Comments on Existence is Wonderful: On The Feeding of Quirky Mammals, Part 1

Oh Wow! Someone has just 'tweeted' me the...

2010-04-25T04:31:26.732-07:00

Oh Wow! Someone has just 'tweeted' me the links to this article and it is SO wonderful. I have high-functioning autism and severe sensory processing disorder and eating in general is a real challenge for me. I also constantly forget to eat as I don't 'recognize' feeling hungry (in common with many autistic people). I am going to download the entire article you've written. If you're able to contact me, please do, as I'd very much like to post it to my website/blog ( www.planetmouretfilms.blogspot.com/ and www.autismwales.synthasite.com/ ) (with credits of course.)

Thank you. :)

There's no such thing as "too sweet"...

2009-06-29T13:29:58.778-07:00

There's no such thing as "too sweet" for me.

:)

Lindsay: Yeah, there are a few tastes that ...

2009-06-27T18:16:10.308-07:00

Lindsay: Yeah, there are a few tastes that I seriously dislike (I have become averse to "too sweet" these days especially) but for the most part texture is a WAY bigger deal for me. I actually like a very wide range of flavors, and am fond of spicy things. But the wrong texture just makes me gag. Bleah.

Ha ha! I have a similar aversion to everything sli...

2009-06-27T17:52:38.960-07:00

Ha ha! I have a similar aversion to everything slimy. "Entrails," "dog vomit," and "pre-chewed" are pretty good descriptors!

I also find it's usually weird textures, rather than tastes, that bother me.

too* and am beginning to consider "reduxing...

2009-06-25T19:34:39.119-07:00

too*

and am beginning to consider "reduxing" my former opinion... benzodiazepines have absolutely no effect on me!

i take it back. what i propose seems ridiculous to...

2009-06-25T19:28:28.363-07:00

i take it back. what i propose seems ridiculous to me now, a logistical dead end. screw variety, generalizations in this field -even hasty ones- are just to darn useful.

I find that avoiding food based on broad categorie...

2009-06-25T19:19:22.089-07:00

I find that avoiding food based on broad categories makes this task unmanageably difficult. I will concede that some peeps can feel that all of the crunchy food that they've tried, for instance, is an assault on their senses, but there remains a distinct possibility that some combination of textures, tastes and smells will make a crunchy dish more amenable to their palate. I say keep an open mind... and what I mean by that is, of course, a reasonable dietary boldness.

namaste

Fleecy: Typos like that are not a problem, ...

2009-06-24T23:29:59.942-07:00

Fleecy: Typos like that are not a problem, I could tell what line you were referring to. And this is one of those things I've wanted to write for a long time but didn't have the words congeal in my brain until now.

Or pickled, rather... please pardon my typos.

2009-06-24T09:18:26.734-07:00

Or pickled, rather... please pardon my typos.

Oh boy I am glad I still check my "followed&q...

2009-06-24T09:18:06.847-07:00

Oh boy I am glad I still check my "followed" blogs. I am looking forward to the rest in this series... I have daily troubles in the "food and drink" area. This first post is great. Thank you for writing about this.

I giggled at picked pancreases and accosted arteries. :)