ADHD help please?!
Question:
ADHD help please?
My son has adhd and I have heard the things he eats could help or make it worse. What foods things can help him and what can hurt?
Answers:
I have ADHD, im 25 now.
Unless he is a person that is sensitive to caffeine, food should not matter, including sugar. Keep in mind sugar is glucose and is found in most foods you eat daily, from your bread, to your cereal to your milk, its unavoidable and does not create 'hyperactivity' but rather is a potent fuel for your cellular body to function, that does NOT translate to impulsive energy per say!
ADHD is a mechanisms of how an ADHD brain works, its different then a 'normal' persons, and this is just the reality, its not dictated or controlled by foods. Drugs is another thing, their are many prescription drugs out their which alter the way an ADHD brain works and artificially 'syncs' it with how normal brain function works, this has mixed results for different people and at different times of their life.
I took several ADHD medications at a young age, but hated it. Now at 25 I still don't love it, but I take it on days with long dedicated working periods of 6 hours straight or more, and it helps me maintain the focus I need at a normal job or during college level 4 hour lecture classes.
The most important thing is being correctly diagnosed with ADHD. The spectrum of behavior for people with ADHD is very very wide, and their is much more acute and also subtle affects of it. Some forms of autism are closely related to the way an ADHD person behaves, and sometimes you can't tell them from anyone else. Being certain of a correct diagnosis, from talking an testing with several properly trained SPECIALIST in ADHD, not just doctors, is vital.
NOTE: Organic or non-organic makes ZERO difference in how an ADHD person will be affected by sugar, it is ALL broken down in the body in exactly the same way. The only note here is 'High fructose corn syrup', is something diabetics should be especially aware of.