Autistic vegetable lover just going through a phase
Added 2025-07-04 10:00:04 +0000 UTC
Piece by Sara Gibbs, Image Shutterstock
An autistic man who claims to enjoy putting vegetables into his mouth is simply experimenting with his identity and will eventually grow out of it, his loved ones have said.
Eddie Albington, 24, has faced ostracisation from his own community for being a rare example of a person with autism whose diet consists of foods that aren’t shaped like dinosaurs. But Albington’s friends and family are sceptical that this preference will stand the test of time.
Albington’s mother, Karen Hoyland, 52, commented: “It started with microwaved vegetables. We figured they were harmless enough and not a big leap from his mostly microwave-based diet, so we didn’t intervene. But then he started grilling, sautéing and seasoning everything in sight.”
“Not that there’s anything WRONG with Eddie enjoying vegetables,” Hoyland rushed to clarify. “I’m sure we’d still love him even if he was some sort of vegetable farmer. Probably.”
“I just want to make sure he doesn’t do anything he might later regret because of this little phase he’s going through,” she added. “The other day, I caught him looking at air fryers. I’m sorry, I’m going to need a minute.”
“We still reckon the right smiley-face-shaped snack food will come along and change his mind.”
Comments
He could be AuDHD, many of us are sensory seekers at least to some degree, at least some of the time! In my case alternating with periods of predominantly beige foods
Tara Blue
2025-07-04 17:31:45 +0000 UTC
