Pasta, Red Sauce, Parmesan Cheese
Pasta with marinara sauce is one of Mikey’s all-time favorite meals! This is exactly how he asks for it, “pasta, red sauce, parmesan cheese.” He says it with such gusto, you can almost imagine him saying, “For the love of moses, don’t forget the cheese!!”
For your reference, I try to vary the shape of the pasta he eats. This just helps him maintain a minimal level of flexibility around food. I also make sauce at home, buy Rao’s marinara and order out pasta with red sauce so he is used to some variety in the sauce.
When I buy Rao’s marinara, I put it in the blender because Michael prefers a smoother sauce (in other words, no big chunks of tomato or basil for our buddy).
Here’s a link to a post about Mikey helping to make the red sauce.
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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