Navigating Health as an Autistic Picky Eater

• By: Karl Wittig, PE Aspies for Social Success (AFSS)
• April 4th, 2025
• actually autistic, diet, early intervention, food, food aversion, health, picky eating, selective eating, sensory sensitivities, Spring 2025 Issue, wellness
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Like most, if not virtually all autistics, I lived with a variety of sensory sensitivities my entire life. As a child, I was extremely averse to certain visual stimuli (particularly camera flashes), specific kinds of sounds, and the motion of an elevator. Luckily, these subsided as I got older. Two...

A Selective Eating Program: MEALLS Making Eating A Lifelong Learning Skill

• By: Rebecca Stanmyer, MS, CCC-SLP Gina Williamson, RN, BSN Alex Mellor, MA, BCBA, LBA Amanda Adams, MA, BCBA, LBA Anderson Center for Autism
• January 1st, 2021
• diet, eating, feeding therapy, GI issues, nutrition, picky eaters, selective eating, treatment, winter 2021 issue
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Feeding and eating problems, such as selective eating, is common among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The prevalence of feeding problems in children with ASD is reported to be as high as 90%, with around 70% of individuals being described as picky eaters (Twachtman-Reilly et al.,...