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Okay, here it goes. I have a son in 3rd grade who has been struggling with school. His school has done testing and found that he is smart he just has an attention problem. So anyway, in a round about way they suggested taking him to a doctor to have him tested for ADD. Well I knew how my husband would react to this and sure enough he thinks it's (a bunch of bullshit). well in my opinion anything to get him help in school i'm all for. He is bellow grade level and struggling. And the longer it goes the further behind he will get. Does anyone have an opinion or advise?
My son is 17 and was DX'd ADHD in first grade.
He'd been an easy baby and toddler and suddenly in pre-school and Kindergarten turned into a tyrant. Turns out he was allergc to dairy(he hated milk, I dind't give it to him - the schools felt he NEEDED it and taught him to like it) and food colouring and artificial flavour. It took years to discover all he was allergic to - but getting rid of dairy really helped. Still it wasn't until the others went away that he started normalizing.
Most of hte kids "on the spectrum" are very bright - it seems to be connected somehow.
Try to explain all this to your husband - and if you're in the states, then you'll be able to get some federally mandated extra help for him(although dont hold your breath too long)
I would honestly try removing all dairy(citrus and wheat are also baddies), food colour and flavourings from his diet(yes it is a pita, but give it a whilrl) if after say a month of no dairy etc he seems to be doing better, then introduce back one item and see what happens. Do this an item at a time, and if suddenly he goes nuts - you have an idea what is causing it. Mind you sometimes it is a combo.
Some allergists will test for food allergies and their link to behavior - its worth a try. The problem is, some refuse to believe(because of the lovely old AMA) that food allergies cause this stuff
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