General Rant

[Barmaid]

I have encouraged my step son to be more engaged with his food. This includes doing "Pizza factory" on a Saturday night where we make the dough together, the tomato sauce and then roll it out, make it and bake it. HE LOVES IT.

Tonight, we made the dough and tomato sauce and then opened the cheese. It had previously been unopened and kept in the fridge. The "display to date" was 21 Jan and the Use by date "23 Jan". I was horrified when I opened it to find it covered with mould.

Consequently, no 1 step son got very upset. He doesn't want to do pizza factory anymore. I had to find a last minute alternative.

I have tried complaining to the store's website, which despite several attempts it will not accept my post. I tried calling them but "due to unforeseen circumstances" they cannot take my call. I am seriously ruffled around the boa. Months of work destroyed and now I will have to start building his confidence again. His view? "no more pizza factory". V sad.

Cocks.

[cazzz1975]

ahh I like your dabbling barmaid! a lot of autistic kids are very interested in growing foods, that is definitely a good avenue to go down.

[sherrardk]

Could you make your own sausages? http://www.google.co....CCMQ8wIwAA#ps-sellers

[cazzz1975]

I think its great that you are making such a commitment to your step sons life and happiness, any kind of autism is very difficult to live with day to day and can be stressful, to go into something like this and not run away screaming is to be admired !

sorry for that little gush by the way

[Mamyalynne]

I also agree with Dotty's suggestion, as autistic children are usually fascinated about how and why things happen, discuss and investigate how and why cheese goes mouldy.
If he sees it as a natural process and nothing too alarming he may relax more.
My Grandson is autistic so I do understand how a disruption to their routine can set them back, try to turn it into a positive in some way.

Well done you for your dedication to him.

[Barmaid]

He's quite keen on growing stuff Cazz so I am looking at things he can grow (for instance tomatoes - to make tomato sauce) so that he can be involved in the process from seed to eating.

I honestly believe that this boy has the chance of independent living - he just needs help and support to get there.

Sherrard, making our own sausages is definitely on the list. I would like to include different things so he has a proper diet. It's only recently we've got him onto sausages though, so little steps.

[Barmaid]

I thought that Dotty's suggestion was great - unfortunately, his reaction was such that any discussion was way out. His concern was "no more pizza factory" - end of.

I think that in conjunction with our "growing stuff" we might grow some mould too!! Unfortunately "penicillin" would be lost on him - he refuses to take any form of medicine.

But he is a very loving, very rewarding little boy. You know - he went to the shop with me other night. As we left the house, he linked his arm in mine and we skipped and sang to the shop like loons. In the shop he was incredibly helpful and then insisted on helping me carry the shopping home. Made my heart swell. Soppy Sugar that I am.

[Mamyalynne]

They are special little people who have so much to give I do agree with you, mine calls me his 'silly Gran' when I ask ig that is a problem, he says everyone should have one LOL

[NazNomad]

I just thought ... would he show interest in the construction & tending of that 'keyhole' garden?

Growing his own stuff might prompt him to try it.

[DaisyNonna]

What sort of pizza is his favourite? Can you smuggle in a minute amount of a different topping? Could take weeks but worth a try.

Let the local paper know about the store.

Good luck.

[mike11111]

The "display to date" was 21 Jan and the Use by date "23 Jan".
But was that 2011 or 2010?

[craft1948]

Wrap the cheese back up and store away from other food, then ring your local Environmental Health Office.
I bought cheese which I noticed was mouldy when I got it home. Environmental Health succesfully sued the supermarket in question.....and I was sent a huge hamper of Kraft products.