There's always mention of Jessica's diet...and I agree it's not easy to get autistic children with REAL texture issues, food aversion or picky eaters to try new foods or understand the importance of healthy nutrition . It's work, and it's frustrating , and therefore be other communication issues etc... I've lived it, I get it.
In Jessica's case , she's fully verbal, she has no problem touching anything and everything on her plate or bowl, but will refuse to touch 99% of everything to prepare meals, if she is asked to help...God forbid. It's obvious at 36, she's only ever asked to help in the kitchen when she's been bribed/ told she's going to make a video for money, because of she had been helping all along since childhood she's know after 30 years where the nuggets are. She has zero routine memory for helping or doing anything she simply doesn't want to do.
As for food... I believe Val is a liar when it comes to claiming all these " food aversions, textile issues, etc... "
Jessica shovels food in ... And we have seen her eat things she wasn't find of even saying " it's not MY favourite" but still are her TWO servings.... Cleaning her plate then when asked again she claims she didn't love it...which means I don't want that again.
That's not a food aversion or tactile issues... That's a brat.
She loves chicken but WANTS it fried... I've seen Val lie over and over using words to trick Jessica into eating fried rice... Same with the chickpea pasta.
Val added pork to rice and told her it was chicken she ate it.... So Jessica has the ability to eat foods that arent her favourite ..she just doesnt want to ..... There's a difference between can't and won't .
Jessica loves cake there's no reason Val can't blend fruit and use applesauce etc... Into a sheet cake or muffins... Jessica would never know. Same with spaghetti sauce blend in vegetables ...
Jessica use to eat cold cereal at the old house , we deserves I'ce cream ....but Val claims Jessica has a hard time with cold foods... No... She simply wants sausage gravy and biscuits or potato tots because it's her FAVOURITE.
Jessica is bribed to make videos... Bribed to get her hair cut... She understands the dynamic of.. " if you cooperate you will get " this" as you're reward"
So... There's no reason she can't be spoken to... At 36 and told ... Sausage and gravy is only Sat, cereal is Tues. And Friday, Thursday she eats out etc...
Jessica LOVES a schedule .....Val could of incorporated a scheduled meal plan for Jessica decades ago... And by the time she was the age she is now..... She wouldn't be eating the crap she eats.
It took us... Years... My daughters nonverbal and 26.. But we started routines for food from the beginning and still do to this day.
Jessica is able to have conversations ... Val simply has never put in the work, she's lazy and always has been in every aspect of Jessicas life.
Val should of worked with professionals on this issue... Along with many others. Yes I agree it's not easy but Jessica simply wants her FAVOURITE foods only... And is always given want she wants for one reason ..... It makes Vals life easier.... Because the rule is no matter what keep Jessica happy at all costs!
Let her eat what she wants, let her open everyone's gifts because it makes her happy, let Jessica decide what everyone eats, where everyone goes to eat, everyone talk baby talk to Jessica and never correct her bad behaviours ever!
That's Vals rules.... Because it's simply too much work to teach, discipline, guide, help or have consequences in place to help Jessica.
Jessica is able to eat other foods ... There's no " medical " reason she can't .... Val just raised her giving in to whatever she wanted...to shut her up. Period.