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Aspergers son with ADHD

Suzza

My son has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. We have been hiding the medication in a chocolate mousse before school. He is now refusing the mousse And we are going to have to talk to him about talking it with water. and swallowing the tablets. He is very difiant and will not go for this option. he HAS to take it for school or he really can't cope. He is 8 years old. I really am stuck and desecrate . Any ideas???

thankyou x

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    The links between food and certain mental conditions is well established. E.g. Chocolate and cheese are well known triggers for migraine

    www.nhs.uk/.../Causes.aspx

    So, I don't think there is anything too radical in postulating a link between certain foods and certain comorbidities of autism such as ADHD. I don't think you can cure autism by changing your diet but some people can improve their general health and mental health by identifying incompatible foods.

    In my own case, I know that I have Pollen Fruit Syndrome www.allergyuk.org/.../oral-allergy-syndrome Having identified my intolerance of apples, tomatoes, strawberries etc I have changed my diet. My GI system is now functioning much better and I also feel better mentally. The problem is that I have also changed other things in my life and have a much better understanding of how to control my mental state and social behaviour than before. I'm not saying that diet is a miracle cure for anyone but it seems to me that there isn't much risk in cutting out apples and switching to pears to see if it makes a difference.

    The PFS is actually quite irritating as I used to really enjoy apples but I have switched to pears as these do not give me any side effects.

    I don't find any of this terribly difficult to accept as I understand that foods are made up of thousands of different chemicals and it well known that the brain responds to certain chemicals.

    I'm not sure why Longman thought it relevant to introduce bats' wings and lizards' gizzards?

    Also bear in mind

    "A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds", Mark Twain

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  • Former Member
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    The links between food and certain mental conditions is well established. E.g. Chocolate and cheese are well known triggers for migraine

    www.nhs.uk/.../Causes.aspx

    So, I don't think there is anything too radical in postulating a link between certain foods and certain comorbidities of autism such as ADHD. I don't think you can cure autism by changing your diet but some people can improve their general health and mental health by identifying incompatible foods.

    In my own case, I know that I have Pollen Fruit Syndrome www.allergyuk.org/.../oral-allergy-syndrome Having identified my intolerance of apples, tomatoes, strawberries etc I have changed my diet. My GI system is now functioning much better and I also feel better mentally. The problem is that I have also changed other things in my life and have a much better understanding of how to control my mental state and social behaviour than before. I'm not saying that diet is a miracle cure for anyone but it seems to me that there isn't much risk in cutting out apples and switching to pears to see if it makes a difference.

    The PFS is actually quite irritating as I used to really enjoy apples but I have switched to pears as these do not give me any side effects.

    I don't find any of this terribly difficult to accept as I understand that foods are made up of thousands of different chemicals and it well known that the brain responds to certain chemicals.

    I'm not sure why Longman thought it relevant to introduce bats' wings and lizards' gizzards?

    Also bear in mind

    "A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds", Mark Twain

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