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Autism, Probiotics And The Lowly Sandwich
Jean Shaw© -
My son has autism and like many autistic individuals his diet had been a major issue.
It is getting better though.
Until he developed autism after his MMR vaccine my son
would eat anything. He was a delight to feed.
However, things changed and for years
he literally lived on Hoola Hoops. They are small round potato rings with very little
nutritional value what so ever.
They come in packs and are ideal for transportation
as they don't crush like packets of crisps. I should know as I have often carried
suitcases full of them when we have travelled. The only consolation for that is they
are light!
Hoola Hoops are convenience foods and ideal to put as an extra in a lunch
box. They are better than crisps because they contain less salt, colourings and flavourings
than most brands and now, according to the packet, contain 55% less saturated fat
than they did in 2006!
Since they were the only things my son would eat he used to
take four packets to school with him every day. As desert he would have a packet
of Polos. These are round mints with holes in them.
Notice the similarities? Clue
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He would eat the same at home, so his staple diet
was Hoola Hoops and Polos washed down with fruit juice, never water. We gave him
various vitamins and minerals to supplement .
Not any more!
Over the years we have tried all sorts of things with him but by far the most important
intervention was to de-
I am so grateful to John Montagu.
I'm not sure if you
realised but it's 245 years since the sandwich was first conceived, and it's thanks
to good old John who was the 4th Earl of Sandwich, hence the name.
John was a bit
of a gambler and the sandwich was developed in order to allow him to eat his meal
whilst still holding his cards. He requested his servants to place cooked meats between
two slices of bread so things haven't changed much since 1762 have they?
Of course
in Victorian times people used to cut off the crusts, at least high society did.
The poorer working class were just glad of the crusts and that is where the expression
"I'd be grateful for the crusts" originates.
I wonder whether my autistic son has
ideas of grandeur as he won't eat the crusts either which is really strange as he
will eat crusty rolls and baguettes. What do you think? Have I given birth to an
aspiring aristocrat?
The idea of the perfect sandwich differs for everyone and certainly
in Western life they are an everyday feature. As a snack their popularity is only
matched by crisps.
Apparently chicken sandwiches come top of the list with the British
and that is certainly one of my son's favourites. He also likes ham, pork and beef
so he's a bit like John Montagu really.
However, unlike the late Earl he insists
on taking the meat out and eating that first before eating the bread. He examines
every bit before putting it in his mouth and this appears to be quite a common trait
for people with autism.
It has been explained to me that it is because autistics
do not like different textures in their mouths at the same time. That would explain
why my son will always eat his things separately and won't eat things like fruit
buns.
Sausages are also a nightmare because he will eat the outer skin and then examine
every single bit of the inside before he'll eat them although I suspect that has
more to do with the fact at some stage he may well have experienced a bit of gristle
in his mouth and is playing safe!
He also squeezes chips before he'll eat them. That's
fries to my friends across the water and I suspect that's also because occasionally
potatoes can be a bit hard in places. Who knows?
Anyway, thanks to John Montagu and
probiotics my autistic son has a much better
diet, so long live the sandwich, that's
what I say!