picky eating/gagging

[Guest guest]

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No, it is NOT behavioral.....it is part of whatever is going on in these kids'

little bodies. My son, even as he got older, especially

when under more stress or pressure than normal would not only gag on the food

but also throw up! He was embarrased by it but

would never show other signs of being " sick " .

One food that worked well with him was avocados, peeled and chopped into small

pieces that he could work on picking up

himself......this was during high chair days and I have many pictures of him

covered in green....what a mess! He won't eat them

now that he is six but he still loves the red kidney beans straight out of the

can! I think it has to do with the consistency/texture of

them......the people at EI used to think it was so funny that I would bring a

little thing of beans for him for snack but it got the

protein in! Hope this helps....try to avoid any power struggles because of

course any naturally difficult thing can more easily

BECOME a behavioral or control issue. Carol

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

It's interesting, because he will eat if he gets to feed himself. But

if we try and put even a taste of anything on his lips he gags. Even if

he tries eating the exact same thing, but feeds himself (very messy),

then everything seems all right. Is this the same thing?

Also, out of curiosity, I've seen several lists of signs of Apraxia, but

the link on the Apraxia website that's supposed to go to a list of signs

of just being a " late talker " doesn't seem to work. Does anyone have

access to that list so I can truly be more informed when we go in for

our evaluation?

Thanks in advance.