A friend of my husband is here, with his son for the weekend party we are hosting. This boy, I'll call him Jay, is diagnosed ADHD and had been pampered and coddle by his mother. his father does not pamper and coddle him but, he's a long haul truck driver so, isn't home with Jay very much.
Jay has some major food issues with texture. He cannot eat meat except hot dogs and chicken nuggets (the ground up processes kind) and, as I discovered, my homemade summer sausage which is a finely ground as hot dogs. He can't handle grainy foods like grits either and, he can't eat stringy foods, green beans, whole meat, leafy greens with stems. (he liked the spinach I had removed all of the stems from before cooking it though.) He like mashed potatoes, sweet peas and noodles.
Jay also does not make eye contact at all when speaking to anyone, even his father. He is quite outgoing and talkative, but what he says is random at times, and not related to the current activity or topic. He had become obsessed with my pet bird and, my goat and, his father says he's always had an obsession for goats. Jay is also enthralled with video games, especially those with animals.
He is a happy, good humored child and does play well with my confirmed Aspie granddaughter, those two have become best friends in just one day.
He was petting the goat and could not hear any of the four adults calling him to breakfast until I walked over and touched his shoulder to get his attention this morning and, we were all less than three feet from him. I think he was just hyperfocused on the goat.
Opinions please?
Jay has some major food issues with texture. He cannot eat meat except hot dogs and chicken nuggets (the ground up processes kind) and, as I discovered, my homemade summer sausage which is a finely ground as hot dogs. He can't handle grainy foods like grits either and, he can't eat stringy foods, green beans, whole meat, leafy greens with stems. (he liked the spinach I had removed all of the stems from before cooking it though.) He like mashed potatoes, sweet peas and noodles.
Jay also does not make eye contact at all when speaking to anyone, even his father. He is quite outgoing and talkative, but what he says is random at times, and not related to the current activity or topic. He had become obsessed with my pet bird and, my goat and, his father says he's always had an obsession for goats. Jay is also enthralled with video games, especially those with animals.
He is a happy, good humored child and does play well with my confirmed Aspie granddaughter, those two have become best friends in just one day.
He was petting the goat and could not hear any of the four adults calling him to breakfast until I walked over and touched his shoulder to get his attention this morning and, we were all less than three feet from him. I think he was just hyperfocused on the goat.
Opinions please?
