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Being a picky or fussy eater is not uncommon in typically developing children. But far more likely in children diagnosed with ASD (autistic spectrum disorders).

For most typically developing children picky eating is outgrown, but for children diagnosed with ASD their eating difficulties are often carried into adulthood.

Because eating difficulties with autistic children are quite often multi factorial it is advised that parents consult a dietician as well using other techniques to help encourage their autistic child to eat healthily and adopt better eating habits.

Many parents and dieticians use techniques such as social stories to help encourage positive eating habits in children with autism. Social skills stories are generally written by experts in autism and are used to help teach and encourage positive behaviours.

Social skills stories can encourage positive eating habits in children with autism by providing the child with a plan or visual framework which suggests and answers the “wh” questions (who, where, why, when and what) as well as giving the child an insight into the thoughts and feelings of others. Thus reducing any anxieties the child may feel.

Parents can use social stories for many different situations and skills, no formal training is needed to use social stories and various sites now offer downloads of appropriate social skills stories.

Sites such as http://www.autismsocialstories.com/diet

Offer an insight into the various dietary issues often experienced by children with autism as well as appropriate social skills stories for download.

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All children with autism have social deficits and will more often than not lack the ability to read others thoughts and body language often referred to as the theory of mind. As typically developing we have the ability to read and determine the thoughts, feelings and emotions of those around us.

In fact Temple Grandin described her inability to understand the social communication of Neurotypicals as leaving her feeling “like an anthropologist on Mars”.

Toddlers with autism have more striking social deficits; for example they may avoid physical contact and make less eye contact. Toddlers with autism are far more likely to communicate non-verbally by manipulating another person’s hand.

Reports suggest that up to half of the children diagnosed with ASD will not develop appropriate communication skills and speech. And many children diagnosed with ASD may never develop speech.

This lack of appropriate communication skill can for many children diagnosed with ASD prove a real problem. For those nonverbal autistic children many parents and teachers use visual support cards and social stories that help the children with ASD communicate, learn, interact and understand the world around them.

Social skills to implement with nonverbal autistic children can be achieved through the use of visual support cards which can be used in conjunction with visual timetables, now and next boards and social stories.

What are visual support cards and how do they help? Small laminated cards showing images or pictures, some may contain text too. Sometimes referred to PECS (picture exchange communication system) used widely to help nonverbal autistic children communicate.

Visual support cards for social skills to implement with nonverbal autistic children can be downloaded and viewed from sites such as: http://www.autismsocialstories.com/visual_aids

For social stories visit that can be used in conjunction with these visual support cards visit:

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