Just found out that autistic people are more likely to have a preference for beige foods, anyone knows why?
Just found out that autistic people are more likely to have a preference for beige foods, anyone knows why?
Just found out that autistic people are more likely to have a preference for beige foods, anyone knows why?
where did you find fried garloid?
>garloid
Autists like consistency and predictability.
Cerebral blood brain barrier infiltration by micro-organisms in wheat germ to tune our ocular nerves to crave and propagate grains.
sauce?
built for BBQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry_sauce
I don't know I used to be a very picky eater and only started trying new things at around 25
>trying new things at around 25
Sorry to hear that, anon. Have you considered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help with your risk-aversion and social awkwardness?
We didn't have that when I was a lad. You just got told to stop being a homosexual. And eventually you just stop being a homosexual. You're always an autist, but you learn to play the game
Catering to an autistic person is a huge mistake. They'll never conform once someone babies them
My Black, do you have any idea where you are?
I'll have you know my CBT is going very well.
Cock and ball torture? Hey, whatever floats your boat my dude.
my therapist thinks so too
closed beta test
he's an MMO nerd
lel
I metamorphosed from a kid who only liked to eat plain chicken, to a guy who eats things many other people wouldn't
Better to be the latter anon.
I was at a work dinner and this redneck with an MBA ordered a fucking grilled cheese at a fancy Mexican place
I got autism and at least as old as .
I could write a bunch of paragraphs, but off the top of my head:
is correct
>often have an upset stomach from literally nothing that gets worse if I eat anything not bland
>don't really get tired of foods (or rather, variety is unappetizing)
>the effort taken in making food lessens my appetite, so something efficient and easy is often more important than taste
>while I like Hispanicy foods, I'm usually in the fetal position for some time afterwords and lose a night of sleep over it
Real talk I get compliments and requests to cook from family and (few) friends - I have culinary sense. But that doesn't mean much when half the time, a baked potato with butter and salt overwhelms your tastes and makes you nauseous.
yep this - GI issues are more common in people with autism than not and when you have sensory issues then GI upset is more than uncomfortable, it's painful and stressful and not worth the agony to try new foods so they stick to safe foods. and these beige safe foods tend to be low FODMAP foods (low risk of GI upset) like potatoes, rice, chicken, eggs, popcorn
No, they tend to prefer ketchup, trust me I’m autistic
wrong i have autism and i prefer hunnie musty
tendies
If it looks like the Maillard effect on some grain product, it's good to go
Autismos can't get enough
It's because that's the colour of the bland freezer slop that their parents feed them for every meal.
Weird. I generally prefer food with more color to it, but I'm better socialized than most autists.
> chicken - beige
> pork - beige
> potatoes - beige
> rice - beige
> bread - beige
> pasta - beige
> corn - beige
Wow. Autists prefer the same food that everyone prefers. That's crazy.
>potatoes
>rice
>bread
nobody prefers these
speak for yourself you colossal homosexual
I like bread and eat it every day, am also autistic and schizoid
tell me about the bread hugger
I don’t think I have any preference for colors in food tb h
Beige foods look like food and always taste good.
Parent to a child with autism who had this issue
It's actually a sensory thing.
Autism is fundamentally a disorder of the senses, and the impact of that is that the individual develops severe trauma responses to those sensory inputs. The symptoms can vary widely, and like anything with a spectrum disorder, individuals can have a diverse set of combinations of issues.
For this issue, it comes from both an over-sensitivity to textures, colors, and flavors.
Any food that can be inconsistent with flavors from item to item (blackberries), textures (most fresh fruit and veg), or have tastes that most children dislike, can be a trigger.
The color itself can be overwhelming. Visual input in general can gave widely different impacts on autistic individuals. Colors can indicate danger (because of previous experiences, usually), inconsistency, etc Complicated looking foods can impact this issue too.
In summary, it's because colorful food can look literally dangerous to some autistic individuals.
I will add though that I'm speaking of how this looks in babies/toddlers with autism. What can impact it for older individuals becomes much more complicated, as some people have shared above
Am I autistic if I eat my meals one item at a time? Lets say it's a simple meat, vegetables, carb. I eat the vegetables first, then the meat, then the carb.
I'm a 30 year old man and have always done it this way. As a kid I would hate the sauce to touch the vegetables, and depending on the sauce, the carb too. These days I still dislike it, but accept it (unless it's like potatoes with gravy or something).
Yeah, probably. You can still live a normal life, though.
you're not autistic, you're just mentally a child still
Huh, maybe I was autistic after all. It is strictly a developmental disorder... tell me, have you tried psychedelics before? In my experience, they help with sensory integration given proper safeties are put in place first.
Ah yes, the humble chicken dipper.
Autistic here. I have my own reason.
1) i dont trust what others put in food
2) reinforcement from 1) probably altered my preference in food
autists are prone to food-related sensory problems that constrain the range of things they eat. since these eating habits are formed in childhood, they often revolve around typical picky kid foods like tendies and fries. for some autists these sensory problems are so severe that they become ARFID, and they can actually starve because they simply can't get enough food down
Not sure, but consistency is important from my understanding, as is reduced input. Autists are easily overwhelmed by stimuli and novel inputs; new shit and strong inputs are painful
I think the fact it's beige is a coincidence, what they like is inoffensive dopamine hit fried shit which tends towards beige
I'm convinced this extreme food aversion disorder is only a thing in anglophone countries.
Most cultures don't make a distinction between kid's food and adult food.
You say this because you're addicted to anglophone social media