Comments on: Tenacity http://whittereronautism.com/2007/06/tenacity/ Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Sat, 19 May 2012 14:56:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa http://whittereronautism.com/2007/06/tenacity/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Melissa Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:24:40 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=288#comment-1362 My oldest is starting to have trouble with friends understanding his autistic brother. He has always stood up for him and been such a good friend to his little brother. I just hope that the peer pressure of "He's weird" and "What's his PROBLEM?" doesn't take hold. My oldest is starting to have trouble with friends understanding his autistic brother. He has always stood up for him and been such a good friend to his little brother. I just hope that the peer pressure of “He’s weird” and “What’s his PROBLEM?” doesn’t take hold.

]]> By: Jessica http://whittereronautism.com/2007/06/tenacity/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Jessica Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:41:19 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=288#comment-1361 Oh my, sounds just like our house. How frustrated i can get when I just KNOW he will like it but he won't try it. "just take a lick, try a no-thank-you-bite, you'll love it. It's sweet, you like sugar, this tastes just like sugar, maybe it's even made from sugar. No? Come on, just a lick.". UUGGGHH! Oh my, sounds just like our house. How frustrated i can get when I just KNOW he will like it but he won’t try it. “just take a lick, try a no-thank-you-bite, you’ll love it. It’s sweet, you like sugar, this tastes just like sugar, maybe it’s even made from sugar. No? Come on, just a lick.”. UUGGGHH!

]]> By: Joeymom http://whittereronautism.com/2007/06/tenacity/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Joeymom Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:16:38 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=288#comment-1360 Joey eats goldfish, chicken nuggets, french fries, hot dogs, turkey meatballs (woo-hoo!), macaroni and cheese, American cheese, crackers, soft breads, cheetos, potato chips, corn chips, taco meat, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, apples, strawberries, bananas, raspberries, ice cream, and any vegetable I put in cottage cheese. <br/><br/>I finally got him to eat the tops off asparagus yesterday, bu only because Oobi and Uma like asparagus. <br/><br/>This is a greatly expanded menu since Christmas, when for some reason he would only eat hot dogs, M&C, cottage cheese and vegetables (and only peas, lima beans, or green beans in it), cookies, goldfish, and apples. We're coming right along! <br/><br/>What's weird is when Joey was a baby, he loved anything you put in his mouth. His favorite food was scrambled eggs... and the cottage cheese thing. What a weird texture to like best. Joey eats goldfish, chicken nuggets, french fries, hot dogs, turkey meatballs (woo-hoo!), macaroni and cheese, American cheese, crackers, soft breads, cheetos, potato chips, corn chips, taco meat, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal cookies, apples, strawberries, bananas, raspberries, ice cream, and any vegetable I put in cottage cheese.

I finally got him to eat the tops off asparagus yesterday, bu only because Oobi and Uma like asparagus.

This is a greatly expanded menu since Christmas, when for some reason he would only eat hot dogs, M&C, cottage cheese and vegetables (and only peas, lima beans, or green beans in it), cookies, goldfish, and apples. We’re coming right along!

What’s weird is when Joey was a baby, he loved anything you put in his mouth. His favorite food was scrambled eggs… and the cottage cheese thing. What a weird texture to like best.

]]> By: Mary P Jones (MPJ) http://whittereronautism.com/2007/06/tenacity/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Mary P Jones (MPJ) Sun, 03 Jun 2007 06:25:52 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/?p=288#comment-1359 Oh, the food thing! My son eats 3 things, yep, count 'em, 3! And drinks milk, if that counts as a food. Since he doesn't drink water or juice, I do definitely have to at least count it as a beverage. <br/><br/>His little sister does the same thing sometimes: chases him around the house with food saying, "Come on, buddy! Don't you want a little lick? How about a taste on your lip? You'll like it. It tastes good!" He has yet to do anything other than run from her, screaming. Oh, the food thing! My son eats 3 things, yep, count ‘em, 3! And drinks milk, if that counts as a food. Since he doesn’t drink water or juice, I do definitely have to at least count it as a beverage.

His little sister does the same thing sometimes: chases him around the house with food saying, “Come on, buddy! Don’t you want a little lick? How about a taste on your lip? You’ll like it. It tastes good!” He has yet to do anything other than run from her, screaming.

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