Re: Re: Refusing to eat--For Marcia

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Marcia-

Please refresh my memory... has your son always had

language? My son is pushing 4 1/2 & has not regained

any language yet & i'm getting very nervous & anxious

about it. Any words of encourasgement? Thanks-

--- Marcia Hinds <hindssite@...> wrote:

> When my son first started life without milk he too

> refused to eat. He lost

> a lot of weight. I began buying things like

> Mc's hamburgers or

> nuggets with French fries for him to eat. High

> calorie and tasty. We loved

> taco bell and Arby's too. I had to break them up

> the food into pieces and

> feed him. His motor planning was so bad he couldn't

> decide what to eat

> first, next or whenever. I feed him until he was

> about 5. Then he started

> watching his sister to know what to eat next. If

> she took a bit of mashed

> potatoes, he took a bite. If she took a bite of

> meat he took a bite. One

> time she accidently dropped her plate on the floor,

> and yes he took his

> plate and threw it on the floor. Now he eats

> almost everything except

> veggies and he does eat salad and cold veggies. The

> great part of this

> story is we survived this. He is now independent,

> in college, driving and

> has friends. Thank G-d for Dr. G and ABA.

>

> Marcia

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