A five-year-old boy from Wallington, Surrey, who would only eat Greggs sausage rolls, has been cured of his obsession after a single hypnotherapy session. Greyson Theophanous would scream and cry if his mother, Jennifer, 32, tried to give him anything else, leading the family to spend hundreds of pounds a month on frozen Greggs sausage rolls.
Greyson, who is autistic and selectively mute, had been diagnosed with a cow's milk allergy at eight months old, which his mother believes may have caused him to associate eating with pain. By age two and a half, he would only eat sausage rolls, crisps, or garlic bread, and at nursery, staff said they had never seen a child so scared of eating lunch.
In desperation, Jennifer contacted hypnotherapist David Kilmurry, who specialises in obsessive eating conditions. During a two-hour session, David made Greyson feel comfortable and encouraged him to try ten different foods for the first time, including spinach, grapefruit, and pomegranate seeds. Greyson rated the grapefruit 10/10 and later tried pineapple at home.
Jennifer said: 'For him to sit there and try 10 different foods, it was nothing short of a miracle. That's the first time he's sat down and actually eaten fruit. It's amazing.' David added: 'Lots of children with autism have a fabulous fuel intake and now he's trying food other than sausage rolls, the world will open up for him.'
