Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Introduction
I can remember working with one child early in the development of Easyread, who was studying the materials with his hands on the table while bouncing constantly in the air with his whole lower torso and legs.
He maintained that for the entire 40 minute sessions we would do. And the teacher had never seen him work on anything for more than 5-10 minutes. He regularly had to be sent to run around the school building.
Whenever I went into a classroom I was almost always assigned a character like him. I used to love it because they were great kids. But they were virtually unable to control this boundless excess of energy.
Why Your Child Is Lucky to Have ADHD
Yes, your child is LUCKY! Your child has plenty of natural energy. It is far better to have too much energy than none. Although I know that it is tough for you as a parent.
Now, if you have a child with ADHD please sit down and take your Prozac before reading the next paragraph.
In my view, almost all ADHD is either genetic or environmentally caused. What I mean is that either it runs in he family (which you would know about) or the child is absorbing something causing the ADHD.
The Possible Solution to ADHD
So, if you are not hyperactive yourself, then your child is almost certainly drinking or eating something that is causing the ADHD.
Just because other children can drink liquid sugar packed with caffeine (in fizzy cans), can eat chocolate bars all day and Crunchy Nut Cornflakes (also 30% sugar) without reacting, does not mean everyone can. Your child is lucky to have a strong metabolism that does not need that much input.
Your child has plenty of natural energy and will be fine on a natural diet without refined sugar and caffeine. Just remove them from your child's diet (or as much as possible).
Like any drug, it is tough to come off sugar and caffeine. I am an ex caffeine addict myself.
But it must be worth trying before using any medication.
And it is very hard to read anything while you are constantly on the move!
So, please try your child on meat, fruit and vegetables for a week and see what happens. Buy the new semi-dried fruits and fruit juices to replace the manufactured sweets and colas.
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