‘Autism doesn’t stop for Christmas!’ Christine McGuinness reveals her three children are served fish fingers and chips for their festive meals… and is relieved the holidays are almost over
Ever the enlightened parent, Christine McGuinness shared an insight into her family Christmas over the weekend, explaining what her three autistic children eat for their festive lunch.
Foregoing turkey with all the trimmings, Penelope and Leo, seven, and Felicity, four, whom Christine shares with comedian husband Paddy McGuinness, opted for kid-friendly fish fingers and chips.
Christine, 32, posted this on Instagram, captioning it: ‘Autism doesn’t stop for Christmas day! They like what they like and I want my children to eat so I choose my battles and I don’t want one today!
Ever the enlightened parent, Christine McGuinness shared an insight into her family Christmas over the weekend, explaining what her three autistic children eat for their festive lunch
‘For anyone who may not understand this, food aversion can be quite common for those with autism. This isn’t lazy parenting or fussy children, this is sensory issues due to their condition that limits what our children eat. I am delighted they are very slowly exploring new textures.
‘I’m just happy they eat because there have been times they totally refuse.It may be basic and it’s still all beige but they’re happy and their tummies are full.’
‘For anyone with autistic children this Christmas.. I hope you had a calm day, I feel your exhaustion and I hear your sigh of relief that the Christmas period is almost over.’
Foregoing turkey with all the trimmings, Penelope and Leo, seven, and Felicity, four, whom Christine shares with comedian husband Paddy McGuinness, opted for kid-friendly fish fingers and chips
Christine, 32, posted this on Instagram, captioning it: ‘Autism doesn’t stop for Christmas day! They like what they like and I want my children to eat so I choose my battles and I don’t want one today!’
She went on: ‘For anyone who may not understand this, food aversion can be quite common for those with autism. This isn’t lazy parenting or fussy children, this is sensory issues due to their condition that limits what our children eat. I am delighted they are very slowly exploring new textures’