pennypincher asked:
My brother has autism. He always take huge bites and eats like he is in a race. It causes him to choke sometimes; like when he tried to eat a hard-boiled egg all at once. Is this common with autism?
My brother has autism. He always take huge bites and eats like he is in a race. It causes him to choke sometimes; like when he tried to eat a hard-boiled egg all at once. Is this common with autism?
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I have Autism ( pdd-nos) and i eat fast but have certain rituals I must follow did I mention i have OCD as well. I must eat one thing at a time with limited exceptions meaning foods that are meant to be mixed. It i common to eat either slower or faster than normal.
My son (8) does the same. Eggs always all at once (to avoid the smell?).
All other food with big bites and always in a hurry to go back to the TV. Only sometimes he is willing to do some sort of conversation which almost always ends in us parents asking questions and him answering with short phrases.
By the way, he hardly ever chokes because of the big bites.
My son has autism and he eats very fast like someone is going to steal his food. He is 22 years old and has always been like this. My best friend’s daughter has autism and she also gobbles her food down. Seems like it is a really common thing. Neither my son or my friend’s daughter can talk so they can not explain to us their reason for this. Would love to know.
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