When parents introduce healthy food choices to their children, they sometimes encounter a wrinkled nose or a refusal to eat something green. Frequently, children with disabilities require greater amounts of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients which are found in foods often not preferred by children.
Read the entire column at http://www.ncpad.org/314/1924/Introducing~Healthy~Foods~to~Children and the nutrition and autism factsheet at http://www.ncpad.org/92/694/Autism~and~Nutrition.