I feel like I am late to the party, but this thread is interesting. My child is too young to really fit into this conversation but she does have sensory issues. At least I think she does. We still have issues getting her to eat certain foods and yes we could chalk it up to the toddler stage but there is a pattern there. One day while at a restaurant I ordered a chocolate shake which came with sprinkles and shared it with her. The sprinkles are so minor I don't even notice them and she loves milk shakes but every step of the way she spit out the sprinkles. I swear she didn't miss a single one as she drank and I hardly noticed them as I drank my part of the shake even when trying to see how much texture was in each swallow. She will eat beans so long as they are refried but will not eat a whole bean b/c of the texture. She is also the kid that can not stand to have her hands dirty and was afraid to walk in the grass when she was younger. If she felt the blade on her leg she would stop and have to be picked up. She is over this now but it took a lot of patience from me. And she will now play in the dirt to some extent but always to have to wash her hands immediately after. I say it is baby steps with the kiddo. So I guess I am asking is the above sensory or just typical toddlerhood?
