JoeT85
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They even remembered the curly fries. I'm in for this.
Feb 15, 2025 3:04 PM
JoeT85
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They even remembered the curly fries. I'm in for this.
DirkGentlyHolisticDetective
YOU LEAVE ME CHILDHOOD ALONE, everyone that was a child ate any combination of these foods and it was the best thing ever!!
sosume
Uh Oh! Pasketty-Os.
twerps
I'm intrigued by pepperonis the size of spaghettios
vakler
I would like to try the beer battered scrub daddy
ShineyBaconLitter
"the paperwork I have says I'm artistic and that I'm a flight risk too."
Exdeath5000
I aut to try new things
InvidiousSquid
*rotatoes
MightyIink
I want dinosaur nuggets...
LogicDude
Plot Twist: That's a full-size 16" pizza.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
How is this an autism thing? Genuinely curious :-)
facepalmingestpanda
I'm autistic af and I don't eat any of that stuff, it's low-effort stereotyping.
IgnisInvictus
This pic? Not really an autism thing. Because it's a sample platter. We don't really do variety as children unless we're forced.
Texture trips us up more than actual taste. But actual taste can be an issue, too. I could have happily lived on smoked fish and snap peas for a few years there with absolutely no interest in anything on this plate.
Sometimes it's just one thing on the plate that clicks as the only edible food in existence, then good luck feeding an autist anything else.
ThePsychAutist
All of these foods are "bland", which means they are easy to eat without sensory overload. No sharp flavours, no big flavours, just easy sailing on a clam lake. The whole "cilantro tastes like soap" thing? Yeah, we can get that from too much parsley, nevermind paprika. You know how most people are like "Ooh, this is a different flavour. Interesting."? Yeah, we don't like that, either: Predictable flavours at all times, please. That's what makes these foods a go-to: Predictable, easy flavours.
ThePsychAutist
The downvotes tell me I need to spell out that this is a bigoted meme, in that it makes fun of a specific group, using a blunt stereotype; so, while there is some truth to it, it's still not nice.
ThePsychAutist
I know the cilantro=soap thing is genetic. I was using it as an example, and there is also a genetic component to ASD, so it kinda counts.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Thanks for the reply
ThePsychAutist
No problem. Thanks for your "thanks". Didn't expect to get static over being helpful, so it's nice to hear the original asker appreciated it. 😉👍
SodomySnake
You're giving whoever originally made this too much credit. It's 100% "hur hur autism dino nuggies" and 0% "autistic persons may favor bland foods so as to avoid sensory overload."
ThePsychAutist
A genuine question was asked, by someone who wants to know more, not just "hur hur", which is why I responded. I also responded to OP, pointing out the Hur Hur aspect - it's bigoted, making fun of a social group for being different. If I get downvoted for standing up for myself, then I'll happily join the many others who struggle against social oppression. And yes, it's oppression if I can't simply exist without being made fun of.
JoeT85
not really sure. Kids tend to focus these foods in general though, so maybe it's a more intense version of that. I imagine it's a comfort zone thing, but that would mean most of us are on the Dino-nugget spectrum.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
The comfort zone thing I can definitely relate to :-)
AlexisWalker
People with autism tend to have a mental "age" that is much younger than that of their physical body. When i was 18 i still had the mind of a 9 year old. So yeah things that generally appeal to young kids are also associated with autistic adults.
ThePsychAutist
A1ekazam
It's more like an ARFID platter to be fair.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
I don't know what that is.
A1ekazam
Sounds like a great thing to learn about then.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Meh. Lost interest.