I have a son who has autism.
When I tried him on apples and bananas, he said that he liked them.
It seemed that he really did because he would throw the banana peels in the trash and the apples seemed to be eaten around the apple core. Also, whenever I would bring fruit from the store, he seemed excited about eating it. I felt pretty good about it for awhile until my son started experiencing breathing complications. I wondered for a minute if he was allergic to the fruit I was giving him, but I thought I would have seen some sort of allergic reaction sooner if that were the case. Well, upon inspecting his room, I smelled something terrible coming from the HVAC vent. I went to open the vent and it was filled with rotten apple pieces and bananas! Oh, it was so awful and nasty! I had to try to clean all that crap out of there. And I’ll tell you, it’s not easy to discipline a child with autism without throwing them into a fit. I had to break it down very carefully to my son that he can’t throw food into the ductwork system. It all molded up and that mold was spreading through the ductwork, and I know that’s why he was having breathing complications. Even I was having a little trouble breathing after awhile, but I didn’t know why until I found out about the mold. I had to have the professionals come out for ductwork cleaning. They did a great job and now my son feels a lot better in his room now, but he sure as heck won’t be eating inside there anymore!