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[lollardfish]

The food issues with Nico have hit a crisis point. It's very upsetting and we're seeking professional help.

This is the first time I've felt completely helpless in regards to Nico in a long time.

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[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I am sorry this is stressful for you! I expect that he'll come out of this period resuming his interest in old favorites, just as nearly all toddlers do. When Sharon commented a while back to the effect that by the time they're 4 all they eat is mac and cheese, she was being accurate.

It is upsetting, but it is also normal. Have you googled "toddler eating preferences" or similar?

K.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

We have done a lot of internet research, Shannon's read various books, and today we talked to our developmental therapist (we've been talking to her all along, of course), and she's going to get us into a food therapy group/program.

The question is what is normal and what is exacerbated by his delayed levels of expressive and receptive communication? Or, is there in fact some kind of extremely minor sensory issue (sensory issues are entirely typical of down syndrome) that we haven't diagnosed? Does he understand what we're saying? Is he communicating but we're missing it? Is it just him wanting candy? And it's rapidly deteriorating.