Struggling with Disordered Eating as an Autistic Person

my sibling totally does this. have you tried tofu? it's rlly healthy and protein packed while having basically the texture of a carb! I very much enjoy.

I get this a lot since I'm very sensitive to certain tastes and have trouble chewing foods with certain textures. and unless someone else makes food or something, I almost always live off the same few things: mac and cheese, cereal, instant ramen, and bread. the only real problem I have with my diet is the lack of nutritional intake, so sometimes I'll take vitamins or find different ways to force myself to eat differently (I haven't found much that works so far, but if anyone else has please leave suggestions)

Because I have ASD and ADHD, I struggle to eat in so many ways. I am constantly forgetting to eat or having no desire to attain the food that I do want. Then when I do finally commit to eating, I mainly eat sugars or fatty foods that trigger a dopamine response.

Yeah take your time! I didn't start eating more different food until I was 26 & that came with my job. I'd work like 4 hours with no break to eat so when I got off I'd eat almost anything besides beans really dislike them. Anyways, then my work has all staff meeting where we eat food & talk about what's going to happen the next 3 months. And that has helped me grow in eating different foods but I still dislike some so take it easy & go at your own pace. It's hard trying new foods

Honestly same. I was so embarrassed as qn adult in college I felt shamed into trying more foods. Id say treat yourself like a toddler honestly. When introducing new foods to a toddler you can just....have it on the table. Get used to the sight and the smell. Than maybe try a little nibble next time. Or not. Take it slow. Watch people you love and trust eating the scary food. Sometimes watching others love it helps me feel brave enough to try it. Than slowly slowly find a way you can tolerate it better. For me some fruits and veg are still I tolerable. But I can eat those ina mixed fruit smoothie with spinach if I add a lot of water and blend 3 times its kinda like fruit juice. Maybe not as healthy for my teeth but i figure its better than no fruit and veg. I removed "I dont like it" from mt vocabulary. I reserve it for foods I have tried 20 separate times 2 seperare ways and still do not like. I think my highly sensitive pallete takes q long time to adjust to new qnd unfamiliar and thats okay! Be kind with yourself. Its a harder process for us autistics than others and I think we are doing a beautiful job.