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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a really good blog post on the subject of selective eating, OP.  It's written by the director of a highly regarded eating disorder clinic.

https://www.kartiniclinic.com/blog/post/selective-eating/[/quote]

OP here. This is great!! Thank you. This definitely sounds like my SS.

Most of what I previously found on picky eating said that it was a little-kid phase and that they would outgrow it ... and since that hasn't happened by 13, I was concerned. This selective eating thing makes much more sense to me.

Anyway, I appreciate all the perspectives, although I don't really relate to those of you who seem to think I'm nuts for being concerned. I mean, he eats 20 things out of the 1000s of foods out there. It means he doesn't eat what his friends eat. It means that he doesn't eat one thing on a traditional Thanksgiving/Christmas/Easter menu, except for plain green beans.  It has meant that when on vacation, visiting family, and in other countries and cultures, I have to make sure I find the specific foods he eats and prepare them separately because he will not eat what is being served (because we don't all eat burgers and chicken nuggets, right??). Food is a big part of life! His eating impacts his life, and I do consider that above my own inconvenience.

Also, I understand that anorexia/bulimia/other serious eating disorders are a big deal and that picky eating isn't comparable to that. I didn't mean to make light of serious eating disorders by using the term (although it appears that in fact, selective eating is something that is considered by eating disorder specialists, so maybe not completely off-base?).

And about being embarrassed ... people are judgmental! Family members are judgmental. Waiters in restaurants are judgmental. I myself am judgmental (and have kinda blamed his mom for this). So I am now seeing this as an opportunity for understanding and growth for me. Ha.

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