My DS6 has classic sensory overexcitability, including tag phobia and extreme food pickiness. I'm not worried about his nutrition, but the range of things he eats is absurdly narrow.

This has become problematic for our foodie family family. If we serve something not on his 'list' he won't eat it -- he'll just go to bed hungry. This happens several times a week even with go-to kid fare like pasta, pizza, hamburgers, etc. We never push him and just tell him to eat or not hoping that he will come around. The "when they are hungry they will eat" advice has failed us!

Has anyone found a good way to deal with an absurdly picky gifted kid?

Ul.H.