In 12 Ways to Effectively Help Your ADD/ADHD Child, you'll discover that helping a child with ADD/ADHD is like solving a jigsaw puzzle. You have to identify the various biochemical and nutritional pieces and fit them together into a completed puzzle of a happy, healthy child. Improve diet, track down hidden food allergies, and identify and avoid inhalant allergens and chemical sensitivities. Included are menu suggestions, shopping tips, and 30 recipes to help parents deal with diet changes, such as avoiding artificial colors, milk, wheat, sugar, and chocolate. 12 Ways to Effectively Help Your ADD/ADHD Child discusses the latest research reports from prestigious medical journals about ADD/ ADHD, deficiencies, and lead poisoning.
12 Effective Ways to Help Your ADD/ADHD Child
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
A Word About Gender
Introduction
Part 1: Understanding the Basics of ADD and ADHD
What are ADD and ADHD?
Causes of ADD and ADHD
An Ounce of Prevention
Part 2: Twelve Ways to Help Your Child
Way 1: Improve your Child'd Diet
Way 2: Choose Sweeteners Carefully
Way 3: Track Down Hidden Food Allergies
Way 4: Add Essential Fatty Acids to Your Child's Diet
Way 5: Choose Vitamins, Minerals and Other Supplements Carefully
Way 6: Solve the Yeast COnnection
Way 7: Identify Inhalant Allergies
Way 8: Identify Chemical Sensitivities
Way 9: Investigate Lead and Aluminum Poisening
Way 10: Enhance Perception
Way 11: Consider Crawling Lessons
Way 12: Try Biofeedback
Part 3: Helping Your Child Adjust to His New Diet
Shopping and Cooking for Your ADD/ADHD Child
Celebrating Happy Holidays
Pleasing Recipes for the Child with ADD/ADHD
Conclusion
Appendix A: Scientific Studies for You and Your Doctor
Appendix B: Jimmy's Common Foods Elimination Diet and Dairy
Appendix C: Resources for Parents
Notes
Index
