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Can't Eat, Won't Eat: Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Dietary Difficulties and the Autism Spectrum
 
 

Can't Eat, Won't Eat: Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders: Dietary Difficulties and the Autism Spectrum [Kindle Edition]

Brenda Legge
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Finding out that your child has Asperger Syndrome can be devastating enough, but when you discover that he or she won't eat 99.9 per cent of all food and drink in the known universe, the fun really starts. This was the situation the author found herself in a decade ago when her son first took a dislike to milk, and then to virtually every other substance she attempted to feed him. Her book was written to reassure other parents that there are lots of people out there in the same boat, and to suggest practical methods of dealing with the problem. As well as drawing on her own experience, the author has spoken to parents, children, and professionals with first-hand knowledge of dietary difficulties, and their advice and comments form a key part of the book.

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Brenda Legge is a freelance writer. She has written extensively on home improvement and DIY topics and has also written fiction for children and worked on medical and catering trade journals.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a Grandparent of a little boy with Autism his Mother my dughter asked me to order this book. Wow what an insight! Eating is life and when you have a child who only eats a few selected items, it's scary. This book made me laugh and cry. I'd recomend that anyone who has a child within the Spectrum and not eating READ THIS BOOK, you will learn so much. Thank you Brenda, you helped me understand.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Can't eat won't eat 15 Feb 2005
By Nina
Format:Paperback
I have to say that this book actually cheered me up. I was crying with laughter, because you see it's not only you,on your own, someone else is going through the same fears and anxiety which helped me to be more relaxed and I saw my son on the same level with hers, thanks for making me feel normal.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Let them be! 19 Oct 2006
Format:Paperback
A great book that should give parents the confidence NOT to try and feed their children food they sensorally can not cope with. There are no crazy stratergies because none of them work! Do people think autistic children have secret meeting and say "I know! Lets all refuse to eat anything except pringles! That will teach those normal people". So called fussy eating is so common in autism is should simply be accepted. You wouldn't say to a wheelchair bound child "just have a little try of walking, you might like it!" Nor should you ask an autistic child to have a little try of something that is green.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
I seriously wish i could give it 10 stars!!!
I finished reading the book on the way home last night and I have to say it is very well written! It's brilliant, it helps for anyone on the outside of a situation to understand as... Read more
Published 20 days ago by ApplebyBuzz
Can't eat, won't eat
This book was recommended by my 7 year old sons paediatrician following suspected ASD (aspergers). He has real issues with food mixed up and trying new things and has started... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Wendy
Excellent book! A God send.
I read the first few pages without stopping for breath. I could not believe that someone else had such similar feeding issues with their son as I have. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Mary
Interesting, but remedies???
This is a very interesting book, detailing many of the foibles of some of our autistic (and other)children when it comes to food. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2009 by emhjl
Very reassuring, if not a complete solution to the problem
This book offers very many tips for encouraging children to eat more, but more important is the reassurance that it offers; we're not alone in having a fussy child. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2007 by L. White
You Are Not Alone
Children on the autistic spectrum can be fussy as well as sensitive eaters. This book aims to provide parents facing these particular sort of difficulties with support and advice. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2006 by Suzie
Can't Eat, Won't Eat
A good book for those who wish to take comfort when their child is a fussy eater, but not for those who have children who refuse everthing! Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2005 by Antax
Can't Eat, Won't Eat
I purchased this book in desperation when our Autistic Child suddenly refused to eat. The book mainly deals with children who are fussy eaters but this did not address the problem... Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2005 by Antax
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