My 5 yo has a lot of sensory issues. Any new food is guaranteed to be met with gagging and choking. It has taken a lot of trial and error and major persistance to get him to eat the things he does. He still will not eat oatmeal, mashed potatoes, or yogurt. The only vegetables he will eat is raw carrots or broccoli made into "special green soup" (ie, cream of broccoli). He will not eat any food that is mixed together like meatloaf, spaghetti, or soups.

He used to have a lot of issues with textures. Anything slimy and he would gag and choke. I started having him play with sand, rice, moon dough, and playdough. That really helped a lot.

The only suggestion I have is to build on what he will accept.

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