Sweet as sugar?
Some clarification might be needed:
This morning I wrote an article about a 3-year old boy whose parents and pre-school teachers were certain their son had ADHD.
He exhibited all the behaviors, and then some. For some time, it was sounding as if the child might be suffering from quite a number of different problems, least of all being ADHD. There was some concern about the child's aggressive behavior towards his peers at school and his own siblings.
This seemed to be a clear cut case of a child struggling with ADHD.
But, as the article continued, it revealed something unexpected.
Dad decided to remove all sugar from his son's diet to see what, if any, impact that might have on his child's behavior.
The shocking outcome was that this little boy who was once terrorizing his siblings and peers at school (and even his parents at home), was now behaving like a totally different child.
The story here:
When speaking with this father, I grilled him about what events in his life or his son's life could be impacting and influencing his behavior.
The moral:
I do not necessarily believe all the hype about sugar and having a better diet or better lifestyle to supposedly "cure" ADHD or other related disorders.
In fact, I don't know what I believe about that. I personally follow the literature that says ADHD is biologically based and that ADHD should be treated by medication.
At the same time, I do firmly advocate that you should consider the bigger picture before making the leap that someone has ADHD.
What this means for you:
- You are tired
- You are frustrated
- You are stressed out
- You have no time for yourself
- Life is running wild
- You want to be free
These are all possibilities for you.
All I ask, or rather suggest, is that you find a peer, colleague, or professional who can help you step aside from what is going on and driving you crazy...
So that you can evaluate the situation and see what else might be contributing to or the cause behind what might appear to be ADHD.
