#food selectivity

[ecmo-drawings]

I can't eat everything. And I also have a small stomach. Usually people critic me for this, as if I am doing on purpose. And sometimes I forget that I am not like them. And then when I try to be like them I usually end in pain. But seems like that this would never make them change their mind. I am glad that nowadays I have people that understand and take care of me 💙

[metasactreon]

Autism and Food Selectivity

I'm a foodie, but I'm extremely picky. I want to try and enjoy so many things, but can't stand most fruits, many veggies, bitter things, and vinegary stuff. This leads to me turning down a lot of food and as frustrating as it is to those around me, it is even more frustrating for myself. So, I want to see if any other autistics have figured out tricks to try and work on expanding what they are willing to eat. So, what do you do or have you done to help get over certain food aversions or try new foods?

I'll start.

I like to order something safe and have my mom order something that she likes and I want to try. This gives me a chance to try something without the guilt of waste if I can't handle it and the ability to split meals in half if I do like it.

[perculiar]

im like, strangely proud of myself for getting steak today though, and like half of me is like "chill, it's just steak" and the other half is like "hell yeah!! new foods, check me out!!"

also everyone like, praised me for it. and like, it was really nice. like i tend not to mention when im pushing myself to eat but my girlfriend knows how difficult it can be to not just eat my “safe foods” and everyone at the table kind of said something positive and it’s like, shit, i didn’t truly realise how good of a step it is to push myself sometimes. like, i always try challenge myself but usually in my family if i mention something to do with food i’m met with either “yeah, you’re usually more fussy” or a list of even worse struggles someone else might have (not in a competition-y way, just in a kind of absent minded way i guess). but yeah, i mean, it’s nice to have some positive feedback. ‘specially from my girlfriend. like sincere emotions make me blush so much, but jesus, it’s really good to hear too. 

[perculiar]

Had a really great day! (despite anxiety attacks becus of stupid men on the train.) I ate steak!! which is like, huge for me because food stuffs n selectivity and it was really good! And i got to see my gorgeous girlfriend the-haggis-hunter <3!

It rly has been good! [Also, my brother was in a car crash earlier n his car got crushed but he’s relatively okay n it wasn’t his fault so that’s like, good?]

[perculiar]

stomach

stomach: three comfort foods.I kind of only eat carbohydrates so bread, pasta and noodles are kind of my only choices. But warm bread is definitely one! A second is cheese and onion toasties! Umm, the last is Morrisons ready meal chicken korma. (These kind of change with my food phases, but in the past 6 months-ish, it has been these!)