Supernourishment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Author: Angelette Muller
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 0857007467
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to transition your child with autism to a nutrient-packed diet. It will increase your understanding of nutrition and autism by · explaining how diet supports the function of brain and body (including learning and attention, energy production, sensory processing and gut-brain communication) · describing how a highly processed diet can lead to nutritional deficiencies and how to choose more nutritionally dense options · looking at the science behind the challenges that children with autism face, such as problems with processing carbohydrates or ingredients such as phenols and oxalates. It then guides you through making dietary changes, offering · a range of breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and drinks recipes that are easy to follow and prepare. · coding to indicate which recipes can be used in conjunction with specialist diets including GF, CF, SCD, FODMAP and GAPS (so if your child is on a specific diet, this book is still for you) · practical tips on how to build a meal and plan a weekly menu · advice on overcoming common feeding challenges and poor eating habits. This book will be an invaluable addition to the shelves of parents of children with ASD as well as health practitioners such as nutritionists and dieticians who want to know more about autism.

Special-Needs Kids Eat Right

Author: Judy Converse
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399534881
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 305

Book Description
Good news for parents of special- needs kids: a proven approach to everyday meals that fosters learning and development. Any parent of a child with autism, Asperger?s, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, or other developmental disabilities knows that special-needs kids often have food sensitivities and can be very fussy eaters. Plus, they?ve been told to avoid such common ingredients as gluten and casein, making it even harder to give them the balanced, healthy meals all children need. Now, Judy Converse, a registered, licensed dietitian, offers new advice and guidance on how to use food as an essential tool for development. Based on the latest research, Special-Needs Kids Eat Right includes: ? Simple substitutions that can be easily customized to suit any child?s needs ? Advice for helping the whole family?along with school staff and caregivers?adjust and take part ? Strategies and tips for staying on track at restaurants, holiday gatherings, school parties and lunches, and overcoming obstacles ? Shopping and resource guides ? A long-term program for measuring progress and making adjustments

The Everything Guide to Cooking for Children with Autism

Author: Megan Hart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440500223
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
The gluten-free, casein-free diet offers new hope for children with autism—if parents can change their kid’s eating habits. With this pragmatic, proactive handbook, you can conquer this seemingly complicated diet—and prepare food your kids will love to eat. Packed with information on preservatives, additives, and good nutrition, this guide serves up 200 delicious recipes any parent can prepare, including: Crispy Potato Pancakes Rotini with Bolognese Sauce Barbeque Chicken Pizza Creamy Salsa Dip Macaroni and Cheese Baja-Style Fish Tacos Chocolate Chip Cookies With tips on reading food labels, pleasing picky eaters, and tracking the diet’s success, this essential guide provides the know-how and recipes you need to make this special diet work for the whole family.

Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating in Children, including those with Autism Spectrum Conditions

Author: Gillian Harris
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 178450632X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Many autistic children have a restricted dietary range, and this book provides parents with advice and training on how to support them to achieve a healthier and more balanced diet. Now described as Avoidant or Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), it is due to sensory hypersensitivity, and it can impact the child's health, their family life, and their social life. Based on successful training packages the authors provide for parents and professionals, this book enables the reader to understand restrictive eating and work with children, gradually increasing the range of food a child is able to eat. It includes 'box outs' with case studies, points of interest and action points to make this an accessible read full of tips and strategies.

The Eating Handbook for Children with Autism, 2nd Edition

Author: Michelle Brown
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781729080184
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 107

Book Description
Do you have a child who only eats chicken nuggets, French fries, and mac and cheese?Or a child who refuses to eat anything except pizza with no cheese or sauce? Is that still even pizza? Worried sick about how few foods your child eats? Tired of having no idea what to put in your child's lunch bag? Feeling judged by friends and family because you can't get your child to eat?If so, then welcome to the 2nd Edition of the Eating Handbook for Children with Autism. Written by an Occupational Therapist who has clinical expertise working with families for over 20 years, this how-to book provides easy to follow steps and practical strategies with actions plans following each chapter that are specific to children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This book was originally published in 2013. This second edition is a more comprehensive version of the first Eating Handbook for Children with Autism where we delve into more considerations to why some children won't eat, more detailed strategies to help your child develop a more positive relationship with food, how to progress feeding skills, more techniques to expand limited diets, and how to manage texture progression. You will also learn how to teach your child to swallow medication pills and stop over-stuffing his/her mouth when eating. This book has more than doubled in volume since the original version to give you many more tools to help your child eat a more varied and nutritious diet. This book was created for parents, grandparents, daycare providers, behavioral interventionists, and other caregivers to provide essential principles associated with getting a child with autism to eat. You will learn about: -Why children won't eat-Setting up mealtime for success-Making mealtime fun-Getting your child involved with food to develop a positive relationship with food-Expanding limited diets-Implementing sensory strategies that will keep your child at the table-Strategies for oral seeking behaviors-Handling oral sensitivities and swallowing pills-Food texture progression-Activities to develop oral motor skills-Managing and avoiding food jags-Using rewards This book is YOUR guidebook. Each chapter is meant to stand alone so you can focus on how to manage your child's specific eating challenge and start a plan of action at your next meal.The contents inside this book are in black and white.

The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders (And Their Parents)

Author: Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
ISBN: 1575425262
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242

Book Description
This positive, straightforward book offers kids with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) their own comprehensive resource for both understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the challenges they face every day. Some children with ASDs are gifted; others struggle academically. Some are more introverted, while others try to be social. Some get "stuck" on things, have limited interests, or experience repeated motor movements like flapping or pacing ("stims"). The Survival Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders covers all of these areas, with an emphasis on helping children gain new self-understanding and self-acceptance. Meant to be read with a parent, the book addresses questions ("What’s an ASD?" "Why me?") and provides strategies for communicating, making and keeping friends, and succeeding in school. Body and brain basics highlight symptom management, exercise, diet, hygiene, relaxation, sleep, and toileting. Emphasis is placed on helping kids handle intense emotions and behaviors and get support from family and their team of helpers when needed. The book includes stories from real kids, fact boxes, helpful checklists, resources, and a glossary. Sections for parents offer more detailed information.

Food Aversions and Nutrient Intake in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Author: Brittyn B. Howard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156

Book Description

Treating Eating Problems of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities

Author: Keith E. Williams
Publisher: Pro-Ed
ISBN: 9781416402480
Category : Autism in children
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
A child's incessant screaming, spitting, and food throwing during mealtime are enough to frustrate any parent or caregiver Continuous resistance to eating not only leads to malnourishment, but physical and intellectual developmental become additional concerns. Invariably, the underlying reason(s) for refusing to eat will differ from child to child, so the focus should be on improving or resolving the eating problem. This is a two-part book written for caregivers and professionals who work with children with feeding problems. It presents behavioral interventions and approaches on solving a child's resistance to eating. * Part One was specifically written for teachers, parents, and caregivers with no prior professional experience or training on feeding problems. * Part Two was written for professionals, providing detailed information on how to apply behavioral assessment and developing individualized interventions based on a child's eating behaviors. The behavioral interventions and procedures presented in this book can also be integrated into oral motor or dysphagia therapy. Includes references and brief descriptions.

Visual Support for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Author: Vera Bernard-Opitz
Publisher: AAPC Publishing
ISBN: 9781934575826
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Combining their years of experience working with individuals on the autism spectrum, the authors bring practical ideas and teaching methods for offering visual supports to students with autism spectrum disorders.

The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook, 3rd edition

Author: Pamela J. Compart
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
ISBN: 159233850X
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 355

Book Description
The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook, 3rd Edition explains the best diets for children with food intolerances and hypersensitivities that stem from altered biochemistry and which may be causing problems in learning, behavior, development, attention, sensory responses, sleep, and digestion. The authors provide guidelines to help parents determine which diets may be helpful for their child’s specific symptoms and needs. One of the challenges that parents face is coping with children who have picky appetites and crave the very foods that negatively affect their behavior, focus, and development. Linked to this is the challenge of finding ways to get their children to eat the healthy foods that will improve their nutrition. This book provides suggestions for feeding picky eaters, including those with texture issues. The 3rd edition of The Kid-Friendly ADHD & Autism Cookbook provides a current and greatly expanded review of the most commonly used diets that are important in the treatment of ADHD and autism. There are recipes appropriate to specific diets as indicated by icons and descriptors with each recipe. The authors share details about just how and why each diet works, examine specialty ingredients in-depth, and provide extensive resources and references. The specialty diets covered include: Gluten-free, casein-free, soy-free Feingold diet: low phenol, low salicylate diet Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) and Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet (GAPS) Anti-yeast/candida diets, or Body Ecology Diet Low Oxalate Diet (LOD) FODMAP (Fermentable Oligo-, Di- and Mono-saccharides, And Polyols) Anti-inflammatory diet Rotation diet Despite the restrictions of these diets, this cookbook offers an array of tasty choices that kids and the whole family will love, including shakes, muffins, breads, rice and beans, vegetables, salads, main dishes, stews, and even sweets and treats. You’ll also find recommendations for school lunches and snacks. This comprehensive guide and cookbook is chock-full of helpful info and research, and includes more than 150 kid-friendly recipes, suitable to the variety of specialty diets.