Mealtime Routine for Mild Autism and Severe Autism | 9 Tips

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  • Опубликовано: 3 ноя 2024

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  • @Teresaisall
    @Teresaisall 5 месяцев назад +3

    You two are amazing. This can’t be easy but you look so calm and patient, how???

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  5 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your kind words. We just take it a day at a time. But we aren't perfect, we try again, everyday, to be a little better.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  5 месяцев назад +1

      Great question! Families with autistic children and teenagers can have a lot of stress sometimes. Stress management options include time for helpful self-talk, enjoyable family activities, organization, relaxation exercises and self-compassion. Hope this helps!❤️❤️❤️

    • @thomasschoeck9080
      @thomasschoeck9080 3 месяца назад +1

      @@7AheadfamilyThese are very important topics that weren’t really talked about when I was growing up back in the late 1970s, 1980s, and even into the 1990s.

  • @donnabrown4349
    @donnabrown4349 6 месяцев назад +1

    Snow capped mountain view from your deck is beautiful! Earth's beautiful wonders.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  6 месяцев назад

      It is very beautiful😊 Thank you for commenting!❤️❤️

  • @carlatroncoso1821
    @carlatroncoso1821 Год назад +7

    The food looks so good ❤ Ezra and Simon are so cute 🥰

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Thank you! It was a good dinner, especially when we could finally get Ezra to eat. ❤️ -Holly

  • @gloire83
    @gloire83 Год назад +4

    Thank you for sharing these insights with us. Your kids are lucky to have strong parents like you. My son is 3 years old and we believe he is autistic. He used to say few words before but now stopped saying them. He behaves more like Simon than Ezra. We are waiting for the autism diagnosis results to see how severe his autism level.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Thank you for sharing! And welcome to our channel. Please feel free to let us know what kind of content you feel would be helpful for you on your journey. We love to serve people just like you. We are filming another babysitting video tonight with the autism family and hope to be able to point out useful tips.

  • @bennetrajendran1145
    @bennetrajendran1145 Год назад +2

    You parents are Saints !! How much patience and dedication, awesome !!

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      You are so kind. Thank you! ❤️

    • @nancya9546
      @nancya9546 Год назад +1

      God bless you all abundantly
      Thanks for helping us via these videos. Means a lot to us

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      ❤❤️❤️

  • @RLacy-jz5qb
    @RLacy-jz5qb Год назад +1

    Yes, thank you for the wonderful tips. My grandson is like your oldest son and is non verbal, as well. He is also 5 years old. I will pass this vid along to my daughter. We also give “Sie” meal replacement drinks. It’s tough trying to get him to eat regular foods. His diet consist of salty snack foods or sugary sweets.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      You are so welcome! It’s always good to hear tips on how other families create their own unique normal. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Jani28
    @Jani28 Год назад +6

    As a Mom this breaks my heart almost daily. My son refuses to try some new things or textures. I still try to at least introduce it to him, but most of the time he refuses or pushes it away. It requires lots of patience. Tfs your routine 💙🧩

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Yes! A lot of patience. Thank you for sharing. ❤️

  • @tamaraanderson7260
    @tamaraanderson7260 Год назад +2

    Thanks for sharing great ideas that help with mealtime!

  • @Derekzparty
    @Derekzparty Год назад +11

    To be fair I would do the same thing if offered celery.

  • @JonBrase
    @JonBrase Год назад +1

    I wasn't horribly picky as a kid, but if I violently rejected food, it was never an attention seeking thing, it was an "Eating this is torture" thing. Most of the time I was just made to continue eating, but there were a few things that I rejected with enough consistency and vehemence that they were either no longer served or I was served something else. Then there was the time that we all ended up in the doghouse because my mom made a hash of all the leftovers for lunch, me and my brother turned our noses up at it, and when she tried to get my dad's help making us eat, he couldn't stand it either. I don't recall exactly, but I'm pretty sure we were on our own for dinner that night (that's the only time I can recall dad showing open displeasure with mom's cooking, though).
    If Ezra has trouble eating when he first wakes up, I'd give him at least an hour before trying to feed him. When I've been up less than an hour and it's earlier than 10:00 AM or so, I need something pretty sugary to motivate me to eat at all, and there's a good chance that I end up feeling awful for hours if I do eat that early.
    Simon's love of choices and tendency to sneak stuff he's refused to eat when nobody's looking may match up with an autism profile I've heard some autistic youtubers talk about called PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance). It doesn't really describe me (though I do inherit a bit of a stubborn streak from my mom), so I can't say much about it behind recognizing it as a possibility.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      We see some PDA is our family for sure. Thanks for your thoughts.

  • @thomasschoeck9080
    @thomasschoeck9080 Год назад +2

    I was a picky eater when I was younger (possibly as a result of being born three months prematurely and the neurological effects of that, or possibly for other reasons (Who knows?)).
    I was recently talking to my parents on the phone and my mother reminded me that she would cut sandwiches into interesting shapes using cookie cutters in order to get me to eat. She started doing this when I was about two or three and she needed to continue doing this until I was about six (if not seven). Therefore I actually remember eating some sandwiches shaped like stars, Christmas Trees, etc. around the time I was in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade.
    Also being able to dip meats in various sauces (ketchup,mustard,barbecue sauce, and later (around age nine or ten) horseradish sauce (when I was no longer bothered as much by strong smells and tastes).
    My sister (she was born at least a month late) is also a picky eater (even though she’s older than I am) but she will generally eat if she is able to dip what she eats in either honey or maple syrup.
    My sister and I were both told by neurologists that we are probably on the autism spectrum but the doctors who said this back in the 80s and 90s could only be 85 to 95 percent sure of this because testing back then was less precise than it is today. There is some family history of this on one side of the family so there’s a good chance that we have this to various degrees (my sister never forgets a name, date, or birthday) and I have perfect pitch and can usually remember a song, TV show, or movie almost verbatim for number of years after no more than two or three viewings.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Wow, thank you so much for sharing. ❤️ That is such an awesome idea to cut the sandwiches into shapes and different things. Awesome to hear about you and your sister story. ❤️

    • @nancya9546
      @nancya9546 Год назад +1

      My son remembers dates of unnecessary things n pictures in my phone n in calendars
      Is it normal
      Also sings clearly

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Most of us are pretty big singers here at our house as well. :)

  • @thomasschoeck9080
    @thomasschoeck9080 7 месяцев назад

    Regarding choice it is often best to limit it to two or three. For example I read in an article that even neurotypical adults have an easier time picking an ice cream flavor if it is narrowed down to three flavors (at the most) like “chocolate or strawberry” or “chocolate, strawberry, or vanilla”.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your ideas❤️

  • @thomasschoeck9080
    @thomasschoeck9080 3 месяца назад

    Hearing you mention giving choices here I wonder if Simon already had a PDA diagnosis at this point or whether that’s more recent. Maybe you can cover that in a future video l

  • @helenehoenen1258
    @helenehoenen1258 Год назад +1

    I saw annother video, you both have verry behave children, especelly the older children, lotts of love from the Netherlands 💝

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thank you so much!

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      You are so kind, thank you so much for watching and commenting. ❤️ yeah we’ve been doing a video every day now for quite some time so there’s getting to be a lot of them out there. 😊

  • @roaaaldakhil6254
    @roaaaldakhil6254 Год назад +2

    I’m tearing now because of the severe autistic boy😢😢😢 I hope he progress

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Yes. He’s such a little sweet heart. ❤️ he is learning though. And we’re really excited that he is using his iPad now to communicate.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thank you! ❤️ We hope he does too! 😊😊😊

    • @roaaaldakhil6254
      @roaaaldakhil6254 Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily wish him all the best and a bright future I appreciate how much patient and strong parents he has he’s blessed 😇

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thank you so much! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @thomasschoeck9080
    @thomasschoeck9080 7 месяцев назад

    I just remembered that when I was younger (probably around three years old or so) my mother helped me to learn how to put a spoon in my mouth in just the right position by putting some honey, maple syrup, or something else that is sweet on the bottom of the spoon in just the right spot and having me lick the spoon. You might try this with Ezra in order to introduce him to how to use a spoon and give him some incentive to practice this. If he does not yet have the eye-hand coordination for this (even with the type of incentive mentioned above) then some physical and/or occupational therapy might help to address this. With Ezra being older than four to five years old here (he likely has less neuroplasticity than someone younger would have) it might take quite a while but over time it can still eventually work.
    When he learns this a similar technique can be used to teach Ezra how to use a fork.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for sharing😊😊

  • @DeliaSocorroBugarin-wh2hw
    @DeliaSocorroBugarin-wh2hw Год назад +1

    Thank you so much 🙏

  • @zakadams762
    @zakadams762 3 месяца назад

    your mountains are so cool looking

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  3 месяца назад

      Thank you for sharing!💙💜💙

  • @jaidengames26
    @jaidengames26 Год назад +2

    I’m super picky and sometimes a way I eat food is I find food I like and just eat that.

  • @laurenrzempoluch2569
    @laurenrzempoluch2569 Год назад +1

    My sons previous evals at 18months & 2 showed verbal delays but no autism. We’re struggling with many areas since. My son refuses to feed himself most the time & with little help I pick my battles & just feed him as he’ll be in a worse mood hungry. Do you think this is an autism Red flag? I know he knows how to hold a fork but he really won’t do it the majority of the time. Just curious for your Opinion. What a beautiful thing it is having two super dedicated parents with such understanding.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      You are so kind ❤️. It sounds like you’re going through a lot. As the parent you do see a lot, so getting a second opinion is never a bad idea. Are you able to get any therapy help?

  • @jocelynclugh3249
    @jocelynclugh3249 Год назад +2

    Aww I live you boys so adorable

  • @autism.awareness2023
    @autism.awareness2023 Год назад +2

    I hear a lot of noises on the video. I don't know if that's just on the video, or if the sounds were actually on the terrace while you were eating. That could also be a reason why Ezra couldn't eat on the terrace. For me it would be almost too strenuous to eat, as there are already too many stimuli present, and the food is another stimulus to add.
    Otherwise, my question would be whether there are foods that Ezra always likes, or is it hard to tell? Greetings from Germany

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Thank you for bringing that to our attention. Come to think of it, Ezra lately has only been able to eat inside. Perhaps you just solved a mystery for us. We’ll try to keep him inside more as we feed him. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. The food we were trying to feed him are foods he will usually eat. (Except for the celery)😃

    • @Rickigi
      @Rickigi Год назад

      ​​@@7Aheadfamilyave you tried ear defenders for Ezra? He holds his ears at some sounds, over stimulated by loud sounds it seems

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      We have tried traditional headphones, and Ezra won’t keep those on. 😊 Is there a specific brand or type of headphone you recommend? ❤️❤️❤️

  • @thomasschoeck9080
    @thomasschoeck9080 7 месяцев назад

    It’s possible that Ezra might have grabbed Simon’s sippy cup when it was put down because it was close enough to where he was that he might not have realized that it was for Simon.
    This would depend on where Ezra is both socially and cognitively but it’s definitely one possible (perhaps even likely) explanation for why Ezra did this. It’s fairly likely that Ezra does not yet understand the concept of property (which likely factors into him not thinking much of donating a shoe to the falls in the Niagara Falls video).

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  7 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you for your insight❤️

  • @ScottHuynh-ct3gf
    @ScottHuynh-ct3gf Год назад +1

    I never knew Ezra can go that far in his chair 4:16

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Yes! He can go quite far, it actually has wheels on the bottom. LOL! he gets around.

    • @ScottHuynh-ct3gf
      @ScottHuynh-ct3gf Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily oh that why he pushes him self in another videoto the door that is a cool chair right there

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      yes. He can move around in the chair.

  • @darkchipz3016
    @darkchipz3016 Год назад +1

    I'm kinda a picky eater, but I like vegetables though,my favourite is fish and chips

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Nice! Ezra actually loves broccoli and carrots usually. 😊

    • @darkchipz3016
      @darkchipz3016 Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily I love both of them❤

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      ❤️❤️❤️

  • @ottolandin
    @ottolandin Год назад +1

    I was a picky eater as a child, I would refuse to eat almost anything that was cooked or non-vegan

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thank you for sharing. I think picky eating is very common.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      What did you like to eat?

  • @thomasschoeck9080
    @thomasschoeck9080 3 месяца назад +1

    Is the reason that Ezra needs to take naps because of medication side effects or is it because he’s still pretty young?

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  3 месяца назад +1

      He doesn't anymore, but certain medication did make him tired for a bit.

  • @anamarijahegol7692
    @anamarijahegol7692 8 месяцев назад

    My son has autism. He won't eat cooked food..
    Before, when he was smaller, he ate cooked food
    I don't know, we don't know what we will do when he won't eat anything..

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  8 месяцев назад

      I know we mentioned this in the movie and talked about different ways of trying to get kids to eat different foods, but one thing that helped our son Ezra get nutrients is giving him a meal replacement shake at least once a day. A lot of times he will eat I mean drink two meal replacement shakes a day, including his other food. He is still so skinny, he probably needs to eat more but we’re working on it

  • @epic_rshutterbug9226
    @epic_rshutterbug9226 7 месяцев назад +1

    Can I ask if ezra had any words at ages 2 or 3

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  7 месяцев назад

      Ezra still doesn’t really have words. He will say mama some times when he gets really mad at me, but still it’s not often maybe a couple times a year. -Holly

  • @checkmate9756
    @checkmate9756 Год назад +1

    Where do you live? It’s beautiful. I just discovered your channel. I have level 1 autism myself.

    • @checkmate9756
      @checkmate9756 Год назад +1

      Also I wanted to add. I’ve always avoided sauces and hate the texture of sauces. Maybe he doesn’t enjoy them also, and that’s the problem sometimes? Just a thought. It may be inaccurate.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thank you! We love the mountains here. We live in Utah.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thank you for sharing. That’s a good idea. We’ll try that.

    • @Sonicfan-cc1te
      @Sonicfan-cc1te Год назад +1

      I myself am level 1.5 autism.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Sounds like you and Simon are very similar. ❤️

  • @robertpotenchin6628
    @robertpotenchin6628 Год назад +1

    Da,a intrat intens intr-o stare de nepitinta,dar nu stii ce nu ii convine ca nu poate,este nemultumit de sine insusi
    Specific

  • @tommy4205
    @tommy4205 Год назад +1

    Yum

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Yeah. We try to give them food that they like. ❤️😊❤️

  • @sandeep98120
    @sandeep98120 Год назад +1

    My daughter's story is same as Simon's. She is diagnosed with mild to moderate autism yesterday. She is 3 yrs. old.
    Is mild autism is curable? Or therapy will continue throughout the life

    • @user7646-o5l
      @user7646-o5l Год назад +1

      What was the symptoms?

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Everyone’s story is different, but it’s been our experience that therapy can be very helpful when the focus is to give the autistic person the most independence as possible. For everyone that we know autism is something that stays with us throughout our life, but the symptoms and severity can change. Good luck on your journey.with your daughter. Good for you for getting the diagnosis. And know you are not alone.

    • @sandeep98120
      @sandeep98120 Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily thank you

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      You bet! Thanks for being here and keep in touch ❤️

  • @Aileen53
    @Aileen53 Год назад +2

    How can u tell if a person who has autism is happy or stressed?

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      Get to know them. 😊 at least with our kids, it’s pretty easy to tell when they are happy for us, but sometimes other people are not aware, and think that they are not happy when they actually are. 😊

    • @Aileen53
      @Aileen53 Год назад +2

      @@7Aheadfamily ye I always wonder to other people who have autism if there stress or happy because I can only identify my brothers when they are stress or happy

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      You can always ask too, if you don’t know what emotion they are feeling.

    • @Aileen53
      @Aileen53 Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily ye I just feel like they are going to get offended because sometimes they don’t have autism and I just asume

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Yeah, it’s always much easier the more you know the person.

  • @Java-D
    @Java-D Год назад +2

    Is there a reason why you don’t just put some food Ezra likes on his tray?
    I’m genuinely curious, not trying to sound rude.

    • @yarydreasadventures3337
      @yarydreasadventures3337 Год назад +2

      I’m just guessing so I could be wrong, but maybe he will try to throw it away.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +2

      Very good question, yes because he will take it off and throw it. 😊

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      You got it. 😊

    • @Java-D
      @Java-D Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily that’s what I figured but wasn’t sure. My 8 year old hates having anyone put things in or near his face so I was wondering if Ezra does too because he flinches and backs away.
      It’s so hard getting kids to eat when they don’t want to or can’t make themselves. We do a lot of smoothies over here.

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +2

      Thank you for sharing. Sometimes Ezra will let us have a small bowl of something in front of him, but he gets over stimulated visually when there are a lot of choices in front of him, so he will (almost all the time) throw off whatever is in front of him. He does this even when he is hungry.

  • @robertpotenchin6628
    @robertpotenchin6628 Год назад +1

    Starea,asta da talent lunar,mangaierea,starea,lacrimi,greu,neputinta,etc
    Ritmul?
    Plange de rupe cerul,cand il deblochezi

  • @robertpotenchin6628
    @robertpotenchin6628 Год назад

    My eyes rolling hi hi
    But I.m sick again

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thanks for watching and commenting. 😊 hope you get feeling better. ❤️

    • @robertpotenchin6628
      @robertpotenchin6628 Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily
      Of course
      Is about the ...
      And
      Congratulate for your sky in love

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      ❤️❤️❤️

  • @sweetgirl-jp4hn
    @sweetgirl-jp4hn Год назад +1

    ❤❤73 likes

  • @robertpotenchin6628
    @robertpotenchin6628 Год назад

    De ce vor oamenii informatii din interiorul familiilor???
    Diferenta intre copii.
    In formare si raspunsul
    Da,nu,poate,dar de ce?

  • @luizraein
    @luizraein Год назад +1

    I am a picky eater too, only eat organic and non fried food

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      That sounds much healthier. What are a few of your favorite meals?

    • @luizraein
      @luizraein Год назад +1

      Fruits and nuts when unregulated, juice sometimes (orange, carrot and beet helps a lot) , it's really hard to eat when stressed out. When I am ok I like to eat something like gluten free bread or pasta with humus, tomato sauce, guacamole, mix of leaves and sugar free jelly

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад +1

      That sounds great! We need you to come and be a chef at our house for a little bit. 😊

    • @luizraein
      @luizraein Год назад +1

      @@7Aheadfamily seems like a dream :DDDD

    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Dreams become realities. 😊

  • @vineetojha3576
    @vineetojha3576 Год назад

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    • @7Aheadfamily
      @7Aheadfamily  Год назад

      Thank for sharing and for the advice