Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers Aspergers Syndrome-Aspergers-Aspergers Disease-Aspergers Disorder-Autism Aspergers-ASD-Asperger Syndrome-Asperger-Asbergers-Asbergers Syndrome-Asberger Syndrome-Asberger-Autistic-Autistic Children-Autism Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:58:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9423 Katie Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:25:45 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9423 I have a 17yr old boy. He spends all the time on the computer and does not like the sound of my voice so he says! I cannot get him to do anything. I have just found out how to do parent control on the computer, so have cut him off at night as he will be on it till 2or4 in the morning and sleep all day. He will not leave the house. Is there hope that one day he will get a job or am i to look after him as a carer all his life as he does nothing. He is my only son and I have been his mum and dad to him all his life as his father left before he was born and has no contact with us. I have a 17yr old boy. He spends all the time on the computer and does not like the sound of my voice so he says! I cannot get him to do anything. I have just found out how to do parent control on the computer, so have cut him off at night as he will be on it till 2or4 in the morning and sleep all day. He will not leave the house. Is there hope that one day he will get a job or am i to look after him as a carer all his life as he does nothing. He is my only son and I have been his mum and dad to him all his life as his father left before he was born and has no contact with us.

]]> Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9420 Tina Pavan Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:14:51 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9420 Hi to Shannon. My heart goes out to you. My daughter is now grown but I have been where you are. So many times I have had people tell me she needed a spanking. I remember once at the grocery store she had a fit. The cashier told me she needed a spanking. I went home and put her across my lap. ....Many years later I discovered that she was allergic to formaldehyde. It is in all the laundry soaps, perfumes, air freshners...etc. It gives her an instant migraine. Now I look back and cry that I let someone else bully me into spanking her then. If I had only known. That particular fit was at the end of the laundry soap aisle. Today we buy all chemical-free. When we go to the store we cannot even walk 2 aisles away from the soap without her head hurting. Now she can tell me- then she could not. Around large groups of people there is almost always someone with perfume on which will trigger a headache. Hi to Shannon. My heart goes out to you. My daughter is now grown but I have been where you are. So many times I have had people tell me she needed a spanking. I remember once at the grocery store she had a fit. The cashier told me she needed a spanking. I went home and put her across my lap. ….Many years later I discovered that she was allergic to formaldehyde. It is in all the laundry soaps, perfumes, air freshners…etc. It gives her an instant migraine. Now I look back and cry that I let someone else bully me into spanking her then. If I had only known. That particular fit was at the end of the laundry soap aisle. Today we buy all chemical-free. When we go to the store we cannot even walk 2 aisles away from the soap without her head hurting. Now she can tell me- then she could not. Around large groups of people there is almost always someone with perfume on which will trigger a headache.

]]> Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9419 Tina Pavan Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:01:32 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9419 I noticed the comment on sneaking vegetables into your child's food. I have done this very thing. I do have a word of warning. My daughter turned out to be allergic to several foods. Some of the foods she is allergic to I would have thought to be very good for her...broccoli ,spinach, lettuce, apples, oranges, eggs, milk, chicken. Do be careful. Find out first if your child has any food allergies before you try to coax them into eating something that they do not want. There may be a reason they will not eat that particular food. I noticed the comment on sneaking vegetables into your child’s food. I have done this very thing. I do have a word of warning. My daughter turned out to be allergic to several foods. Some of the foods she is allergic to I would have thought to be very good for her…broccoli ,spinach, lettuce, apples, oranges, eggs, milk, chicken. Do be careful. Find out first if your child has any food allergies before you try to coax them into eating something that they do not want. There may be a reason they will not eat that particular food.

]]> Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9408 sam Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:33:59 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9408 hi, my daughter who has aspergers but who is awaitting to see a dr. the school picked it up and did a GADS test that showed she had a very high score. now the school has pulled all help as she seems to be copping with school work, she is being bulled but the teachers just dont want to hear. she is bright but being in the class sends her quite and when she comes home she is so angry and seems to take it out on her oldest sister who is 21.what can i do.. hi, my daughter who has aspergers but who is awaitting to see a dr. the school picked it up and did a GADS test that showed she had a very high score. now the school has pulled all help as she seems to be copping with school work, she is being bulled but the teachers just dont want to hear. she is bright but being in the class sends her quite and when she comes home she is so angry and seems to take it out on her oldest sister who is 21.what can i do..

]]> Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9391 margot wright Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:08:12 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9391 my 13 year old boy will not even within a foot of a vegetable or fruit (banana okay). and he only likes pizza, chicken fingers, quesadillas, steak, tacos. Any ideas? my 13 year old boy will not even within a foot of a vegetable or fruit (banana okay). and he only likes pizza, chicken fingers, quesadillas, steak, tacos. Any ideas?

]]> Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9385 Shirleyanne Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:45:52 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9385 My son was the same way. I know my son worked well with a reward system so I integrated the two. Each day, or every other day I would introduce a new food. Let's say avocado. I would have only two pieces the size of a dime for him to taste. I told him that he needed to try at least one piece and if he didn't like it he didn't have to eat the rest. He loves desserts. He helps me pick out an assortment at the grocery store. The reward he received for trying the new food was to pick out his favorite dessert to eat. After about a month of trying new things he picked up at least 5 new things that he liked that I could add to his diet. My son was the same way. I know my son worked well with a reward system so I integrated the two. Each day, or every other day I would introduce a new food. Let’s say avocado. I would have only two pieces the size of a dime for him to taste. I told him that he needed to try at least one piece and if he didn’t like it he didn’t have to eat the rest. He loves desserts. He helps me pick out an assortment at the grocery store. The reward he received for trying the new food was to pick out his favorite dessert to eat. After about a month of trying new things he picked up at least 5 new things that he liked that I could add to his diet.

]]> Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9383 Wendy Goodbarn Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:31:33 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9383 Parents of children with ASD's who only eat specific brands of foods - you may want to think about making your own foods and putting them into containers from branded foods. That way you can change the content of the foods to add extra vitamins etc. This has worked very well with 3 of the families I work with - the parents made their own yoghurts, fish fingers, pizzas, waffles, sausages, burgers and put them into empty branded boxes and containers. The 3 children accepted these new foods without any problems. Its worth a try even though it takes a bit of work to prepare the food in advance and in secret. Parents of children with ASD’s who only eat specific brands of foods – you may want to think about making your own foods and putting them into containers from branded foods. That way you can change the content of the foods to add extra vitamins etc. This has worked very well with 3 of the families I work with – the parents made their own yoghurts, fish fingers, pizzas, waffles, sausages, burgers and put them into empty branded boxes and containers. The 3 children accepted these new foods without any problems. Its worth a try even though it takes a bit of work to prepare the food in advance and in secret.

]]> Healthy diet and Aspergers http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/healthy-diet-and-aspergers/comment-page-1#comment-9382 shannon Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:24:43 +0000 http://parentingaspergers.com/blog/?p=519#comment-9382 Hi I have a daughter who has aspergers and she is 11 years old. I'm having problems with my in-laws who were brought up old school, spare the rod spoil the child kind of thing. They basically think when she has an outburst or problems with what is served for dinner then i should just spank her or punish her and it will get better. I have downloaded the grandparents guide to aspergers from the oasis website but they are still in the frame of mind that she can be punished out of her behaviors. Any ideas on how to communicate to them that is not the thing top do. Thanks Shannon Hi I have a daughter who has aspergers and she is 11 years old. I’m having problems with my in-laws who were brought up old school, spare the rod spoil the child kind of thing. They basically think when she has an outburst or problems with what is served for dinner then i should just spank her or punish her and it will get better. I have downloaded the grandparents guide to aspergers from the oasis website but they are still in the frame of mind that she can be punished out of her behaviors. Any ideas on how to communicate to them that is not the thing top do.

Thanks Shannon

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