We can also get into super-frustrating areas like my autistic children being labelled 'picky' for having very strong preferences about food textures - is that a 'medical' issue because of their sensory processing or 'just a preference'? So much going on about gatekeeping and authority and who gets to decide things
I would definitely regard sensory processing as a medical issue.
There was a teenager with severe sensory issues in the UK who went Blind due to a highly restricted diet (milkshakes and packets of chips only) due to sensory issues - sensory issues are potentially very serious.
I also wouldn't judge someone if they said "I need to eat red meat every day for health reasons" - I don't need to know *what* the health reasons are, I trust people that whatever they consider to be "health reasons" is highly likely to be valid.
I would only judge someone if someone said "I eat red meat every day, and I could easily swap to chicken/fish to reduce my carbon footprint, but I can't be bothered/why should I have to/why should I do it if no-one else is?"
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I would definitely regard sensory processing as a medical issue.
There was a teenager with severe sensory issues in the UK who went Blind due to a highly restricted diet (milkshakes and packets of chips only) due to sensory issues - sensory issues are potentially very serious.
I also wouldn't judge someone if they said "I need to eat red meat every day for health reasons" - I don't need to know *what* the health reasons are, I trust people that whatever they consider to be "health reasons" is highly likely to be valid.
I would only judge someone if someone said "I eat red meat every day, and I could easily swap to chicken/fish to reduce my carbon footprint, but I can't be bothered/why should I have to/why should I do it if no-one else is?"