The Eating Handbook for Children with Autism

Do you have a child who only eats chicken nuggets, French fries, and mac and cheese? Or a child who refuses to eat anything except pizza with no cheese or sauce? Is that still even pizza? Worried sick about how few foods your child eats? Tired of having no idea what to put in your child’s lunch bag? Feeling judged by friends and family because you can’t get your child to eat?If so, then welcome to the 2nd Edition of the Eating Handbook for Children with Autism. Written by an Occupational Therapist who has clinical expertise working with families for over 20 years, this how-to book provides easy to follow steps and practical strategies with actions plans following each chapter that are specific to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This book was originally published in 2013. This second edition is a more comprehensive version of the first Eating Handbook for Children with Autism where we delve into more considerations to why some children won’t eat, more detailed strategies to help your child develop a more positive relationship with food, how to progress feeding skills, more techniques to expand limited diets, and how to manage texture progression. You will also learn how to teach your child to swallow medication pills and stop over-stuffing his/her mouth when eating. This book has more than doubled in volume since the original version to give you many more tools to help your child eat a more varied and nutritious diet. This book was created for parents, grandparents, daycare providers, behavioral interventionists, and other caregivers to provide essential principles associated with getting a child with autism to eat.

You will learn about:

• Why children won’t eat
• Setting up mealtime for success
• Making mealtime fun
• Getting your child involved with food to develop a positive relationship with food
• Expanding limited diets
• Implementing sensory strategies that will keep your child at the table
• Strategies for oral seeking behaviors
• Handling oral sensitivities and swallowing pills
• Food texture progression
• Activities to develop oral motor skills
• Managing and avoiding food jags
• Using rewards

This book is YOUR guidebook. Each chapter is meant to stand alone so you can focus on how to manage your child’s specific eating challenge and start a plan of action at your next meal.

Must be returned 2 weeks after pickup date