly pizza and chicken nuggets but only certain brands or places it’s very specific. I think you hit the nail on the head with the three main issues why that might be. Both my boys have different or varying reasons why to eat something one time and not the next. Setting has everything to do with my oldest, he does not like eating at family gatherings because of the noise level he may tell me one day I tried the food and liked the flavor but not the texture. Another day it may be the smell from the other food I cooked. This video is very helpful in understanding eating issues with kids on the spectrum. Thanks for the info!
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am an adult on the Spectrum and I've struggled with food issues my entire life. My main issue is texture and the culprit most often is meat/animal fat. I CANNOT stand the texture of animal fat and i can only eat very lean meat. Even then I've often been told I "dissect" my food while I eat. It get to the point where if I'm eating something with an odd texture that I can't tolerate, it turns my stomach and I will completely lose my appetite. This often causes me to order "safe" food that I KNOW I will enjoy with no problems when I'm out eating in public, which is typically a meat-free option. The "environmental" factor never occured to me but it totally applies to me as well. I feel better trying to eat foods that I have to pick at while in my own home or feel more in control cooking my own meals. However, I try to mask and avoid my sensory issues as often as I can when dining out in public or with people who are not my immediate family or my Spouse.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
This is another instance where I initially thought these symptoms didn't apply to me. Then I remembered I have to eat my food in a certain order, which everyone notices. And I don't eat sandwiches at home. And I always have to eat biscuits in a certain way. And I can't stand sharing food. This was a fantastic video. I've given a thumbs up and subscribed.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I’m on the spectrum and I really appreciate this video. I could never verbalize why i have such odd food habits or get triggered by the same dish at different places. Thanks for helping me to learn something new about my self.
Hi Dan, I am the father of a sixteen years old son on the spectrum. Thank you for your insight as always! I always learn something when I watch one of your videos that I will use daily with my son.
My son has autism intermediate and he doesn't eat that well because the shape texture.I have been stressed out but after reading all the comments it calms my heart to know it's actually so relatable.
Yeah, I was always a somewhat timid child and had sensory issues when it came to touch. For some reason I just felt guilty if I didn't eat the food, even if I didn't like it. I remember being babysat and not liking Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, but because I was at someone's house and knew that was probably going to be the only food I would get (me being hungry), I tried to still eat it, but I'm not sure if I ate it all. The texture of raw broccoli bothered me, and steak (because it required so much chewing), and grainy textures like shredded coconut in baked goods, or nuts. I remember one time I only ate a few bites of a dessert because of the shredded coconut and my stepmother's friend could tell that I didn't like it 😕.
I'm an ADHD uncle to an autistic boy who's 3 and a half - He's still learning how to communicate his needs and in the meantime he's got low tone and mobility problems in his legs! Environment and food arrangement and presentation and routine are what I'm going to try to focus on more now, thanks so much for your insight! I'm going to share with his parents, so grateful
I'm a parent ... although he Graduated High school this year with a regular DIPLOMA! It was a near thing, but he did it! His food rules were more obvious when he was younger... food couldn't touch... so I just went with it.
That is amazing!! I always find it so fascinating how we Autistic people interact with food. Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
We bought several divided trays, kinda like cafeteria trays. We made sure that sauces, gravy, etc, were all easily separate and dippable. And we let him tell us what he wanted to eat from the food prepared. It wasn't always a sit down family self serve meal, but we let him have choices when we could. There was compromise. < Yes, we know you don't like it much Z, but 3 bites and then you don't have to finish the portion. We need you to have some veggies tonight.> By explaining why he needed it and how much we expected him to eat, life got easier. Although we did not know he was Autistic then.
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I discovered you within the last few weeks and have been watching a ton of your vids. I was just about to comment "well, I'm vegan, but I still agree. Gardein is where it's at!" and then you said "I'm vegan" and I was so thrilled to hear that!!! I love Gardein, Trader Joe's brand chikn nuggets, and morningstar buffalo. What are your faves?
Again, very informative and helpful. Difficult question: how can we create the right environment (and food options) at the school dining table? I can only see problems arise if kids on the spectrum are always separated at lunchtime with their own meal. Any suggestions based on personal experience?
your videos have been so eye opening for me. I'm a neuro-typical but my boyfriend is on the spectrum(diagnosed as Asperger's). It's difficult for him to talk about it and admit it to himself so your videos are so helpful in understanding certain behaviors and actions, and a better understanding to be supportive. If it were up to him he would live off of chicken nuggets and pizza lol much love from the US!
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
my father destroyed my relationship to food as a child by forcefeeding me. he would push the food into my mouth and force my mouth closed. I remember always being incredibly anxious at the dinner table and I wouldn't be allowed to leave until I had finished a majority of the dish, which would take what felt like hours. the acoustics in kitchens are also usually more echoey and that makes me uneasy. this had a backlash when i grew older and started overeating and using sugar as an anxiolytic. i have a much less problematic relationship to food now when I've figured out what satiates me the right way, and I love to eat healthy food, and usually raw vegetables or heavily cooked ones are the best. I don't like when they are undercooked, as they just get watery and strange, and the sugars havent caramellised yet to give them some depth of flavour. cooking has become one of my interests now that I've figured out my aesthetic preferences and I have full control over what I put in my body.
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
For years I've never understood why I never liked food when it was deemed as "leftovers". Your explanation of environmental and temperature issues explains it all. If I get take out and put it in the fridge for later because I didn't finish, it's leftovers. It's gone bad in my brain. Because now it's a different temperature, a different context, and microwaving it heats it to a different temperature than the last I had it in a wrong way and in a way that changes the moisture level of the food. I think I'll try heating things in the oven from now on. Thank you!
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
On the spectrum and I waited till after my tea to watch this just incase I got put off eating. Unfortunately I am easily put off eating or distracted. Because as well as autism I have had an eating disorder (ed with atypical anorexic thoughts ) which wasn't one to start with but got treated like one. Also foods I don't like make me gag sometimes I can't even go near food I don't like and give general anxiety if I'm expected to eat it. Thanks for the video.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I'm autistic, and for me my biggest problems with food is textures, especially with foods mixed together, the worst textural experience I ever had was actually Thanksgiving last year, I love pumpkin pie, and I love pecans, but I discovered that when they are mixed together the mush with the crunch is so disgusting I almost threw up right at the table, but I had to force myself to finish that bite because the company was all people who are very proud of their cooking, and I wasn't ready to have the conversation about why I would spit it out if I didn't think the flavors were bad
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I'm autistic myself and sometimes do have food issues too. I'm not a picky eater as I'm happy to eat all different foods including all different fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and also dairy and bakery foods, and always have been right from when I was a little child. However, there are some problems which I do have with food:- - I'm sensitive to heat, so I can't eat any medium or hot curries. I will only eat stuff like korma. - I can't eat strong mints, again due to the heat, only mild ones like tic tacs and polos. - due to a love of routines, I always eat my food in the same way, unless I'm eating just one kind of food, like vegetable soup. If I'm having a mixture of food - such as a roast dinner - then I always eat the vegetables first, then the potatoes and I always eat the meat or fish last, as it stays hot longer than vegetables. Whenever I have spaghetti or pasta with meatballs, I always eat all of the spaghetti or pasta first, and leave the meatballs until last. This can sometimes result in the meat or fish being cold, or gravy being cold, which I dislike. - eating in social situations can be difficult sometimes. In a restaurant or cafe, it can be hard for me with other people due to difficulties with socializing, especially with adult men strangers (due to the issues with socializing, it's not me being sexist). Understanding social cues can be a problem, like waiting until other people have finished for instance. I'm also clumsy, so are prone to dropping things. Also, my main hypersensitivity is to smell - in particular to smoke - so some smells can be overwhelming to me, such as foods which have been cooked by smoking for instance, hence why I would shy away from anything cooked this way. Sometimes I can get overwhelmed with bright lights, or loud sounds, such as if there is music playing. During my sister's hen night years ago, the restaurant we went to had the tables we sat at surrounding the cooker, and the chef began flipping potatoes, trying to get them into people's mouths, and I had to ask him specifically not to. When there were people drumming, it was too much for me, and I had to put my hands over my ears. The chef spoke to my mum and asked what the problem was. My mum told him I'm autistic, and thankfully, he at least seemed to understand it. - I used to be bullied a lot while I was in school, and used to comfort eat because of it. Also, while I was at my paternal grandparent's house when I was a child and when my brother, sister and paternal cousins were children, my paternal Nan was often too lazy to make anything for us to eat, and so would say, 'just help yourself' with no limit to it. She also allowed us to bake all the time, and of course, people wanted to eat it all too. This was before I understood the link between diet, exercise and weight, and partly as a result, became overweight. I also wasn't all that active as didn't want to go to school because of the bullying, so my mum would have to drive right up to the school to drop me off, rather than parking a little away and walk, as I otherwise would have been even later than I was. - there's been times I've been distracted while eating, like watching the television or looking stuff up online meaning that I have a tendency to overeat. Sometimes it's been so bad I've resorted to making myself sick afterwards, or I've purposely eaten to the point where I know I'll be sick in order to feel better afterwards. - I've got quite a sweet tooth, and find it difficult to resist sugary foods like chocolate, biscuits and cakes as well as ice cream. - also, whenever I've managed to lose some weight, I can never keep it up. No matter how much weight I lose, I always gain it back.
Before going veg, I used to have chicken nuggets at the high school cafeteria every day! I now eat much healthier, but occasionally have veggie nuggets. My son and I have very different food issues. He seems more oral-seeking but has a long list of foods he won't eat and he hates the smell of the curry I could make every day. He can't stand the mushy textures that are the basis of my diet.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am on the spectrum and my mother often argues with me because I eat my meals too cold… (I also eat a little differently when going our or at other people's, but that is because I think that I can eat that food once there and if I ate it at home I would have to eat it always…)
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
My autistic son learned to cook early (starting age 7) because he knows exactly what he likes. Legumes, all kids of veggies, HOT spicy things, mushrooms, pasta cooked just right (not under or over cooked). He will NOT touch anything containing cheese. To him, cheese tastes rotten. He prefers asian food over American food (intense flavors). I just make sure we have ingredients he likes. I don't push things on him that he doesn't like. He has expanded his tastes to include a lot more variety of foods over time, without any pressure from parents or others. Very experimental and creative in the kitchen. Mango Hot Pepper Caramel Pie. Watermelon Pie.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
interesting ideas. I never thought about my environment affecting my eating habits. thank you. (PS your super aware of sensory overload and yet the last few videos i've watched have flashing colours and/or images... causing me issues watching them)
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
What about when they used to eat something either all the time or regularly but then they don't wanna eat it ever again? My daughter used to love chicken nuggets, buttered noodles, fries, etc but now she wont even touch them and its been over a year so we're stuck eating less than 10 things.... 😔
I'm a parent with a kid with ASD he's 4 and has very active asthma. His diet inflames his system and produces mucus which agitates his lungs which sends him into an asthma attack. He literally eats pasta no sauce just butter and salt( has to be spiral shaped), he will eat French fries but not potatoes in any other form, he will eat chickpeas and a couple other beans at times, and plain white rice with with butter and salt, won't eat it any other way or with anything else. He will eat snacks like crackers, popcorn, granola bars, tends to try snacks that are crunchy but is very Leary of trying anything new. I'm so concerned about his nutritional well being. My sister said to give a food to try and don't feed him any preferred food until he essentially breaks down and eats what you have him... It worked for her son who is level 3 autistic who only ate popcorn, fries, chicken nuggets and Pop tarts.. He was having health issues and finally she chose a weekend and gave him spaghetti. He cried and cried and wouldn't eat it until finally, on the second or third day he broke down and ate it and now he eats anything you put in front of him. I am at my wits end and idk what to do. I don't want him to be stuck in this habit of eating things that are inflammatory to his system
Every time I go to my local Indian restaurant, I always have a Chicken Biriyani. Now practically every time I go there, the waiter's either like "And a chicken biriyani?" when he turns to me, or "As always" when I ask for it (any fellow aspies/autists like this?) And fellow aspies/autists, do any of you guys eat something that someone's put on your plate, even if you wouldn't normally eat it, or you're not sure about what it is? For me, it's a bit touch and go, and it really depends on what it is, and if I'm with people other than my parents, but I can remember when I was in a Chinese buffet-restaurant and my Dad put seaweed on my plate. It put me off the rest of the food on my plate, especially anything that the seaweed had touched
Yeah I have a set meal every place I go (unless I've never been before and in that case it's a whole hassle). As for when other people are giving me stuff I'll usually eat it as long as it's not in my Absolute No Go category, even developed a trick of cutting things very small and putting them as far back in my mouth as possible to bypass my tongue. Mushrooms will put me off my entire meal though.
There are people in the group that always order the same meal and it helps that the owner is very flexible when it comes to modifying the meals to suit each person. This happens at a monthly dinner that was set up by the late donna Williams that i attend.
I have this with stagnant shower water. Once it’s not super hot it’s spoiled. Like it instantly grows fungus or something. I wonder if this is what my cold food issues comes from or if they’re related. Both worse when I have caffeine or Adderall.
I don't eat sliced bread unless if I cook up French toast. I had been through an array of sensory challenges with food, it came in many phases. Once upon a time I didn't eat yellow egg yolks. As an autistic child growing up in the 1980's, I was once punished for not eating mashed potatoes.
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
I have a 10yr old daughter on the spectrum and she is extremely selective with her food. She hasn't eaten ANY (AT ALL) FRUITS OR VEGGIES since she was about 8 months old. We have tried working with her ABA therapist on getting her to eat/tolerate fruits & veggies. Her particular sensitivity is NOT environmental, it is definitely sensory connected. Unfortunately, she has put on an unhealthy amount weight recently. One of her medications side effect is food craving... and she keeps eating and hiding sweet carbs. I don't want the food thing to cause a negative self-image situation... but I'm SOOOO LOST and have no idea HOW to help her!!! Her usual clothing is all small on her and she, herself, isn't happy about the weight gain. I'm just really concerned for her health and her not tolerating this very healthy and necessary food group. PLZ HELP, ANY TIPS?
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
Omg ! my boyfriend eats chicken nuggets all the time . He will only eat certain foods . Onions 🧅 set him off !!! I’m glad u made this video it helps me understand him better !!!
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
My son is on autism spectrum and has ADHD..he just keeps saying random words again and again . I really really struggle with him.. he doesn't communicate either 😢.. when I saw this guy I literally can not say he has autism. . He's so good at conversations and stuff.❤
Thank you for your video, I'm a parent. Still learning, what my child likes to eat. Is been difficult and on top of that some people criticize how I feed my child.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
For my kid the big issue is smell. If he doesnt like the smell while the meal is being cooked he wont eat, even if he likes the food being prepared. So i have to cook meals that are not to smelly. He could probably live on chicken nuggets. But we have to keep trying, dont give up! And i think its important to not asume that they wont like something just bc. Good video dan!
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
This is so true! If there is too many things going on like sounds amd movement i dont feel like eating because of the anxiety i feel with too much sensory stimulation. Taste, sounds, visual and touch. Brilliant video thank you
Dude, food temperature and texture is EVERYTHING. I can’t stand foods with a grainy texture(applesauce,etc). Cannot deal. It’s cold and grainy and my worst nightmare. I also like a food I know I like on a cold wet day. A staple of mine is a paleo Sunday beef roast. Flavors I like and it’s also good for me. Thank you so much for this video. Love the content and you so much!
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
My sons not diagnosed but his favorite thing is bread… his diet mainly consists of Toast (cut in squares) Toaster Waffles Frozen French toast sticks made in microwave only Potato chips Corn chips Chicken nuggets (ONLY McDonald’s) Pizza (no cheese because of allergy)- sauce and pepperoni Rolls Garlic bread sticks Ramen noodles (the only kind of noodles he likes) If he’s not home he usually doesn’t eat much at all.
He used to eat chicken fries but he started noticing dark strings of meat and it “created him out.” And he used to eat chicken nuggets from the store but they started tasting funny to him.
Im 27 and autistic.... when everythings going well I don't have food issues. When everything's bad for me, some food issues surface, and it tends to manifest in two ways: Firstly I same-food a lot. There was a point in my life when things very very bad (relationship breakdown) and I suddenly realised that in all the stress I had eaten fajitas and wraps for lunch and dinner for a month straight. It slipped by my notice at first because I was varying what was in the wraps - spicy chicken, bbq beef, tomato and spinach, mushroom and peppers, etc - but I just ate wraps for a month without meaning to. Secondly, this is more common if I'm only having one bad day vs many days, some foods just become too mentally taxing. I can have a precooked meal of leftovers in a little plastic tub in the fridge, all I need to is microwave and eat it, but its lasange or shepards pie and thats just too mentally taxing to eat somehow? So I eat cereal or something. That might be a facet of depression though....
I probably have Aspergers, and I have major food issues too; I'm an *extremely* picky eater, only eating about ten or fewer specific kinds of warm meal, and only when they were prepared at home by me or someone very close to me (with the exceptions of plain fries, noodles, and currywurst; those I'll eat anywhere because you can't really mess them up). Plus, I don't eat the vast majority of classic staple foods, such as burgers, döner, or even pizza. Other than that, I do like to experiment with candy, particularly cookies and chocolaty stuff, but will absolutely not try vegetables that aren't red cabbage, potatoes, green peas, or baby carrots. And anything even slightly resembling the look, texture, taste, or smell of onions, like leeks, chopped paprika etc., never fails to at least bring me to the brink of gagging. Another example of my food weirdness is that I have been ordering takeout from the exact same pizzeria for like 20 years, *always* ordering the exact same thing: Two portions of spaghetti bolognese, even though I always have to spend at least five to ten minutes per portion sieving out the last traces of onions before I can even think about starting to eat.
I am a picky eater, but my main issue is not being able to eat from places my mind has labeled as “gross” I have no problem eating out of my kitchen at home bc it is clean and everything is familiar to me but after moving to college and living in a run down house with a kitchen I immediately didn’t like, and to make it worse my roommates don’t clean and the sink doesn’t have a garbage disposal which triggered me from the very beginning, I can’t eat in this setting and only eat frozen meals that are microwaved and only eat with plastic forks, I tried to cook once and I my mind wouldn’t let me and I couldn’t do it,I have never been formally diagnosed with anything so I have never understood this about myself and didn’t know if it was an adhd or autism thing, does anyone else feel this way?
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
My parents took us to a fancy Chinese restaurant. It was all in red and gold with soft lighting and cool pentatonic music playing softly. Much to my liking. The menu, however, had nothing I could eat. I carefully read each item, and found one with chicken, orange slices and rice. I like all of those so it might be ok. When we were served, my heart sank. It was all covered in clear orange goop. I carefully picked a hole in the rice, avoiding the offensive goop, but did not quite. The incredible flavor of the stuff and the non-gluiness of the stuff gave me such a surprise that I fell off my chair, causing the sweet Chinese people much worry. Once assuring them I was ok, I much enjoyed my dinner!
Omg this is so nice to hear, my ex husband thinks I’m a crazy animal, because I change with the wind tiny life things like food and clothes and he made me feel so bad
Dr Oyalo herbs is really helpful, and have helped my son improve with his speech and social skill complete. My son now responds to name, his aggressive behavior has stoped completely and he now sings and says what he want
My lil bro and i are autistic and our maternal grandparents who raised us got a ton of flack from members of our family in denial over us being autistic and the tactics our grandparents would take with us. The chicken nugget thing made me laugh though. I can't really eat them anymore but they used to be a go to. Right now its the poppers from burger king for me but when we were kids my grandparents always made sure we had corndogs for my lil bro. I was allowed to mix my food as long as i ate it. I have a nerve disorder so i eat all my meals out of bowls and things like spaghetti freak me out be cause i can't cut the noodles and most people won't break them before boiling them. My bf has helped me alot with being able to eat out cause i could end up staring at a menu for an hour with no idea what to get. So to help with trying new things we say "tonight is the night of bad decisions!" I know its silly but it helps with the anxiety lol sorry this is long x.x" but food is such a huge social thing so much more could be said/shared n.n im def. sharing this vid tho :3 stay spiffy
I'm a 52 year old female aspie. I was diagnosed aged 38. I've always had sensory issues with food. Of course, we didn't know I was autistic so I was just fussy or picky. I don't like certain things on the same plate or bowl. The texture of egg whites, cold custard, certain fillings on baked potatoes just freak me out. I never knew how to express why I couldn't eat foods, I just knew they were revolting. I used to have a meltdown when I was told to wash the dishes. I didn't have a problem with drying them. I was told just to get on with it but I can now recognise that I hated having my hands in dish water in case pieces of food were floating in the water and I touched them. I still have that problem but I've found a way to deal with washing up. If I go out to eat, I have to be at the back, facing everyone and if there's too much noise or the lights are too bright I don't cope well. I have to depend on lipreading because I can't filter out background noise. It's really frustrating. And if someone orders something that's not on my list of what's an acceptable food combination I get really nauseous and can't look at them until they've finished eating. I feel such a freak lol Oh, and I will eat the same meals everyday from a week to several months until I switch to something else. At the moment I have to have peanut butter on a slice of bread every lunchtime. I've had it since at least before lockdown in the UK. I live alone so No one sees how weird my habits are but at least I've found coping mechanisms that work for me.
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
My 10yo son is "high functioning" on the spectrum. There's a short list of things he'll eat (pasta, chicken nuggets, mac&cheese, grilled cheese, cheese quesadilla). I don't think the environment or sensory issues change these things, as he's consistent from one setting to another. He'll eat mac&cheese from anywhere, so long as it hasn't been baked with some crusty topping. If we go to a Mexican restaurant, the only option for him is usually a cheese quesadilla, and there have been times when he hasn't touched his food at all because there's too much cheese or it's too greasy for him. I don't *think* it's sensory in that case, just that it's so different from what we make at home that in his mind it's not recognizable. It concerns us for travel - what if we (someday when COVID is not an issue) go on vacation somewhere that these food items aren't available? I'm mostly worried about this for when he grows up. Many kids are picky eaters, so it's not difficult to explain this to serving staff, but expectations will change as he gets older. For example, what if he needs to go on a trip for work or for his health to someplace like Japan or India (he won't eat rice)? So that's my question for you: how do you handle food situations where you need to eat to sustain yourself, but you struggle finding food you're willing to eat? What do you do when your friends want you to go out for sushi or a curry? Have you ever been on a trip somewhere that you've had trouble feeding yourself, and do you avoid such travel because of it? Or have you found a way to deal with it? Thanks!
For me, this video is priceless. My partner is autism spectrum/dyslexic. He eats everything. Everything. I, on the other hand, have food issues more commonly seen in autism spectrum! Texture is as important as taste. When I consider aroma and appearance as well... in the end, I am the one who gets lectured for being a "picky eater", by my autism spectrum partner ! LoL
I am watching from Wales uk and I have high functioning autism and am getting tested for adhd and asperger's syndrome I am also dyslexic I struggle with sound from like a dripping tap or a dog licking for too long can make me lash out for no reason and cars with a high pitched sound gets to me only started watching you for like a week and your very interesting person to watch keep it up
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
I'm an Aspie's partner, and I'm slowly coming to terms with his food issues. My upbringing was that if you don't like something, tough! Suck it up and eat it. You weren't allowed to even hint that you didn't like something, especially if you were a guest at someone's house. Paul and I recently were invited to dinner with a relative of his. They made us a lovely meal, and Paul couldn't eat any of it. Damn, that was awkward. Since he's not much of a social butterfly, there are only a few homes we eat at, and I now let them know ahead of time to please not serve pre-dressed salad, anything with cheese, anything with cream and God forbid! Not mayonnaise!! I know he's not trying to be rude, but it's embarrassing sometimes.
A friend has Aspergers and talks about this food thing a lot, but here is why I can't buy it. Similar to what you're saying, he says, "I just like what I like and don't want to try new things." However, at one point, he met a girl he really liked and wanted to be with. She kept taking him to eat at places he would never eat at and he ate food he never had before and would never normally try, and he was just fine. So what that proves to me is that he can turn this on and off as he pleases as long as he puts his mind to it.
Dr Oyalo herbs is really helpful, and have helped my son improve with his speech and social skill complete. My son now responds to name, his aggressive behavior has stoped completely and he now sings and says what he want
I’m trying to get tested. I have always had food issues.(I couldn’t eat two items of food that touched). I’m getting better at it as I’m getting older but there are still things I can’t and won’t touch.
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
Love your channel :) I was diagnosed previous month with ASD at the age of 19 and that was a little shock for me, but I found your channel and you can't even imagine how helpful it is! You're a wonderful soul, bless you and your family :)
Thank you doc for your good work It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs. His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy God bless you Dr Oyalo His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I'm autistic myself and I have lots of food issues mostly the textures of some foods. And I use different plates for different things wet and solid foods need to be separated.
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
I have Autism and I was apprentice chef and I like cook and eat in different social settings I can eat certain foods and others I can’t like at home with a home-cooked meal sometimes I’m a bit off my food and chicken seems to give me make me anxious
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks #droyalo
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I have tried to explain to people that even as an adult, it’s not that I’m picky, it’s that if come across certain tastes or textures, it takes all I have not to gag (or worse). I literally cannot eat certain things.
I’m in the same boat as you but my family hate it and yell at me for not being grateful. I’m 26…
I get this! I was a selective about food and amounts.
It turned out that I had multiple allergies, especially aspirin. I would develop welts, then i started having wheezing and other breathing difficulties which my parents treated with more aspirin.
One night (age 4), in the middle of a blizzard, my father took me to the closest town with a hospital -- 20+/- miles away. It was a long, cold scary night going to the "big town". When the ER doctor made it clear that although I may be selective, that I eat tiny amounts there is a reason! Almost all fruits and veggies contain the active ingredient, salicylic acid, and the more you eat the worse the reaction. That was it! I was left alone for the most regarding the eating issues! lol
The point is, we don't always understand why we are that way, selective, that is. It may be we have underlying biochemistry driving the show!
And smells 🤢
I’m exactly the same I also struggle with eating in general the sensation of chewing swallowing is very uncomfortable
I am Autistic and ADHD. I am 60 years old. We did not have chicken nuggets or fast food when I was a child so I do not like fast food or takeaways. I do not like eating out I only like home cooked food. My parents did not know I was Autistic and I was treated the same as my siblings. I did not like meat or fish but I loved vegetables and fruit. I was always encouraged to try things I did not like or difficult so had to try a little bit on my plate. We only had chips on a weekend as a treat and only allowed sweets on the weekend because of weight problems. I was encouraged to exercise and did gymnastics, swimming and judo. Cycling and long long walks. My father always took us for very long walks to wear me out because I have sleep difficulties I have 3 hours sleep and sometimes none so I crash. We always ate our meals together. We had child size portions and child size cutlery. I was lucky because I had a very structured childhood and the same expectations as my siblings. Set mealtimes, bedtime and chores. We all helped to preoare the meal either preparing vegetables, doing dishes or laying the table dependent on age. I have learning difficulties but was always encouraged in the things I was good at. Meltdowns or tantrums they called them then, were not tolerated and I had to learn to cool down and use exercise to moderate myself. We had a very quiet and calm environment with vety little overstimulation. Tv was limited and we were encouraged to be active or had jigsaws, puzzles, bulding things, reading, drawing, painting and plasticine etc which required a lot of concentration.
I think that the world is to stimulating now and that does not help children or adults with Autism.
Because I did not like the texture of fish they gave me it in different ways and I persevered as I got older and eventually got used to the texture. The same with meat, although I am not bothered about meat. I now love fish though and eat everything I found difficult as a child. I have a healthy varied diet.
I still exercise and walk 3-4 miles with my dog. I do not enjoy socializing or being around people because it causes anxiety, so I do not do it. I think parents want their children to be sociable but forget that for some of us it causes too much anxiety and we actually do not get lonely or need social interaction in the same way that NT's do. After decades of trying to fit in and be like everyone else, I have learned that personally, I am happiest in a quiet environment with nature and my beloved adopted dog. I allow myself to be me and do not want to be the person I tried so hard to be which actually nearly killed me
All I can say is try and make the environment less stimulating. Do not expect your child to be sociable because it will only cause severe anxiety. Allow them to be alone if that is what makes them happy because it is actually very peaceful when your mind and surroundings are too fast and overstimulating. Some of us need to escape from the modern world in ordet to survive.
Stop worrying about food. I think Autistics like chicken nuggets, crisps and things because they are crunchy textures so try and provide healthy crunchy textures.
Personally I do not understand the McDonald's go to etc. What would you give them if they did not exist?
I think overstimulation is a big factor and too much reliance on computer games etc. I love computer games but know that I would not do anything else because I get addicted and obsessed and would do nothing else, so I have to limit myself.
I find Audiobooks help at night. Not always but listening to them helps slow my brain down.
Hope this is helpful.
Thanks a lot ❤
Very helpful !!! Thank you!
@@sanaaeltayb9381 You are welcome. I forgot to mention. I love crunchy things because of sensory and if I did not stop myself I would eat crisps etc everyday. There are occasions when I will eat the same thing all week, but I try not to.
Even though I have learning difficulties my parents encouraged me to pursue things I was good at. I found that typing was very good because it is repetitive and slimming.
After watching 'Now Voyager', I realised that I had to try and make a future for myself because my parents would not always be around.and had to prepare myself for the real world especially employment and I pushed myself to leave home and live and work at a holiday camp because I wanted to be like my peers. Unfortunately, after working all day in a social environment, I was too exhausted to socialise with my peers after work and evenings. I found it very confusing and upsetting because I desperately wanted to be like them. However, I soon realised that I found it mentally exhausting to work and socialise.
I pursued gaining typing and computer qualifications after work in order to secure financial stability and after many years eventually secured an administration job and employed for decades in that field. Again, mentally exhausting in regards to interacting during working hours.
However, it did take its toll and I eventually burned out and it affected my speech. I have always experienced selective mutism.
I have learning difficulties but I have always found alternative ways to teach myself in order to be independent.
I am an aspie & have always had food issues. Texture. smell & the overall look of the food item. The only kid to never eat hot dogs or hamburgers, just the bread.
Yeah I totally get the texture issues ✌🏼. Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
omg im not he only one lol
OMG, me too. And I am supposedly not autism spectrum. Human brains are amazing things.
I can't eat bananas for the texture. Banana candy, sure. Banana bread, maybe. But raw bananas. EW.
SAME!!!!!
For about six months my son would ONLY eat french fries and peaches. We found a wonderful feeding therapist who really helped us get him to try new things and now there’s probably 20 things he will eat.
How long did your child go. My son has been in food therapy for 6 months and I haven’t seen any progress. He won’t eat anything besides snacks, fries and yogurt. It’s annoying af
How did he do it?.
My daughter got food therapy late (in middle school) and I think it may have helped more if we did it earlier...I just didn't know there was such a thing. She still doesn't have a diagnosis even though I've told her doctors that she's autistic since she was 3 years old and not talking. They got her speech therapy, but said she couldn't be autistic because she makes good eye contact. Anyway, I think the food therapy worked because the therapist was young and fun and someone my daughter really responded to. It took months. What we added that was to her liking was avocado (which I NEVER would have guessed) grilled chicken, and pasta. The weird thing is, once she added those foods she got rid of others...suddenly no more grilled cheese sandwiches! She's in college now (and staying in a dorm) and slowly trying new things on her own. She ate a breakfast sandwich the other day and I thought I was seeing things! Eggs had always been on her NEVER FOODS list. Apparently, according to her, there is something "different" about Starbucks eggs lol. It seems like she most often is open to trying new foods when she is going to restaurants with friends.
I've finally just become comfortable that this will always be a thing. Doesn't mean they won't continue to try new foods throughout their lives...but eating will never be without sensory issues.
My daughter only wants frys. What are some other foods your son likes
I actually went through a period where I didn't eat. I was actually afraid of food. I only ate when I got so hungry that I had to
Thinking back, I thought it was all sensory issues. I'm not so sure now. Might sound weird, but a control issue as well
Oh that’s really interesting!! Thank you so much for the comment!
Think about it. We are so overwhelmed and, overstimulated. Food is a basic need. A need that WE feel we should be in control of. But sadly, no. It's foursed on us by usually well meaning parents
I actually had a very similar situation as a teen, every time I tried to eat it would just go horribly wrong... I was out of school for a month because the only thing I could keep down was milk with golden syrup. Of course, no one had an explanation because I wasn't diagnosed yet.
Control is a big deal with me! Food is the only thing I feel like can control.
You had me from chicken nugget being a symbol of autism 🤣🤣🤣 I’m a 40 year old mom with ADD of an almost 11 year old boy with high functioning autism and severe adhd. Thanks for the tips. I’m going to share this. I’ve had health problems the past few years but up until then I was on the board of directors for the Autism Society it Greater Orlando. Sharing!
High functioning is a very toxic label/ gen (i do not mean to be rude or say this in an offesive tone i am simply letting you know for your own good)
Those were and still are one of the foods I eat most often. I’m having an assessment soon.
the autistic community has come up with a better system! instead of high functioning we say low support Autistic! Inversely high support ADHD, this language is much more empowering for Neurodivergent people, thanks for commenting! :D
I think this person you were responding to is probably too old to know /gen means "This reply is genuinely honest and sincere and not sarcastic", considering the mom is in her 40s@@greyv3349
I'm the Husband of an Autistic wife and Father to an Autistic daughter and ALL of these apply... Great advice as always Dan.... Cheers....
Hey Jay, that is awesome I am glad to help!!
Wow, that's really cool, I hope you realise how truly blessed you are to have them in your life. I also make videos about living with Autism so feel free to check it out. 😊👍
@@ausomeaspie Yeah I aware how lucky I am.... They are both amazing. And so is my younger daughter.... 😁
I could never do that. bring a child into this world knowing I have a 50%-70% chance of having a child with Autism and disabilities, knowing all of the bullshit I had went through. I would never want this shit for my own children. NEVER!
I've always had this problem. I didnt get diagnosed until I was 38 years old but needed to have my food all in separate bowls and not all together on one plate from a very early age. When I was 2 1/2 all I would eat was farleys rusks and cottage cheese. My parents were baffeled. I was taken to our old Indian doctor at the time, who had a more holistic mindset for the early 1980's, who calmly told them my body would know if I needed something else and I would instinctively then start to eat other things. Funnliy enough that did happen. It seemed every 6 months 'ish I would reject the Farley rusks and only want two new or the other sorts of foods. Of course my parents did the "you not leaving the table until you eat your dinner" thing, so dinner was often traumatic, extremely stressful, and a nightmare for everyone. Mum and Dad thought they were doing the right thing however. We had no idea I was autistic then.
How are they now that they know you're on the spectrum
@s.devries2644 Everything finaly made sense for them. Sadly they both died within four months of each other, almost 3 years ago now. But I've no doubt they were glad to have a lot of questions answered. My Father became softer in his approach towards me. Before he couldn't understand why I couldn't just do as told, when I was told and he would end up getting angry. He found a better approach for both of us.
I eat out of a bento box most of the time so I can separate all my food (and because I love Japan)
Ironically, I was diagnosed because of my keen interest in Japan and Germany, which have cultures of strong logic and structured social custom.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I have 4 family members at different levels of the spectrum and I work in a specialist school for Autism, ADHD and Downs Syndrome. I have been watching your videos for many years and they help keep my knowledge fresh and clear. One thing I have noticed over the years is the white colour and separation of food on plates.
Your comment on the pasta dish reminded me of my nephew a few years ago before he was diagnosed (although he was 3 at the time and un-diagnosed) his mum told him he was having spaghetti bolognese cooked by our aunt but she was unaware on his nature.
When the plate was presented to him he went into full melt down refusing to eat!
First she had put onions in (he hates them).
Second she had broken the spaghetti (who really like broken spaghetti).
Third she had put large chunks of veg in it.
Forth she had put the food on the same plate and it was touching.
After half an hour of tantrums and meltdowns we managed to get him to eat once we had separated all the food removing the onions and veg, also washing the spaghetti so no sauce was left. His mother had forgotten to pass on the information about his dietary needs.
That seemingly insignificant piece of information would have made a worlds difference. Try and be patient with your child/ren and understand what they need.
My wife and I were just discussing the sensory issues with our son’s eating routine. We said he likes his chicken and salad on separate plates! You hit it on the nail my friend 👏🥗🍗
Oh yes!! Thank you so much for the comment! 😄✌🏼 - Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
I have worked in health care, with elderly dementia patients, and we often have do provide the same separation for them so they will eat better. The brain is an incredible thing, isn't it ?!
My daughter insists that all of the colors in the tricolor rotini pasta be separated by color in different bowls.
Of course, he does! Doesn't everyone.
Buck, I have a genuine question. I’m curious to know; if autism is hereditary, which of you, as parents, is on the spectrum?
We have a 28 year old son on the spectrum. This is compounded because he is developmentally delayed as well as non-verbal. This channel has given us new things to look at. It’s basically given him a voice. We appreciate it so much. Don’t ever stop.
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
My grown son and I are both on the spectrum. He's had a hard time eating away from home at all. His stomach would be in knots. Anti-anxiety meds have helped in recent years. My food issues are food sensitivities and digestive issues. Over the years I've tried all different ways of eating, trying to figure out what my body could handle and feel well. Its a struggle. The best I ever felt was when I ate 80/10/10 Raw Vegan for a couple of years. Mostly fruit. My body can't handle that way of eating now though. I wish eating was optional.
Why can’t you eat as a vegan anymore?
This doc helped my son improve and get over autism with his herbs
His name is Dr Oyalo on channel on RUclips
My son has improved and completely responds to his name with lots of understanding like never before
Thank you Dr Oyalo
I’m a parent of children with ASD wanting to learn more . This exactly has happened where I’ve seen them eat a certain thing in a certain place but not somewhere else .
I have Autism and I enjoy food and cooking a lot, so when I tell people I have austim they are very shocked at how much I eat, and how much I try! I think I learned about it, but for me, the best stemming is tasting things because it’s so nice to taste all different food, kind of like touching a bunch of textures, but like tasting things like sandwiches, pizza, Raman, salads, and even other foods that I can’t name because I can’t spell! I’m even thinking of becoming a chef one day because I love food and I love cooking it and I’m a killer cook in the right situation :D
Excellent video Dan!!! I did a revisit here just to ground my sanity. My child would ONLY drink from a straw. Without the straw, and some straws were a no go too based on smell, texture, taste, then the liquid was NOT going down. It was crazy making and potentially dangerous due to dehydration if the straw was not accessible. That whole doctor and grandparent and other well meaning parent advice if they will eat and drink when they are hungry or thirsty would land us in the hospital due to dehydration every time. Getting meds down impossible. Everyday I just wanted the feeding tube so desperately to bypass all this and get the necessary nutrients down. Last night everything was a “no” that usually is fine. Yet he was hungry, but it was obvious there was a mental struggle he couldn’t express and explain. As a mom, it kinda makes me sad and cry and feel hopeless and frustrated. So much stress over just getting food and water in my kid🥲 Because I tried so hard to do whatever it would take I was always accused as enabling and creating the problem. No win. I love my kid but at this point I don’t ever want to be responsible for another persons dietary requirements ever ever ever again. 🤷♀️. Yes, the setting... my oldest refuses any type of pasta since age 2, he’s 22 now and still. Yet once at a friends house he ate the spaghetti and raves about it to everyone. I got the recipe made it and served it and it was as though I was trying to poison him. He would eat nothing served up by his dad, he only trusted me to serve up the food at home, except that spaghetti. So foods could only be trusted from the source of origin or eaten in a “safe zone”. His father and grandparents and at school he might be forced to eat something he couldn’t. He knew I would not force him, so so so many many things yet their inability to express the “why”. He couldn’t explain it or put it into words, just tears of frustration sometimes Trying to become the “why detective” became my whole world. How did I get here and how do I get out???? Btw... a few years ago he was diagnosed with esophageal issues (EOE) on a doctor visit after a cardiac scare. He told the doctor his throat is always very sore and sometimes it feels like there is something stuck in it. I never knew. All the doctor visits in the past due to stomach issues and food sensitivities and allergies and addressing the aversions and no one dialed into this. Please don’t overlook potential physical abnormalities that contribute to developmental conditions. For him certain foods created a potential life threatening dynamic no one knew and he didn’t understand. It was explained that you can’t have an allergic reaction to something you’ve never been exposed to and with repeated servings the allergic reaction develops then the item Can no longer be tolerated and this is what was happening it would appear that he would like some thing but then eventually he would refuse to eat it but he couldn’t communicate why he simply would look at it as though it was going to kill him And that was a very real possibility and we didn’t know it. It was the doctors questions that revealed it... Do you have a sore throat? How often? How sore? He could answer the direct questions. Does it ever feel like something is stuck in your throat? Does it ever feel like your throat is closing? Yet asking him why he couldn’t or wouldn’t eat something he didn’t have words to express, just tears or shutdowns or stone face. Potentially because the reasons he gave as a small child were rejected, belittled, or shaming. He was just labeled as having control issues. 🥲. Sorry so long but if any of this could help one parent or one child❤️
I remember as a child, my throat was frequently sore, and when it was only the tiniest pills were going down. Unfortunately, the medicine for tonsillitis seemed only to come in horse pill size! That, or the Dr finally resorted to pure antibiotic emulsion that tasted of something very moldy.
@@positiveviboo9322 I never had children, but my siblings did. Of the combined 8 grandchildren, 3 have been positively identified as autistic( Asperger's), 2 more are diagnosed with learning disabilities. The rest are still preschoolers or younger. My niece's husband is definitely on the spectrum. I can only speculate about older relatives, but their stories seem plausible that some were on the spectrum too. Nobody in this country knew anything about autism then.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
Sch canteen : "safe grab and go", so Boo will only have a certain drink and sandwich, if it's not in the expected place or sold out he doesn't eat or drink all day.
Restaurant : orders out of 3 dishes, if not available can't choose something else even if it's a usual go to favourite.
Home : can't eat until he's ready to, but at the same time "feeling hungry" so rarely registers, when it does it's got to be nigh on instant!
With sch and restaurants acoustics, how busy, lighting, smell are the biggest sensory processing difficulties dictating his relationship with food and drink.
At home I've found the best way to avoid distress is to have Boo cooking with me. Giving him that control of what goes into the meals we eat has helped slowly expand his meal choices at the same time as teaching him to be a confident independent cook which is a vital life skill.
But none can be done unless Boo is in the right headspace.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am an aspie adult and have lots of food issues. I can eat a specific food only a certain number of times and then I want nothing to do with it. Tends to rotate around. Can't seem to just settle down and be okay with a specific food once and for all. I have a thing about tomatoes. I can eat buckets of salsa and can eat spaghetti sauce. I can occasionally tolerate a sliced tomato on a sandwich only if it stays on the sandwich. If it falls off, game over. I can't eat a raw tomato by itself or on a salad. That is a slime factor. I can relate about smells. I get really upset if someone is cooking sauerkraut or fish and have to leave the room. I tend to eat only a few different foods all the time. I don't like variety. If I could eat just one food I'd be a happy camper. French fries would be my one food.
I’m an adult female diagnosed with ADHD, depression, anxiety, insomnia, and dyslexia (and possibly even MS). I’ve come to believe that I probably don’t have ADHD but am ASD instead. This was one of the first clues for me. I’ve always had sensory issues and especially when it comes to food. All my life I’ve been labeled as very very picky. Like it’s easier to list foods I will eat than foods I won’t. As a child I remember staying at the table for hours because I would not touch certain foods on my plate. This happened more times than I can count.
Same here, my mom made a weekly chart, on nights I ate good I would get a gold star and if I had 7 in a week I got a new Toy... It didn't help Incase your wondering.
I am so glad my mom wasn't so strict about cleaning my plate. She did however tend to roll leftovers into the next meal!
I used to spend hours at the table too! turns out there are quite some (very plain) foods I like too. now life is much less stressful
I almost fell over when u said autistic ppl love nuggets! That’s pretty much all my 6 year old son will eat! This was so helpful! U have no idea how your channel helps ppl like me! U have made me come to terms with my sons autism and I don’t see it as a bad thing anymore, I see it as just a having a different way of viewing and sensing the world! And my son is an amazing little guy that is so creative, smart, and he has the sweetest heart! U are a wonderful role model! Not enough thank you’s!❤️
I'm an Aspie and in bed is where I eat my meals. It is very uncomfortable for me to eat at a table. I always thought I was just being selfish and lazy about this. But it's where I feel most comfortable. Thank you for this video! I can let go of a bit of guilt now.
I relate, crumbs in bed a definite problem.
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
When I was a kid I couldn't stand baked beans cooked at home but when out at a restaurant I always ordered them with my chicken nuggets and loved them hahaha my parents never could understand it now I understand why 🙈
Haha you prove my point in the video haha! Thank you for that 😀🔥
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
i'm an aspie myself, i've found it difficult to lose weight as dieting is hard, but it's made fitness one of my biggest prioties, win/win i guess?
Ah I guess fitness is a good thing to be at a priority 😄. Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
@@TheAspieWorld i have, love your videos, and the fact someone else out there is involved in music as much as i am, keep it up!
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am on the spectrum and there was some food from the netherlands i realy liked but once my mother made it wrong and it was so gros so now every time i eat it it wil theast like that one time it was gros so i can't eat it any more. Im dutch and im bad at english so sorry if i wrote something wrong
Same if something is disgusting or wrong once I don't eat it again 😂
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
I came here because I currently don't have the want to eat. Like the whole idea of food right now is just off-putting in my mind and I'm forgetting or avoiding until I feel far too unwell not to . I learnt something new as a result of your video. I never knew why ribs, wings, "hand foods" couldn't be eaten out and the whole situational connection makes sense now. THANK YOU.
I'm 29, and this spoke to me so much. I thought I might have just some really obscure eating disorder no one can help me with or understand, and this is literally all of my food problems my whole life
it's called ARFID
@mikafizz1022 I thought it was :) I feel like I caught on to that scent first and then realized that it was a common thing with Autism too 😀 😊
Autism really tied a lot of my alphabet soup diagnosises together ❤️
I’m a parent of two kids with ARFID, my oldest child is ASD/ADHD and impacted most severely. Coincidentally, my son HATES chicken nuggets, LOL! In fact, he hates chicken in general. He is affected by taste, texture, packaging, smells, colors, etc., but he also has ZERO interest in food and eating. Eating is just an interruption for the stuff he would rather be doing. Hunger doesn’t register. Thirst doesn’t register. My daughter is the total opposite from him in terms of sensitivity, willingness to try food, triggers, and types of foods she is willing to eat. It is so hard to manage, and impossible to please everyone. I have to make 3 different meals for every single meal, and at least two different eating environments. They won’t each what each other eats (no foods in common), they won’t eat what my husband and I eat (no foods in common), and we can’t eat what they eat (dietary restrictions…the fact that I have been basically picking off their plates for years to reduce my meal workload and stress level has created a mild obesity and pre-diabetes problem for me, and my husband has a bunch of food allergies). I’ll add that I have ADHD, and am being tested for autism soon. So we are all pretty sensory sensitive and anxious over at my house.
I would love to hear some suggestions on how to manage feeding multiple sensitivities across folks in the same household. Some day we will all eat together at the same time…or I just need to let go of the “family meal” concept.
I am a community inclusion specialist in the Pacific Northwest. I work in an art studio that operates as a day support program for individuals with various developmental challenges. Several of my students have an Autism diagnosis; I’m here to learn!
Wow that sounds amazing!! I M glad you are here
Parent with a child with aspergers & SPD he eats such a limited range of food, you are so on point with the chicken nuggets!! Occasionally sausages. Segregated plate all the time! Thanks for this Dan, so helpful xx
I'm a parent with a kid (Joe 9) on the spectrum. It is crazy to keep up with Joe's eating. So far he does not eat any meat. He also totally did the noodle this but it was a one off!! Here is what he does eat. Honestly, total list.
Food: Philadelphia cream cheese, crackers of different kinds, butter and bread, everything bagles, eggo brand waffles only, pizza from specific places, doritos, motts apple juice only, cheese-Its, plain potato chips, kit kats, oreos, chips ahoy, (he will hand any other cookie back to you and say no thank you,) whole milk (no icecream), water and some baby food vegies (no chunk in it). McD fries but only sometimes. End of list. 🤪😳😩😤😟😞😔
OMG! You are blowing my mind right now. Little food book coming up. So looking forward to this. The one thing I have gotten good at is observing my son.
Enviornment. Situational. Getting it! Hope has arrived.
Feel Like Butter As a mother with a daughter on the spectrum I would like to warn parents about MSG in processed foods. Sadly, it took me a while to figure it out, but MSG wreaks havoc in my daughter. It heightens anxiety and panic attacks tremendously by causing a glutamate cascade in the brain. Doritos are one of the worst, but MSG is in practically everything. Try to keep things fresh and unprocessed. My daughter loves instant noodles but can only eat them once every other week or so.
@@larajones1424thanks so much. I keep the "fun good" to a real limit. Literally, that list is all he eats in total. I limit and make give deals of veggies of choice before treats but that's where we are. 😁 Dan is definitly right about the "like what we like".
Plus that I find we'r do not have an unusual level of health issues and Doc is happy with him otherwise.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
My list is also very very short and many things are situational. For example I'll only eat potato salad if it is a specific recipe and made within the last 2 hours by my mother.
@@larajones1424 😂 if only they would eat it ! Mine is now only having juice waffles 🧇 and yogurt drink !
I am in my 20's and I am on the spectrum. I do see a couple of the things that I noticed in myself, like only cold food or hot food and never together and somethings sounds are too loud for me as lighting it bright sometimes. I hate those things when I am out. Thanks for the video Dan, it does help a lot.
I always swallow my pasta whole because when I chew it it creates this weird texture that grosses me out, and the same goes when I eat mac and cheese that’s really cut up
Mix temperature food in same plate was ringing bells loudly in my head. E.g fridge cold salad with fruits pieces *goosebumps*, just boiled hot potatoes and cool down meat. Or bred with huge seeds, which I always been picking away. Not liked in my hole life those kind of things. People around me always have been said that I'm fussy and ungrateful eater. You are so picky, stop that, don't play and push it around the plate our food, behave and be like good girl since my younger years I have hear comments so many times.
Yes!! It is difficult and odd with temperature types on your plate. Thank you so much for the comment!
I can't have different temperature foods on the same plate either. I refuse
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
I am self-diagnosed as autistic and was trying to get an assessment before covid hit. I cannot under any circumstances eat apple sauce, but I can use it in recipes as an ingredient replacement. I cannot eat boiled eggs at all except at Easter time. I used hate the texture of mayonnaise and avocado/guacamole, but I realized that I needed to season with something and have them only along side other specific kinds of foods. I am often sensory seeking when it comes to food and flavor, but not when I'm feeling unwell. There are foods I can only eat at certain times of the year/holidays. I used to think there was something wrong with me. My family used to think I was an extremely picky eater, but I LOVE to try new foods. I'm glad I'm not alone. These points make so much sense! Thank you!
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
Mom with two on the spectrum here. My boys both only eat a handful of things. Mostly pizza and chicken nuggets but only certain brands or places it’s very specific. I think you hit the nail on the head with the three main issues why that might be. Both my boys have different or varying reasons why to eat something one time and not the next. Setting has everything to do with my oldest, he does not like eating at family gatherings because of the noise level he may tell me one day I tried the food and liked the flavor but not the texture. Another day it may be the smell from the other food I cooked. This video is very helpful in understanding eating issues with kids on the spectrum. Thanks for the info!
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am an adult on the Spectrum and I've struggled with food issues my entire life. My main issue is texture and the culprit most often is meat/animal fat. I CANNOT stand the texture of animal fat and i can only eat very lean meat. Even then I've often been told I "dissect" my food while I eat. It get to the point where if I'm eating something with an odd texture that I can't tolerate, it turns my stomach and I will completely lose my appetite. This often causes me to order "safe" food that I KNOW I will enjoy with no problems when I'm out eating in public, which is typically a meat-free option. The "environmental" factor never occured to me but it totally applies to me as well. I feel better trying to eat foods that I have to pick at while in my own home or feel more in control cooking my own meals. However, I try to mask and avoid my sensory issues as often as I can when dining out in public or with people who are not my immediate family or my Spouse.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
This is another instance where I initially thought these symptoms didn't apply to me. Then I remembered I have to eat my food in a certain order, which everyone notices. And I don't eat sandwiches at home. And I always have to eat biscuits in a certain way. And I can't stand sharing food. This was a fantastic video. I've given a thumbs up and subscribed.
I'm a parent of a child who is blessed with the gift of autism. Beautiful video as always, Dan!
Thank you Sara! X
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I’m on the spectrum and I really appreciate this video. I could never verbalize why i have such odd food habits or get triggered by the same dish at different places. Thanks for helping me to learn something new about my self.
Hi Dan, I am the father of a sixteen years old son on the spectrum. Thank you for your insight as always! I always learn something when I watch one of your videos that I will use daily with my son.
My son has autism intermediate and he doesn't eat that well because the shape texture.I have been stressed out but after reading all the comments it calms my heart to know it's actually so relatable.
Yeah, I was always a somewhat timid child and had sensory issues when it came to touch. For some reason I just felt guilty if I didn't eat the food, even if I didn't like it. I remember being babysat and not liking Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, but because I was at someone's house and knew that was probably going to be the only food I would get (me being hungry), I tried to still eat it, but I'm not sure if I ate it all. The texture of raw broccoli bothered me, and steak (because it required so much chewing), and grainy textures like shredded coconut in baked goods, or nuts. I remember one time I only ate a few bites of a dessert because of the shredded coconut and my stepmother's friend could tell that I didn't like it 😕.
I'm an ADHD uncle to an autistic boy who's 3 and a half - He's still learning how to communicate his needs and in the meantime he's got low tone and mobility problems in his legs! Environment and food arrangement and presentation and routine are what I'm going to try to focus on more now, thanks so much for your insight! I'm going to share with his parents, so grateful
I'm a parent ... although he Graduated High school this year with a regular DIPLOMA! It was a near thing, but he did it! His food rules were more obvious when he was younger... food couldn't touch... so I just went with it.
That is amazing!! I always find it so fascinating how we Autistic people interact with food. Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
We bought several divided trays, kinda like cafeteria trays. We made sure that sauces, gravy, etc, were all easily separate and dippable. And we let him tell us what he wanted to eat from the food prepared. It wasn't always a sit down family self serve meal, but we let him have choices when we could. There was compromise. < Yes, we know you don't like it much Z, but 3 bites and then you don't have to finish the portion. We need you to have some veggies tonight.> By explaining why he needed it and how much we expected him to eat, life got easier. Although we did not know he was Autistic then.
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
I discovered you within the last few weeks and have been watching a ton of your vids. I was just about to comment "well, I'm vegan, but I still agree. Gardein is where it's at!" and then you said "I'm vegan" and I was so thrilled to hear that!!! I love Gardein, Trader Joe's brand chikn nuggets, and morningstar buffalo. What are your faves?
Again, very informative and helpful. Difficult question: how can we create the right environment (and food options) at the school dining table? I can only see problems arise if kids on the spectrum are always separated at lunchtime with their own meal. Any suggestions based on personal experience?
your videos have been so eye opening for me. I'm a neuro-typical but my boyfriend is on the spectrum(diagnosed as Asperger's). It's difficult for him to talk about it and admit it to himself so your videos are so helpful in understanding certain behaviors and actions, and a better understanding to be supportive. If it were up to him he would live off of chicken nuggets and pizza lol much love from the US!
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
my father destroyed my relationship to food as a child by forcefeeding me. he would push the food into my mouth and force my mouth closed. I remember always being incredibly anxious at the dinner table and I wouldn't be allowed to leave until I had finished a majority of the dish, which would take what felt like hours. the acoustics in kitchens are also usually more echoey and that makes me uneasy. this had a backlash when i grew older and started overeating and using sugar as an anxiolytic. i have a much less problematic relationship to food now when I've figured out what satiates me the right way, and I love to eat healthy food, and usually raw vegetables or heavily cooked ones are the best. I don't like when they are undercooked, as they just get watery and strange, and the sugars havent caramellised yet to give them some depth of flavour. cooking has become one of my interests now that I've figured out my aesthetic preferences and I have full control over what I put in my body.
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
For years I've never understood why I never liked food when it was deemed as "leftovers". Your explanation of environmental and temperature issues explains it all. If I get take out and put it in the fridge for later because I didn't finish, it's leftovers. It's gone bad in my brain. Because now it's a different temperature, a different context, and microwaving it heats it to a different temperature than the last I had it in a wrong way and in a way that changes the moisture level of the food. I think I'll try heating things in the oven from now on. Thank you!
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
On the spectrum and I waited till after my tea to watch this just incase I got put off eating. Unfortunately I am easily put off eating or distracted. Because as well as autism I have had an eating disorder (ed with atypical anorexic thoughts ) which wasn't one to start with but got treated like one. Also foods I don't like make me gag sometimes I can't even go near food I don't like and give general anxiety if I'm expected to eat it. Thanks for the video.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I'm autistic, and for me my biggest problems with food is textures, especially with foods mixed together, the worst textural experience I ever had was actually Thanksgiving last year, I love pumpkin pie, and I love pecans, but I discovered that when they are mixed together the mush with the crunch is so disgusting I almost threw up right at the table, but I had to force myself to finish that bite because the company was all people who are very proud of their cooking, and I wasn't ready to have the conversation about why I would spit it out if I didn't think the flavors were bad
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I'm autistic myself and sometimes do have food issues too.
I'm not a picky eater as I'm happy to eat all different foods including all different fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and also dairy and bakery foods, and always have been right from when I was a little child. However, there are some problems which I do have with food:-
- I'm sensitive to heat, so I can't eat any medium or hot curries. I will only eat stuff like korma.
- I can't eat strong mints, again due to the heat, only mild ones like tic tacs and polos.
- due to a love of routines, I always eat my food in the same way, unless I'm eating just one kind of food, like vegetable soup. If I'm having a mixture of food - such as a roast dinner - then I always eat the vegetables first, then the potatoes and I always eat the meat or fish last, as it stays hot longer than vegetables. Whenever I have spaghetti or pasta with meatballs, I always eat all of the spaghetti or pasta first, and leave the meatballs until last. This can sometimes result in the meat or fish being cold, or gravy being cold, which I dislike.
- eating in social situations can be difficult sometimes. In a restaurant or cafe, it can be hard for me with other people due to difficulties with socializing, especially with adult men strangers (due to the issues with socializing, it's not me being sexist). Understanding social cues can be a problem, like waiting until other people have finished for instance. I'm also clumsy, so are prone to dropping things. Also, my main hypersensitivity is to smell - in particular to smoke - so some smells can be overwhelming to me, such as foods which have been cooked by smoking for instance, hence why I would shy away from anything cooked this way. Sometimes I can get overwhelmed with bright lights, or loud sounds, such as if there is music playing. During my sister's hen night years ago, the restaurant we went to had the tables we sat at surrounding the cooker, and the chef began flipping potatoes, trying to get them into people's mouths, and I had to ask him specifically not to. When there were people drumming, it was too much for me, and I had to put my hands over my ears. The chef spoke to my mum and asked what the problem was. My mum told him I'm autistic, and thankfully, he at least seemed to understand it.
- I used to be bullied a lot while I was in school, and used to comfort eat because of it. Also, while I was at my paternal grandparent's house when I was a child and when my brother, sister and paternal cousins were children, my paternal Nan was often too lazy to make anything for us to eat, and so would say, 'just help yourself' with no limit to it. She also allowed us to bake all the time, and of course, people wanted to eat it all too. This was before I understood the link between diet, exercise and weight, and partly as a result, became overweight. I also wasn't all that active as didn't want to go to school because of the bullying, so my mum would have to drive right up to the school to drop me off, rather than parking a little away and walk, as I otherwise would have been even later than I was.
- there's been times I've been distracted while eating, like watching the television or looking stuff up online meaning that I have a tendency to overeat. Sometimes it's been so bad I've resorted to making myself sick afterwards, or I've purposely eaten to the point where I know I'll be sick in order to feel better afterwards.
- I've got quite a sweet tooth, and find it difficult to resist sugary foods like chocolate, biscuits and cakes as well as ice cream.
- also, whenever I've managed to lose some weight, I can never keep it up. No matter how much weight I lose, I always gain it back.
Before going veg, I used to have chicken nuggets at the high school cafeteria every day!
I now eat much healthier, but occasionally have veggie nuggets.
My son and I have very different food issues. He seems more oral-seeking but has a long list of foods he won't eat and he hates the smell of the curry I could make every day. He can't stand the mushy textures that are the basis of my diet.
veggie nuggets are so much better in my opinion. I'm not vegetarian but the idea of chicken nuggets weirds me out even though I loved them as a kid
@@jennys9043, yeah, they are weird.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I am on the spectrum and my mother often argues with me because I eat my meals too cold…
(I also eat a little differently when going our or at other people's, but that is because I think that I can eat that food once there and if I ate it at home I would have to eat it always…)
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
My autistic son learned to cook early (starting age 7) because he knows exactly what he likes. Legumes, all kids of veggies, HOT spicy things, mushrooms, pasta cooked just right (not under or over cooked). He will NOT touch anything containing cheese. To him, cheese tastes rotten. He prefers asian food over American food (intense flavors). I just make sure we have ingredients he likes. I don't push things on him that he doesn't like. He has expanded his tastes to include a lot more variety of foods over time, without any pressure from parents or others. Very experimental and creative in the kitchen. Mango Hot Pepper Caramel Pie. Watermelon Pie.
I am the parent of 2 children on the spectrum. My daughter is almost 6 and my son just turned 4. I really appreciate all of your insight!
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
interesting ideas. I never thought about my environment affecting my eating habits. thank you. (PS your super aware of sensory overload and yet the last few videos i've watched have flashing colours and/or images... causing me issues watching them)
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
What about when they used to eat something either all the time or regularly but then they don't wanna eat it ever again? My daughter used to love chicken nuggets, buttered noodles, fries, etc but now she wont even touch them and its been over a year so we're stuck eating less than 10 things.... 😔
I’m a mum with a child and partner on the spectrum- thank you for the content
I'm a parent with a kid with ASD he's 4 and has very active asthma. His diet inflames his system and produces mucus which agitates his lungs which sends him into an asthma attack. He literally eats pasta no sauce just butter and salt( has to be spiral shaped), he will eat French fries but not potatoes in any other form, he will eat chickpeas and a couple other beans at times, and plain white rice with with butter and salt, won't eat it any other way or with anything else.
He will eat snacks like crackers, popcorn, granola bars, tends to try snacks that are crunchy but is very Leary of trying anything new.
I'm so concerned about his nutritional well being. My sister said to give a food to try and don't feed him any preferred food until he essentially breaks down and eats what you have him... It worked for her son who is level 3 autistic who only ate popcorn, fries, chicken nuggets and Pop tarts.. He was having health issues and finally she chose a weekend and gave him spaghetti. He cried and cried and wouldn't eat it until finally, on the second or third day he broke down and ate it and now he eats anything you put in front of him.
I am at my wits end and idk what to do. I don't want him to be stuck in this habit of eating things that are inflammatory to his system
Every time I go to my local Indian restaurant, I always have a Chicken Biriyani. Now practically every time I go there, the waiter's either like "And a chicken biriyani?" when he turns to me, or "As always" when I ask for it (any fellow aspies/autists like this?)
And fellow aspies/autists, do any of you guys eat something that someone's put on your plate, even if you wouldn't normally eat it, or you're not sure about what it is? For me, it's a bit touch and go, and it really depends on what it is, and if I'm with people other than my parents, but I can remember when I was in a Chinese buffet-restaurant and my Dad put seaweed on my plate. It put me off the rest of the food on my plate, especially anything that the seaweed had touched
Ahh!! Yeah I hear ya! Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
Yeah I have a set meal every place I go (unless I've never been before and in that case it's a whole hassle). As for when other people are giving me stuff I'll usually eat it as long as it's not in my Absolute No Go category, even developed a trick of cutting things very small and putting them as far back in my mouth as possible to bypass my tongue. Mushrooms will put me off my entire meal though.
There are people in the group that always order the same meal and it helps that the owner is very flexible when it comes to modifying the meals to suit each person. This happens at a monthly dinner that was set up by the late donna Williams that i attend.
I hate cold meals too :( once the food in my plate cools down it's just impossible for me to eat it
YES!! I am with you there!! Thank you so much for the comment! Make sure you are subscribed and have the notifications turned on :).
I have this with stagnant shower water. Once it’s not super hot it’s spoiled. Like it instantly grows fungus or something. I wonder if this is what my cold food issues comes from or if they’re related. Both worse when I have caffeine or Adderall.
I can't eat carrots or beans because I don't like the taste or texture. Also i'm a 19 year old autistic female.
I don't eat sliced bread unless if I cook up French toast.
I had been through an array of sensory challenges with food, it came in many phases. Once upon a time I didn't eat yellow egg yolks.
As an autistic child growing up in the 1980's, I was once punished for not eating mashed potatoes.
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I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
I have a 10yr old daughter on the spectrum and she is extremely selective with her food. She hasn't eaten ANY (AT ALL) FRUITS OR VEGGIES since she was about 8 months old. We have tried working with her ABA therapist on getting her to eat/tolerate fruits & veggies. Her particular sensitivity is NOT environmental, it is definitely sensory connected. Unfortunately, she has put on an unhealthy amount weight recently. One of her medications side effect is food craving... and she keeps eating and hiding sweet carbs. I don't want the food thing to cause a negative self-image situation... but I'm SOOOO LOST and have no idea HOW to help her!!! Her usual clothing is all small on her and she, herself, isn't happy about the weight gain. I'm just really concerned for her health and her not tolerating this very healthy and necessary food group. PLZ HELP, ANY TIPS?
Mother of an Aspie here...yes, everything you said! Setting and environment absolutely matter. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
Very useful Dan, thank you. Love the environmental point. It's something people don't emphasize enough, including myself until now.
Omg ! my boyfriend eats chicken nuggets all the time . He will only eat certain foods . Onions 🧅 set him off !!! I’m glad u made this video it helps me understand him better !!!
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
My son is on autism spectrum and has ADHD..he just keeps saying random words again and again . I really really struggle with him.. he doesn't communicate either 😢.. when I saw this guy I literally can not say he has autism. . He's so good at conversations and stuff.❤
Thank you for your video, I'm a parent. Still learning, what my child likes to eat. Is been difficult and on top of that some people criticize how I feed my child.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
For my kid the big issue is smell. If he doesnt like the smell while the meal is being cooked he wont eat, even if he likes the food being prepared. So i have to cook meals that are not to smelly. He could probably live on chicken nuggets. But we have to keep trying, dont give up! And i think its important to not asume that they wont like something just bc. Good video dan!
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
What an eye opener! Thank you. Mum of undiagnosed ASD teen with food issues here.
This is so true! If there is too many things going on like sounds amd movement i dont feel like eating because of the anxiety i feel with too much sensory stimulation. Taste, sounds, visual and touch. Brilliant video thank you
Dude, food temperature and texture is EVERYTHING. I can’t stand foods with a grainy texture(applesauce,etc). Cannot deal. It’s cold and grainy and my worst nightmare. I also like a food I know I like on a cold wet day. A staple of mine is a paleo Sunday beef roast. Flavors I like and it’s also good for me. Thank you so much for this video. Love the content and you so much!
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
My sons not diagnosed but his favorite thing is bread… his diet mainly consists of
Toast (cut in squares)
Toaster Waffles
Frozen French toast sticks made in microwave only
Potato chips
Corn chips
Chicken nuggets (ONLY McDonald’s)
Pizza (no cheese because of allergy)- sauce and pepperoni
Rolls
Garlic bread sticks
Ramen noodles (the only kind of noodles he likes)
If he’s not home he usually doesn’t eat much at all.
He used to eat chicken fries but he started noticing dark strings of meat and it “created him out.” And he used to eat chicken nuggets from the store but they started tasting funny to him.
@@ultravioletpisces3666 have you tried food chaining. ie other crunchy yellow foods
Im 27 and autistic.... when everythings going well I don't have food issues. When everything's bad for me, some food issues surface, and it tends to manifest in two ways:
Firstly I same-food a lot. There was a point in my life when things very very bad (relationship breakdown) and I suddenly realised that in all the stress I had eaten fajitas and wraps for lunch and dinner for a month straight. It slipped by my notice at first because I was varying what was in the wraps - spicy chicken, bbq beef, tomato and spinach, mushroom and peppers, etc - but I just ate wraps for a month without meaning to.
Secondly, this is more common if I'm only having one bad day vs many days, some foods just become too mentally taxing. I can have a precooked meal of leftovers in a little plastic tub in the fridge, all I need to is microwave and eat it, but its lasange or shepards pie and thats just too mentally taxing to eat somehow? So I eat cereal or something. That might be a facet of depression though....
I was diagnosed with Autism 1 year ago and as a result are still learning about myself.
I probably have Aspergers, and I have major food issues too; I'm an *extremely* picky eater, only eating about ten or fewer specific kinds of warm meal, and only when they were prepared at home by me or someone very close to me (with the exceptions of plain fries, noodles, and currywurst; those I'll eat anywhere because you can't really mess them up). Plus, I don't eat the vast majority of classic staple foods, such as burgers, döner, or even pizza. Other than that, I do like to experiment with candy, particularly cookies and chocolaty stuff, but will absolutely not try vegetables that aren't red cabbage, potatoes, green peas, or baby carrots. And anything even slightly resembling the look, texture, taste, or smell of onions, like leeks, chopped paprika etc., never fails to at least bring me to the brink of gagging. Another example of my food weirdness is that I have been ordering takeout from the exact same pizzeria for like 20 years, *always* ordering the exact same thing: Two portions of spaghetti bolognese, even though I always have to spend at least five to ten minutes per portion sieving out the last traces of onions before I can even think about starting to eat.
I am a picky eater, but my main issue is not being able to eat from places my mind has labeled as “gross” I have no problem eating out of my kitchen at home bc it is clean and everything is familiar to me but after moving to college and living in a run down house with a kitchen I immediately didn’t like, and to make it worse my roommates don’t clean and the sink doesn’t have a garbage disposal which triggered me from the very beginning, I can’t eat in this setting and only eat frozen meals that are microwaved and only eat with plastic forks, I tried to cook once and I my mind wouldn’t let me and I couldn’t do it,I have never been formally diagnosed with anything so I have never understood this about myself and didn’t know if it was an adhd or autism thing, does anyone else feel this way?
I'm a parent with a 13 year old boy on the spectrum. Thank you for making such informative video's.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
My parents took us to a fancy Chinese restaurant. It was all in red and gold with soft lighting and cool pentatonic music playing softly. Much to my liking. The menu, however, had nothing I could eat. I carefully read each item, and found one with chicken, orange slices and rice. I like all of those so it might be ok. When we were served, my heart sank. It was all covered in clear orange goop. I carefully picked a hole in the rice, avoiding the offensive goop, but did not quite. The incredible flavor of the stuff and the non-gluiness of the stuff gave me such a surprise that I fell off my chair, causing the sweet Chinese people much worry. Once assuring them I was ok, I much enjoyed my dinner!
Omg this is so nice to hear, my ex husband thinks I’m a crazy animal, because I change with the wind tiny life things like food and clothes and he made me feel so bad
Dr Oyalo herbs is really helpful, and have helped my son improve with his speech and social skill complete. My son now responds to name, his aggressive behavior has stoped completely and he now sings and says what he want
My lil bro and i are autistic and our maternal grandparents who raised us got a ton of flack from members of our family in denial over us being autistic and the tactics our grandparents would take with us. The chicken nugget thing made me laugh though. I can't really eat them anymore but they used to be a go to. Right now its the poppers from burger king for me but when we were kids my grandparents always made sure we had corndogs for my lil bro. I was allowed to mix my food as long as i ate it. I have a nerve disorder so i eat all my meals out of bowls and things like spaghetti freak me out be cause i can't cut the noodles and most people won't break them before boiling them. My bf has helped me alot with being able to eat out cause i could end up staring at a menu for an hour with no idea what to get. So to help with trying new things we say "tonight is the night of bad decisions!" I know its silly but it helps with the anxiety lol sorry this is long x.x" but food is such a huge social thing so much more could be said/shared n.n im def. sharing this vid tho :3 stay spiffy
I have a son who is 9 and severely autistic and is super picky about food! Thanks for sharing
Thanks dan I was just. Wondering if you was going to do something on this
Yay!!
I'm a 52 year old female aspie. I was diagnosed aged 38. I've always had sensory issues with food. Of course, we didn't know I was autistic so I was just fussy or picky. I don't like certain things on the same plate or bowl. The texture of egg whites, cold custard, certain fillings on baked potatoes just freak me out. I never knew how to express why I couldn't eat foods, I just knew they were revolting. I used to have a meltdown when I was told to wash the dishes. I didn't have a problem with drying them. I was told just to get on with it but I can now recognise that I hated having my hands in dish water in case pieces of food were floating in the water and I touched them. I still have that problem but I've found a way to deal with washing up. If I go out to eat, I have to be at the back, facing everyone and if there's too much noise or the lights are too bright I don't cope well. I have to depend on lipreading because I can't filter out background noise. It's really frustrating. And if someone orders something that's not on my list of what's an acceptable food combination I get really nauseous and can't look at them until they've finished eating. I feel such a freak lol Oh, and I will eat the same meals everyday from a week to several months until I switch to something else. At the moment I have to have peanut butter on a slice of bread every lunchtime. I've had it since at least before lockdown in the UK. I live alone so No one sees how weird my habits are but at least I've found coping mechanisms that work for me.
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
My 10yo son is "high functioning" on the spectrum. There's a short list of things he'll eat (pasta, chicken nuggets, mac&cheese, grilled cheese, cheese quesadilla). I don't think the environment or sensory issues change these things, as he's consistent from one setting to another. He'll eat mac&cheese from anywhere, so long as it hasn't been baked with some crusty topping. If we go to a Mexican restaurant, the only option for him is usually a cheese quesadilla, and there have been times when he hasn't touched his food at all because there's too much cheese or it's too greasy for him. I don't *think* it's sensory in that case, just that it's so different from what we make at home that in his mind it's not recognizable. It concerns us for travel - what if we (someday when COVID is not an issue) go on vacation somewhere that these food items aren't available?
I'm mostly worried about this for when he grows up. Many kids are picky eaters, so it's not difficult to explain this to serving staff, but expectations will change as he gets older. For example, what if he needs to go on a trip for work or for his health to someplace like Japan or India (he won't eat rice)?
So that's my question for you: how do you handle food situations where you need to eat to sustain yourself, but you struggle finding food you're willing to eat? What do you do when your friends want you to go out for sushi or a curry? Have you ever been on a trip somewhere that you've had trouble feeding yourself, and do you avoid such travel because of it? Or have you found a way to deal with it?
Thanks!
For me, this video is priceless. My partner is autism spectrum/dyslexic. He eats everything. Everything. I, on the other hand, have food issues more commonly seen in autism spectrum! Texture is as important as taste. When I consider aroma and appearance as well... in the end, I am the one who gets lectured for being a "picky eater", by my autism spectrum partner ! LoL
I am autistic and I'm also now the parent of an autistic child.
Its also not just setting, its consistency. If ur a parent who doesnt measure, its going to taste slightly different every time.
I am watching from Wales uk and I have high functioning autism and am getting tested for adhd and asperger's syndrome I am also dyslexic I struggle with sound from like a dripping tap or a dog licking for too long can make me lash out for no reason and cars with a high pitched sound gets to me only started watching you for like a week and your very interesting person to watch keep it up
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
I'm an Aspie's partner, and I'm slowly coming to terms with his food issues. My upbringing was that if you don't like something, tough! Suck it up and eat it. You weren't allowed to even hint that you didn't like something, especially if you were a guest at someone's house. Paul and I recently were invited to dinner with a relative of his. They made us a lovely meal, and Paul couldn't eat any of it. Damn, that was awkward. Since he's not much of a social butterfly, there are only a few homes we eat at, and I now let them know ahead of time to please not serve pre-dressed salad, anything with cheese, anything with cream and God forbid! Not mayonnaise!! I know he's not trying to be rude, but it's embarrassing sometimes.
A friend has Aspergers and talks about this food thing a lot, but here is why I can't buy it. Similar to what you're saying, he says, "I just like what I like and don't want to try new things." However, at one point, he met a girl he really liked and wanted to be with. She kept taking him to eat at places he would never eat at and he ate food he never had before and would never normally try, and he was just fine. So what that proves to me is that he can turn this on and off as he pleases as long as he puts his mind to it.
Dr Oyalo herbs is really helpful, and have helped my son improve with his speech and social skill complete. My son now responds to name, his aggressive behavior has stoped completely and he now sings and says what he want
I am a person on the spectrum and mum and sister of people on the spectrum 😊😊
I’m trying to get tested. I have always had food issues.(I couldn’t eat two items of food that touched). I’m getting better at it as I’m getting older but there are still things I can’t and won’t touch.
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I have HFA (High Functioning Autism) and my food issues are taking a toll on my physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing
I want to share about a herbal recommendations I got about Dr Oyalo on RUclips and his herbal remedy which work perfectly on my sons improvements and social skill till now. He now speakers in sentences, responds to name and instructions, no more aggressiveness and many more unlike him before
Love your channel :) I was diagnosed previous month with ASD at the age of 19 and that was a little shock for me, but I found your channel and you can't even imagine how helpful it is! You're a wonderful soul, bless you and your family :)
Thank you doc for your good work
It’s been months now and my child has improved completely since using your herbs.
His therapist and school teacher has confirmed his improvement and this makes me happy
God bless you Dr Oyalo
His link ruclips.net/channel/UCL8Tawls84nezPDtqOzOfCg
I'm autistic myself and I have lots of food issues mostly the textures of some foods. And I use different plates for different things wet and solid foods need to be separated.
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I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo
I have Autism and I was apprentice chef and I like cook and eat in different social settings I can eat certain foods and others I can’t like at home with a home-cooked meal sometimes I’m a bit off my food and chicken seems to give me make me anxious
I got the herbs from Dr Oyalo and use the remedy on my son as he instructed. As I speak my child is speaking well and his social skill has improved. It a good thing to tell this and his herbs is the best for autism kids than any therapy. Thanks
#droyalo