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[quote=Anonymous]Wait wait wait wait - someone needs to explain to me what the real issue is with the "peaches and pancakes". Is the issue that this little boy does not want them on the same plate, has to have them arranged in a certain way, or how he reacted to mom when she did this initially? And HOW does this lend itself to ASD?

I guess maybe taken in the context that OP describes, I don't see this at all as any sort of indication of a spectrum disorder or OCD. The child has sensory processing issues. Eating is an EXTREMELY sensory-intensive activity. I can totally see why a child with certain sensory issues would not want to have fruit touching pancakes, and would even get very upset about it. My 7yo son with ADHD and SPD has some legitimate sensory issues when it comes to food - specifically texture and smell - that make him very picky about what is arranged in front of him and how. His sometimes explosive reaction when things aren't done to his "satisfaction" is definitely the ADHD. He doesn't have the right to yell and scream at us about it, and if he gets really nasty there are consequences (e.g., no dessert, no TV, unless you apologize and find a way to make up for your behavior). My daughter with autism does not have these issues.

I'm just not sure we should be so quick to say - ASD and/or OCD. I see ADHD and SPD playing into this, which is what they boy has been diagnosed with.[/quote]

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