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ADHD-Like Symptoms Caused by a Food Allergy (Score:1)
My son, who is now 10, has a food allergy that we didn't figure out until he was about two years old; if he has anything with corn or corn products in it (including the ubiquitous cheap All-American sweetener, corn syrup), he almost immediately exhibits ADHD-like symptoms -- hyperactivity, very low attention span, low frustration tolerance. It's amazing. My wife has learned how to cook without using corn products.
NONE of the pediatric physicians were willing to entertain the idea that a food aller
Re:ADHD-Like Symptoms Caused by a Food Allergy (Score:2)
Definitely check out the allergy possibility. It's amazing how many doctors still don't even seem to believe allergies exist.
My father's best friend is an allergist and has been treating us for years. In that time I've had occasion to read a lot of pamphlets about the allergy ADHD connection while waiting around in his office.
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
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