Listen "Food Wars - autism, adhd, spd, the neurodiverse"
Episode Synopsis
#1 Food wars vs food relationships and the battle with their sensory systems that are constantly changing. There is so much more going on than just the food. It's different to the neuro-typical journey of fussy or picky eaters. My own experiences and advice from having raising a now 20 yr old son who is adhd plus my youngest Henry who is on speaking, autistic and adhd, age 12. They do grow and develop and their eating habits, relationships with food and mealtimes do get better. Look to professionals (nutritionists, dietitians etc)who are autistic themselves and/or actually live the autism journey as parents for the right advice e.g Yaffi Lvova.#2 GUEST: N/A#3 0:00 Intro0:48 'food wars' should really be 'food relationships'1:37 It's not war against the child, its against their sensory systems2:00 Its not just about the food4:04 what's especially tough for parents5:31 my own experiences and examples with two of my 3 children9:37 under/over weight11:25 Nutritionist and other 'experts' advice14:00 mix it up, experiment, try not to get riled, forget the traditional rules/norms/manners17:25 The younger years and thinking things would never get any better, and the now22:00 Our childrens brains work differently, it is not the same22:30 Yaffi Lvova, nutritionist and dietitian who lives it and knows the autism journey.#4 food wars vs food relationshipsit's about so much more than the foodwhat we all know as fussy or picky eatersit's different for autistic, adhd, spd, neurodiverse childrenexpert advice should come from those who are actually autistic or actually live itmy own experiences wiht a 20yr old adhd son and a 12 yr old non speaking, autistic and adhd younger son. it will get better, it takes time and adjustments, experimenting, mixing things up, never giving up# 5 Calls to Actionpre-roll: new name, website, newslettermid-roll: thank you for the listens + follow + review/comment#6 see under 'research links'#7 N/A#8 n+Next Episode...tbc
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