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Fuckin a if this isn't spot on. Knew a few people with ARFID. Exact same list of foods. One had a slightly more expanded list to include tv dinners. One was a kid who wouldn't eat any kind of fruit or vegetables. Not even coated with candy dip or chocolate.
I don't know if it's true or not but heard that this is kind of a form of autism.
What do you think would happen if you told him about the mushrooms?
I had a BIL who hated any kind of seafood. Couldn't be in the same room if we were eating shrimp. I made an Asian beef stew with fish sauce and I watched him tear through that. One of my big life regrets not telling him and then stepping back and watching it unfold.
I’ll be honest and say straight up that I don’t like mushrooms. But if you can dice them up into a stew or something so that I don’t notice that’s fine. But I can’t help but fixate on them whenever I see them on food, even if the taste isn’t that strong. Same with onion rings. Onion rings were ruined when I noticed they weren’t just some weird French fry my parents bought.
Granted I’m reasonable about food and don’t ask for special orders. So I won’t through a fit about stuff. But there no need to force someone to change if you don’t think they are willing. Doubly so if they have autism.