Keep up the great work. You are making some great strides. We use a reward system here. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. If he trys something new he can can have something he likes. We have managed to work in fresh spinach, calling it billy goat grass and and a few other things. The trick is to not give up. I have also noticed that if my son here's the benefits of why it is good for him , (this helps keeps your engine just right) he has more of a tendency to be adventurous.

my daughter is 8 and a very picky eater ive learn that u cant win all the battles but i give v8 juice splash or ensure so when she has a fit about what she eats i wont have a fit too also only put a certain number of something like veggies on there plate and make them count them down as they eat them when they eat it all give them a treat or dessert even very helpful things for me

I don't worry about it anymore. I just give him something from the preferred food list. He will eat broccoli, lettuce, or carrots, so long as they are raw. I started by giving him only a tiny bit of it, and as he started expecting to see it on his plate, I slowly started increasing the amount. Now he eats an entire carrot stick instead of one bite. I also started giving him fruit smoothies for breakfast with protein powder. I feel at least that is nutritious. I've stopped explaining to people. I just say I'm not going to fight with him over food. I don't eat what I don't like, so I don't expect him to either.

Thks for the advice kellsss and May it good to be a part of My Austism Team and get support from other parents who knows what u r going through I feel blessed thank u.

I agree with Kellss, just keep trying. As for explaining it to other people - for the most part I would say forget about people who judge you they're not worth it and you have enough to do. If you feel like you do want to address it with someone, try not using the term "picky eater" because everybody has opinions that they feel very entitled to when it comes to picky eaters. Instead tell them your child has "extreme food selectivity" and it often comes with the territory of an autism spectrum diagnosis.
That'll usually shut people up.