OUR AUTISTIC FOOD CULTURE WE CATER TO AND TRUST OUR INTEROCEPTION INTELLIGENCE AND LISTEN TO OUR BODIES REGARDING FOODIn all environments such as; home, learning and socialising.Our neurologies can be tricky when it comes to food.My child has trickiness with Contamination OCD,Terrified at times to eat,In case of poisoning,Spewing,And dying!Plus an Olfactory SystemThat governs what they can put into their mouths.That isn't TOO MUCH for their body.To process.I, on the other hand,Love all foods,[ Except for parsnip ]As an adultI have the freedomTo choose what I love.All the time.Catering to my Sensory Seeking.With understanding my neurological limits;I have a history of disordered eating;[ Now over 20 years ago ]Anorexia,Bulemia,And Over-eating.These were my less effective ways to regulateMy autistic body,AndWere SUPER SUPER hard,To be free from these subtypes of OCD thinking.[ I didn't know I had a brilliant autistic mind at the time ]Restricting food in any way, What, when or how can be a triggering thing for us PDA'ers."Don't tell me what I can or can't eat – I'll show you!"So instead, We are kind and gentle with ourselves.And practice our loving and accepting approach to FOOD everywhere we go.WE KNOW OUR BODIES ARE INDIVIDUAL, SO WE;EAT WHEN WE FEEL HUNGRYEAT FOOD OUR BODIES FEE LIKE EATINGPAUSE WHEN WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO EATACCEPT OURSELVES IF FOOD IS TRICKY FOR USWe eat any time, What we feel likeDay or night,Listening carefully to our individual autistic bodies.Our autistic bodies lead the way.:)#AutisticLearningEnvironment #AutisticEating #AutisticBody #InteroceptionIntelligence #AutismLearning #AutismSchoolEating#AutisticFoodCulture
WE CATER TO AND TRUST OUR INTEROCEPTION INTELLIGENCE AND LISTEN TO OUR BODIES REGARDING FOODIn all environments such as; home, learning and socialising.Our neurologies can be tricky when it comes to food.My child has trickiness with Contamination OCD,Terrified at times to eat,In case of poisoning,Spewing,And dying!Plus an Olfactory SystemThat governs what they can put into their mouths.That isn't TOO MUCH for their body.To process.I, on the other hand,Love all foods,[ Except for parsnip ]As an adultI have the freedomTo choose what I love.All the time.Catering to my Sensory Seeking.With understanding my neurological limits;I have a history of disordered eating;[ Now over 20 years ago ]Anorexia,Bulemia,And Over-eating.These were my less effective ways to regulateMy autistic body,AndWere SUPER SUPER hard,To be free from these subtypes of OCD thinking.[ I didn't know I had a brilliant autistic mind at the time ]Restricting food in any way, What, when or how can be a triggering thing for us PDA'ers."Don't tell me what I can or can't eat – I'll show you!"So instead, We are kind and gentle with ourselves.And practice our loving and accepting approach to FOOD everywhere we go.WE KNOW OUR BODIES ARE INDIVIDUAL, SO WE;EAT WHEN WE FEEL HUNGRYEAT FOOD OUR BODIES FEE LIKE EATINGPAUSE WHEN WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT TO EATACCEPT OURSELVES IF FOOD IS TRICKY FOR USWe eat any time, What we feel likeDay or night,Listening carefully to our individual autistic bodies.Our autistic bodies lead the way.:)#AutisticLearningEnvironment #AutisticEating #AutisticBody #InteroceptionIntelligence #AutismLearning #AutismSchoolEating#AutisticFoodCulture
