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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 532029" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>My son, who is on the autism spectrum, has the same problem. At first I thought it was the medication for his non-existant bipolar. But he's been off medications since he's been 11 so it's now all these years and he is still obese. I have taken him to endocronologists and nutritionists and probably a few other doctors I forgot about, but nobody found any cause for him to always be hungry and he still overeats. And because of his sensory issues, he hates the textures of fruits and vegetables and won't eat them. If forced, he gags and throws up. It is not deliberate. </p><p></p><p> We have very little to no junk food in the house, but he manages to overeat anything he finds and he's too old to monitor. There is nothing we can do when he is at work, plus his age alone makes it impossible to follow him around wherever he goes. He has never really cared about his weight and I can't seem to make him care. He does exercise a lot...and I do mean A LOT. For that reason, he is in good physical shape and has some muscles, but he is still too heavy. I have a feeling, some of this is genetic (he is adopted).</p><p></p><p>The neuropsychologist told us that many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) children/adults don't have the same "off" switch to food or feeling full that other people do so they think they are hungry all the time and unless they are highly motivated it is hard to get them to lose weight. In the end, this is up to them. We can't do anything about it (trust me, nobody tried harder than we did...in a quiet, compassionate, lighthearted way). He never heard the word "diet" or "overweight." Not from us. </p><p></p><p>Could be that other disorders also cause lack of ability to know when you are filled up. I don't know. Son was tested for Prader-Willi, but that came back negative. The entire genetic screening was negative. Like many people here have stated, he is healthy...he has had every blood test and heart test known to man. </p><p></p><p>If you come up with something that works, let me know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Sorry I couldn't be of more help. I don't believe there is any one answer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 532029, member: 1550"] My son, who is on the autism spectrum, has the same problem. At first I thought it was the medication for his non-existant bipolar. But he's been off medications since he's been 11 so it's now all these years and he is still obese. I have taken him to endocronologists and nutritionists and probably a few other doctors I forgot about, but nobody found any cause for him to always be hungry and he still overeats. And because of his sensory issues, he hates the textures of fruits and vegetables and won't eat them. If forced, he gags and throws up. It is not deliberate. We have very little to no junk food in the house, but he manages to overeat anything he finds and he's too old to monitor. There is nothing we can do when he is at work, plus his age alone makes it impossible to follow him around wherever he goes. He has never really cared about his weight and I can't seem to make him care. He does exercise a lot...and I do mean A LOT. For that reason, he is in good physical shape and has some muscles, but he is still too heavy. I have a feeling, some of this is genetic (he is adopted). The neuropsychologist told us that many Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) children/adults don't have the same "off" switch to food or feeling full that other people do so they think they are hungry all the time and unless they are highly motivated it is hard to get them to lose weight. In the end, this is up to them. We can't do anything about it (trust me, nobody tried harder than we did...in a quiet, compassionate, lighthearted way). He never heard the word "diet" or "overweight." Not from us. Could be that other disorders also cause lack of ability to know when you are filled up. I don't know. Son was tested for Prader-Willi, but that came back negative. The entire genetic screening was negative. Like many people here have stated, he is healthy...he has had every blood test and heart test known to man. If you come up with something that works, let me know :) Sorry I couldn't be of more help. I don't believe there is any one answer. [/QUOTE]
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