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1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations |
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"First published in the United Kingdom in 2001." |
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Includes bibliographical references (page 196) and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
Can't Eat, Won't Eat: Dietary Difficulties and Autistic Spectrum Disorders; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Beyond Faddiness; 2 Improvements and Setbacks; 3 I Blame the Parents; 4 Throw out the Rule Book; 5 Survey Results; 6 Hints and Tips; 7 More Hints and Tips; 8 What We Think of Food; 9 Social Difficulties; 10 Exclusion Diets; 11 Doctors and Dentists; 12 Professional Advice; 13 Great Ormond Street; 14 Back to School; 15 All Food is Good Food; Epilogue; Bibliography; Useful Addresses; Additional thanks; Index. |
| Summary |
Finding out that your child has Asperger Syndrome can be devastating enough, but when you discover that he or she won't eat 99.9 per cent of all food and drink in the known universe, the fun really starts. This was the situation the author found herself in a decade ago when her son first took a dislike to milk, and then to virtually every other substance she attempted to feed him. Her book was written to reassure other parents that there are lots of people out there in the same boat, and to suggest practical methods of dealing with the problem. As well as drawing on her own experience, the aut. |
| Subject |
Autism in children -- Nutritional aspects.
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Eating disorders.
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Autistic Disorder.
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Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood.
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Autism in children.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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Autism in children -- Nutritional aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00822502
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Eating disorders. (OCoLC)fst00901199
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Legge, Brenda, 1955- Can't eat, won't eat. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, ©2002 1853029742 (DLC) 2001053706 (OCoLC)48123006 |
| ISBN |
1417505168 (electronic bk.) |
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9781417505166 (electronic bk.) |
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9781846423192 (electronic bk.) |
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1846423198 (electronic bk.) |
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