Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 My son has severe food issues also. Find some information about how stressed people become if they are forced to change their routines and that includes routines of what foods they eat. Suggest that the food issue is being addressed with his therapists doctors etc.. Also suggest that they enjoy their time with your grandson and that if the food issued is pushed their time together may not be what they hoped it would be...or something like that... I figure the situation may be touchy??? Maybe the more you make it out to be a non-issue and that professionals are working on it maybe they won't feel the need to "fix it" Or maybe suggest another area they could work on to help your grabdson? Like socialization which I think is way more important then food. Also, maybe reassure the father that all his nutrional requirements are being met with the foods he eats plus supplements. They may feel that they ONLY way they can help is with the food so offer another area with which they can help Good luck. I hope things go smoothlydbrhseny <dbrhseny@...> My grandson went to spend the weekend with his father. My grandson is high functioning autistic. he has food issues. I worry when his father takes him because altough I know they are just trying to help him,they try to force him to eat things that he has aversions to. Am I wrong to be worried about this? Do you have any suggestions? Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Get a doctors note and send food he can eat that can be fixed fast for him no trouble and just say that the doctor said this is what he can eat and I am just trying to do what they say. > > My grandson went to spend the weekend with his father. My grandson is > high functioning autistic. he has food issues. I worry when his father > takes him because altough I know they are just trying to help him,they > try to force him to eat things that he has aversions to. Am I wrong to > be worried about this? Do you have any suggestions? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Actually, in the long run - those visits may help him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Actually, in the long run - those visits may help him out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thankyou,that is an excellent suggestion. I also have printed out information from the web sites to help him to understand the detriments to pushing the food issue,so I guess we will see. His father can be pretty pigheaded sometimes. > > My son has severe food issues also. Find some information about how stressed people become if they are forced to change their routines and that includes routines of what foods they eat. Suggest that the food issue is being addressed with his therapists doctors etc.. Also suggest that they enjoy their time with your grandson and that if the food issued is pushed their time together may not be what they hoped it would be...or something like that... > I figure the situation may be touchy??? Maybe the more you make it out to be a non-issue and that professionals are working on it maybe they won't feel the need to " fix it " > Or maybe suggest another area they could work on to help your grabdson? Like socialization which I think is way more important then food. Also, maybe reassure the father that all his nutrional requirements are being met with the foods he eats plus supplements. > They may feel that they ONLY way they can help is with the food so offer another area with which they can help > > Good luck. I hope things go smoothly > dbrhseny <dbrhseny@...> > My grandson went to spend the weekend with his father. My grandson is > high functioning autistic. he has food issues. I worry when his father > takes him because altough I know they are just trying to help him,they > try to force him to eat things that he has aversions to. Am I wrong to > be worried about this? Do you have any suggestions? > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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