A mum has been praised after writing a note to her son's teacher on the inside of his lunchbox explaining the 'unhealthy' contents.
The woman's son's autism means he struggles with some foods because of his "sensory issues", so she packs the foods she knows he can happily eat.
She filled her son's lunchbox with popcorn, crisps, crackers, sweetcorn and an apple ahead of the school day.
But teachers weren't happy with what she prepared and complainted.
And whilst judgement from other mothers or teachers doesn't usually phase her, she decided enough was enough, reports The Sun.
So the mum, who lives in Australia, came up with a cunning way to inform her son's teachers on his carefully thought out lunch.
On the blue lid of his lunch box, she wrote a message in the hope that his teachers would understand what she'd packed his lunch with this food.
Neatly written in permanent marker, she wrote: "My lunch box may not look healthy, BUT it’s all I will eat.
"Please be patient as I work through my sensory issues…"
She shared a photo of the message on Facebook, admitting that "as awesome her my child is", she sometimes "struggles" to put together hearty, healthy meals that he will enjoy eating.
She explained: "He isn’t able to quite articulate exactly why he never has a sandwich or wrap for lunch and prefers to munch on popcorn instead."
And she was soon inundated with numerous supportive comments.
One person said: "As long as you don't take chocolate and lollies then I don't see why some things are such a problem."
Another agreed: "Looks healthy babe. I love your note, that's awesome, I'm going to borrow for my boy for kindy. I adore your advocacy for your child.
"You have to do whatever works for you guys, my son is super fussy so I hear you sister", a third added.
