I have a question about an AS trait.
I do have issues with eating now.
I love plain tacos and burgers as well
I think it is AS related... I love lots of food but simply cannot eat them at times. Anyone have the problem with eating the same thing over and over until your sick of it.
I also have favourite clothes I have worn over and over alot doing a short frame.
I have a problem with Chinese, the gross, earth worm smelling, noodly type of Chinese that everyone else seems to love. The smell makes me gag and cringe, the texture makes me gag and the taste makes me barf. One time to prove a point to my co-workers that I wouldn't like it I tried eating it. I took a bite with all the gusto I had and gagged and literally threw up. I felt like I was on Fear Factor and if I had known I had AS at the time I never wouldn't have attempted it. I know now I have limits and I bypassed them by trying that crap, never again. Believe me, my co-workers didn't try to coerce me into eating anything else after that.
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I have particular tastes also. I was called picky when I was a
child (but am no longer as picky). One thing I learned about
that shed a lot of light on this whole picky eater thing was the
whole concept of the SUPERTASTER.
Here's the Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster
It explains why many picky people avoid certain foods, which,
in many cases, are foods from the same short list.
Different people have varying amounts of taste-buds. Fancy that.
I know many who say mushrooms are the greatest food ever,
but to me they taste like dirt. I think maybe these people have
less taste buds. Just kidding. Tastes vary from person to person
also, but I do think that many people out there have a "dulled"
sense of taste compared to the supertasters (Count me as one.).
It is analogous to varying degrees of visual acuity across the
population. Do we all have 20/20 vision? I think not. Is your
taste acuity 20/20? 100/60? 200/180? You might be able to tell
if there's a bird in that there tree across the street, but I can tell
you if there's bay leaf in this here gumbo.
As for any connections with AS, I agree with what
Taken by itself it doesn't mean anything and can easily be explained
away but when added to the many other traits it's part of the picture?
I don't have the equipment to figure out if there is a genetic link
between ASD and supertasting. But if I did I'd get on it right now.
I've only seen this in a few places, but apparently it is an ASD trait, and has nothing to do with liking foods...I have this thing where my foods cannot touch each other, and I usually eat them in a certain order. A lot of people think it's funny that if I'm eating something like a sandwich, I'll look it over and find the best place to bite into while I'm eating it.
According to others, none of this is NT behaviour =/
I'm also very picky about which parts of the food I will or will not eat (bits that are discolored, or the ends of corn on the cob to give one example), but I guess NTs could have this to a degree, as well. And like everyone else said, foods with certain textures/smells.
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child (but am no longer as picky). One thing I learned about
that shed a lot of light on this whole picky eater thing was the
whole concept of the SUPERTASTER.
Here's the Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertaster
It explains why many picky people avoid certain foods, which,
in many cases, are foods from the same short list.
Different people have varying amounts of taste-buds. Fancy that.
I know many who say mushrooms are the greatest food ever,
but to me they taste like dirt. I think maybe these people have
less taste buds. Just kidding. Tastes vary from person to person
also, but I do think that many people out there have a "dulled"
sense of taste compared to the supertasters (Count me as one.).
It is analogous to varying degrees of visual acuity across the
population. Do we all have 20/20 vision? I think not. Is your
taste acuity 20/20? 100/60? 200/180? You might be able to tell
if there's a bird in that there tree across the street, but I can tell
you if there's bay leaf in this here gumbo.
As for any connections with AS, I agree with what
Taken by itself it doesn't mean anything and can easily be explained
away but when added to the many other traits it's part of the picture?
I don't have the equipment to figure out if there is a genetic link
between ASD and supertasting. But if I did I'd get on it right now.
I'm a supertaster : ) I wish it had a more clinical name because I feel a little stupid when I tell people I am.
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me too....
however ym very NT sister was really into very plain foods....."meat and cheese and nothing else"...etc...her taste has probably evolved by now.
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I can't eat a french fry if it was touched by ketchup.
I have to water down my orange juice.
Broccoli smells like fart, and by extension, it must
taste like it also. Same goes for cauliflower.
I won't eat salad if it's been pre-mixed with dressing.
I have to try each thing on my plate separately before
mixing anything up or adding condiments.
I don't like it when my food cools down.
Pears have the worst texture.
Chayote has something in it that stings the back of
my tongue. So do raw green bell peppers.
I'm a supertaster : ) I wish it had a more clinical name because I feel a little stupid when I tell people I am.
Maybe we can call ourselves "Ubbertasters."
Definitely related to AS
I feel sick to my stomach whenever I eat anything with mayonnaise, like egg or chicken salad. I can't stand salad dressing either, or olives.
I pretty much only eat pasta, cheese and the occasional piece of fruit. I'll eat other things too but this is pretty much my diet.
lol like at taco bell... i will only order.... soft shell tacos with JUST cheese... no meat and no lettuce...and do not melt the cheese....(it upsets me when they screw it up)
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I like onions, but I can't stand onions when they are on my Pizza. Now this is weird to me: I can't STAND red onions. I don't know what it is, but, for me, it is probably the color of it- even though it probably IS The same as a regular onion; the color grosses me out. I can't stand Ranch dressing; the taste just doesn't feel right to me, ya know? It sometimes makes my mouth feel gross.
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