okay, alright. i need advice from AuDHD people. i cannot convince my 5.5yr old child to eat a meal in a reasonable amount of time no matter what i do. favorite food, definitely hungry, all of it - just refusing and stalling, and then when you take it because it's been way too long they freak out and start trying to shovel everything at once while screaming
timers don't work
nudging/reminders don't work
eating with them doesn't work
having them eat alone doesn't work
eating with distractions/stims available doesn't work
eating without distractions/stims doesn't work
dangling a carrot (reward) if they eat and get done quickly doesn't work
what on earth do i try?? when we lived alone it was like this and when we lived with another family it was like this and they're starting school in the fall and when they're hungry they melt down so skipping lunch is going to go so poorly and they've never done daycare or school before
RBs welcome pretty please, especially personal anecdotes if you, too, were like this about food as a kid (or even, still are!)
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