I do believe that a good diet should go hand in hand with the meds, not replace it. It is so hard to control once they walk out that door and go to school, friend's house, camp or anywhere! So we have no candy in the house, no soda, no junk food at all, then at least the exposure is limited.
One trick I learned from a therapist, add a jar or two of baby food to tomato sauce to increase the natual vitamins in your childs food. I do this when making spaghetti (or any italian dish) and homemade pizza.
Hi,I DID try them all with my ds, who is now 23 (I'm now raising HIS ADHS son...lol). The diet never helped anything with him. I tried no sugar, no refined anything, tried cutting out the colorings, just about everything. Even put him on an elimination diet with me to see if we could find some reactive foods, but we never did finish that one...lol. I tried the supplements as well - vit E, and even one of the homeopathic meds that was really highly recommended at that time, but nothing helped even a little bit. The only thing that worked with ds was Ritlin, and it was a godsend, believe me!! There IS evidence, however, that they do help some children.
Personally, I am more of a proponent of alternative treatments rather than the homeopathic or diet. (Although I do believe a balanced and healthy diet is especially important for these children) IOW, how we handle the children....how we teach them and how we train them. They are highly intelligent and do not fit in the realms of what is considered "normal" behavior and especially classroom behavior.
Countrygalmom40014.2622453704We do the Feingold Program and it has helped a great deal with hyperactivity. Feel free to pm me if you would like more info.
Kim
Thank you for all your responses! My son is on Vyvanse 30 mg and that really has been the most successful thing so far. I do try to minimize the artificial colors and preservatives but I also want to make sure he eats enough. He is very stubborn and would rather go without than eat something he doesn't like.I DID try them all with my ds, who is now 23 (I'm now raising HIS ADHS son...lol). The diet never helped anything with him. I tried no sugar, no refined anything, tried cutting out the colorings, just about everything. Even put him on an elimination diet with me to see if we could find some reactive foods, but we never did finish that one...lol. I tried the supplements as well - vit E, and even one of the homeopathic meds that was really highly recommended at that time, but nothing helped even a little bit. The only thing that worked with ds was Ritlin, and it was a godsend, believe me!! There IS evidence, however, that they do help some children.
Personally, I am more of a proponent of alternative treatments rather than the homeopathic or diet. (Although I do believe a balanced and healthy diet is especially important for these children) IOW, how we handle the children....how we teach them and how we train them. They are highly intelligent and do not fit in the realms of what is considered "normal" behavior and especially classroom behavior.
Very well said Countrygalmom
Yes, like Corrina said, check the "Alternative and Complementary Meds" forum here on this message board. I think some people have some success with diet changes and it is worth checking into, but there is also a ton of misleading information out there on the web, especially from people trying to make a quick $.