Hi all

Well we have a small school problem since Jake has gone back, he has cooked meals at the school, and they have wristband that tell the dinner ladies what meal theya re on, ordered a week in advance(we know not to order curry, he spits it out and now cualiflower cheese) The main problem is around the wristband colour, the main meal colour is pink, vegitarian choice green and jacket potatoe and filling blue. Jake has developed a reaction to pink, most of the vegi meals tend to be currys and cualiflower cheese sort of things and bakes, things he wouldnt like the texture, and I want him to have a main meal, as with dh working nights we have sandwiches for tea and eat at lunch. When I do the menus, I must admit Im a little naughty tell him the meal and he says yum yes please, then he says, Its not pink is it, so I say no green. (tut tut) the last two days he has had tempers over the pink wristband and then refussed lunch, any ideas of what to do. I know tht if we tried cooked meal in evening hed refuse as that is sandwinches.

Liz and jake 4 ASD, HMJS, GDD of 12-18mths and dyspraxia

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Hiya,

I think firstly you need to decide wether its a ASD problem or a 4 yr old problem, Emma is really playing up at the moment and i feel a lot of it is that they have to try and be so good in school, little things become a way of trying to regain control.

If its a ASD problem then you need to talk to school and try and work another way around it, maybe they could write the colour on a piece of paper for him to hold?  Not sure what else to advise. If its a 4yr old thing i wouldn't give in but stick with it. (hard i know)

hth, let us know what happens

Sara x

Hi,

What do school think? Have they had similar reactions from other little boys (i'm wondering if the 'pink for girls' thing is the issue)?

If they are happy to deal with the fall out for a while longer i'd be tempted to see if it runs its course. The word pink on a different band is a good idea.

Although i'm really happy Aidan is in school i think i've got not more just different worries now. Lunchtime is the thing i worry most about for Aidan they don't have a system like yours (which is brill by the way).

good luck and let us know how you get on.

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