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Originally Posted by Lexi232
One thing that is extremely a "red flag" for me, is the part where you say he forgets to eat. that's not very common among people who don't have autism. and its hard for others to understand(in my expeirence). because normally the convo has went:
"why didn't you eat?"
"i forgot"
"how do you forget to eat?"
"i dont know... i just do."
"that doesn't make sense. you feel hungry, so you shouldn't ever forget to eat"
"...i dont know why, but i really do forget to eat."
"well that just dont make sense."
and the only explaination i have found for this is caused with having autism, nothing else explained it. nothing else even acknowledged it. other things came close, but it wasn't it. i get so focused in something sometimes (usually whats interesting to me, and i like), that i loose track of time, and also don't remember that i should eat, and i dont feel hungry until after i'm done, and have gone back to not being undivided attention to something, which then hunger usually sets in, and i'm sick from it
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That's a very valid point. I too often forget to eat if my mum isn't here to remind me. She usually tells me when dinner starts cooking, then she'll tell me when it's almost ready, and then again when it's time to go down and eat. Even with all three of those warnings, she still sometimes has to come and knock on my door fifteen minutes later to tell me it's on the table going cold.
When she's not here, it's not uncommon that I'll end up forgetting to eat all day and then guzzle down a few slices of toast before I go to bed because that's when I've realised I'm hungry and suddenly remember I haven't eaten since breakfast.
If I'm not doing something else which has my attention, then it's usually ok. But if I am lost in thought or focusing on something I enjoy then it's very easy to not even notice that I'm feeling hungry.