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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just can't get over the idea that a "high functioning" 15 year old will only eat hot food. That seems incredibly limiting and like something her parents should be trying to help her with. I just can't imagine living with someone who will only eat hot food. [/quote]

Food/drink issues are really, really common with autism. I'm surprised you don't know that.[/quote]

+1. Our neighbor's teen dd has high functioning autism. Since they ditched baby bottles, she has refused any beverage but room temperature plain water. !5 years and not a drop of anything else. And too hot/too cold water? Forget it-she is completely revolted. [/quote]

[b]That's not high functioning then.[/b]  My kid is high functioning and is a very picky eater and will only eat/drink specific things but we have gotten him to the point where most places we can find something to eat and have had to force the issue for basics and finally were successful. He knows eat what we have in a situation like that or wait till the plane lands and we'll get you food.  Not hitting, no scratching at best a frustrated child.[/quote]

Who are you to say some child you've never met is high functioning or low functioning? You are universalizing your experience with one child with autism to the whole universe of people with autism. Really, as a SN parent you should know better.

There is no logical difference between what you posted and me saying: "Your kid must not be high functioning, or he wouldn't be a picky eater at all." Same thing. [/quote]

A child who is going to have that kind of meltdown at that age is not true high functioning.  That child if you read mom's blogs and information is not high functioning.  That is a major problem with calling it a spectrum and only having a few categories but if she was true high functioning, she would be able to navigate the world a bit better.  Mom cannot control this child, and if she cannot stop her from physical aggression, they have no business traveling.[/quote]

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