Hayden and his friends had a food taste test at ABA therapy yesterday. Most of the foods were healthy choices. One random item was dried crickets. The kids had the choice of which foods to try. One boy tried the crickets and said he liked them. So Hayden tried them.
Hayden tried them.
The kid who refused to eat anything but pizza every day. The kid who worked on a food program endlessly at ABA therapy just to be willing to take a bite of a new food like watermelon. And who still for years afterward would mostly eat the same thing for every meal every day.
And he willingly tried freaking crickets yesterday.
Which I would not touch if you paid me. He tried them simply out of curiosity and for no reward or reinforcement.
I can’t even explain how far this kid has come.
FUA.
#AutismIsTreatable
Hayden tried them.
The kid who refused to eat anything but pizza every day. The kid who worked on a food program endlessly at ABA therapy just to be willing to take a bite of a new food like watermelon. And who still for years afterward would mostly eat the same thing for every meal every day.
And he willingly tried freaking crickets yesterday.
Which I would not touch if you paid me. He tried them simply out of curiosity and for no reward or reinforcement.
I can’t even explain how far this kid has come.
FUA.
#AutismIsTreatable
