Re: hi. im new. want to start scd but have questions i couldnt find answers for

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Welcome to the group mb_rogue,

> hi. i have a 20mo old. he is suspect of having ASD and has very

bad

> sensory issues with all senses. he cannot have any dairy-suspected

> allergy, allergists wants to hold off on nuts, eggs give him

diahrrea,

> (ok in baked goods it seems tho), and he has been on gfcf with no

dyes

> or vanillin since june. my question is he is very picky due to

> under/over reaction tactile sensory issues and he flip flops with

> them. my bigger problem is he cannot even chew a peice of chicken

> breast the size of a raisin. hes still on waiting lists for OT and

PT

> but they believe he may have a degree of oral motor dysfunction

and he

> also has gross motor planning dyspraxia. i am used to feeding

> with 'trickery' as i call it but there is so little he can eat!

altho

> gfcf rid him of most his GI, it still wasnt quite right, and at

times

> i notice extremely fluffy and paler BMS. i took out potato a few

days

> and they became more solid than ive seen since starting solids.

> does anyone have experience with a child with both sensory and

> oral/gross motor dysfunctions? i really want to start this diet,

and i

> am working on seeing and affording a DAN but that will take 3 mos

with

> the wait list. i'd appreciate any help, words of encouragement,

> thoughts, or special recipes. thankx!

Many kids start here as picky eaters and many of them graduate to

more variety. A number of parents have used the chicken pancakes,

sneaky veggie pancakes, meatballs recipes to help get their kids

eating food that's sensory acceptable to them.

There are some picky eater suggestions at:

http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#picky

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#transition

http://pecanbread.com/difficulties.html#initial

http://pecanbread.com/badreaction.html

Also see:

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/pecanbread/message/55310

SCD recipe ideas at

http://pecanbread.com/foodprep.html#menu

and lots of kid friendly recipes (including chicken pancakes and

sneaky pancakes) at

http://pecanbread.com/recipes.html

More SCD recipes at

http://www.scdrecipe.com/recipes.html

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 22yrs

mom of and

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Hi...

I'm sorry I missed answering your post. My daughter does not have autism (she

has a CP diagnosis.... global delays, seizures, etc.) , but she does have

dyspraxia. She is ten... and I still puree a lot of her food due to her lousy

chewing ability. I am more concerned with her absorbing nutrients ... and we

are working on self-feeding, so purees work better as she can spoon them a

little easier. Pureeing breaks everything down so that I know it's easier to

digest for her.... and she doesn't end up swallowing great amounts of unchewed

food. She still would not be able to chew up an ordinary sized bite of something

like chicken.... unless it was SUPER tender. Even then, I would have to closely

supervise her and cue her to chew. I know it might seem like a hassle, but I am

pretty used to whipping out my hand blender and pureeing her meals.

Your child may well improve greatly on SCD and lose a lot of the dyspraxia

(whereas my daughter has other neurological issues from which she probably will

not recover.... we're really doing the diet to help with seizure control).

I highly recommend you give the diet a go! He's so young.... the younger kids

have a much better shot.

Patti

hi. im new. want to start scd but have questions i

couldnt find answers for

hi. i have a 20mo old. he is suspect of having ASD and has very bad

sensory issues with all senses. he cannot have any dairy-suspected

allergy, allergists wants to hold off on nuts, eggs give him diahrrea,

(ok in baked goods it seems tho), and he has been on gfcf with no dyes

or vanillin since june. my question is he is very picky due to

under/over reaction tactile sensory issues and he flip flops with

them. my bigger problem is he cannot even chew a peice of chicken

breast the size of a raisin. hes still on waiting lists for OT and PT

but they believe he may have a degree of oral motor dysfunction and he

also has gross motor planning dyspraxia. i am used to feeding

with 'trickery' as i call it but there is so little he can eat! altho

gfcf rid him of most his GI, it still wasnt quite right, and at times

i notice extremely fluffy and paler BMS. i took out potato a few days

and they became more solid than ive seen since starting solids.

does anyone have experience with a child with both sensory and

oral/gross motor dysfunctions? i really want to start this diet, and i

am working on seeing and affording a DAN but that will take 3 mos with

the wait list. i'd appreciate any help, words of encouragement,

thoughts, or special recipes. thankx!