Hi Kath

Thanks so much for your response. Sounds like things are really going well for you and your family :)

I do think that Adrian's reading problem may be something that is not connected to Sugar Sensitive, but mainly because I have not had learning difficulties myself other than needing to do something over and over and over to be able to learn something that has a lot of components to it, and also I believe his reading problem may be something other than Sugar Sensitivity because being detoxed for 3 years myself, I have pretty much identified every symptom/issue with the brain chemical that causes it, and I can't see which of the ones involved in Sugar Sensitivity would be responsible for such an issue. If he can actually look at the words and "read" them, but not understand them, I can't see that it would be an attention problem.

However, I am not an expert and if I am considered viable to be his carer, I guess I will find out as we go along. Maybe his learning style is just better suited to audio, rather that visual...

Thanks again for your response

Lots of love

Jane
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: Hi Jane,
: My eldest son was diagnosed with ADHD
: when he was 7 (second year of
: primary school) and despite loving
: books since he was very little,
: and having a marvelous spoken
: vocabulary, he was completely
: unable to read, but could repeat
: word perfect every page of a book
: story that had already been read
: to him. Even 3 letter words were
: beyond him, and his disruptiveness
: and inquisitiveness often got him
: into classroom and playground
: problems.

: He was put on medication, and
: Occupational Therapy helped a
: great deal. By the time I found
: Radiant Recovery, he was 13, and
: his 3 siblings were also on
: medication. I was too, and we had
: quite a crazy household as you can
: imagine.

: I am not sure if the diagnosis of
: ADHD was the most helpful one.
: Although many of the classic
: symptoms fit us, the picture of
: Asperger's Syndrome/ high
: functioning Austism spectrum was
: suggested by another Dad in the
: ADD community support group as a
: possibly better fit. Whatever the
: title, I know that doing the food
: helped all of my family a great
: deal. Having some affirmation that
: what I had lived with all my life
: and what I saw my kids having to
: cope with too did have some name
: and that something could be done
: to help us, instead of our having
: to struggle to pretend to be
: 'normal' was very helpful.

: Beginning with breakfast, we too saw
: the same changes that you
: describe. Teachers wanted to know
: what the 'new medication' we must
: be trying was called. When school
: holidays came, all 4 kids begged
: to be allowed to stop their meds,
: and we never looked back. They all
: do the food with me, and all have
: become well functioning young
: adults. My eldest is now 25, still
: loves with us and has a full time
: job caring for the elderly at a
: local nursing home, is happy and
: manages quite well with most life
: tasks.

: Definitely our symptoms improved as
: we did the food, and definitely
: there are residual behaviours and
: difficulties which continue to
: give us challenges. I think that
: the underlying sugar sensitivity
: is added to by ADHD and Aspergers/
: spectrum conditions. Doing the
: food heals the underlying sugar
: sensitivity, removing that
: volatility and unsteadying effect,
: but the separate symptoms that
: comprise those conditions are in
: addition to the sugar sensitivity.
: They are not all magically
: resolved or eliminated by eating
: well.

: Specifically the reading of words but
: not being able to make meaning of
: what is read that you describe, I
: have heard of in association with
: ADHD, although I am not sure if it
: is just an associated reading
: difficulty, as it certainly
: doesn't exhibit that way in my
: kids.

: To list very briefly some changes in
: ADD symptoms we have observed
: since doing the food:
: Significant impulse awareness and
: choice
: Less angry outbursts/ lashing out.
: Lots more cooperation and being
: able to do things together instead
: of having to be alone.
: Much better ability to stay on and
: complete tasks.
: Able to plan and carry through, able
: to listen and interrupt less.
: Much more able to hear that there
: might be another point of view
: Significantly less tearful /emotional
: lability
: Much tidier house, individuals taking
: responsibility for their own
: belongings and tidying up after
: themselves (most of the time!)
: Relationships, deep and meaningful
: discussions in which there is
: listening and sharing, considering
: each other's point of view. Funny
: interactions, some quite amusing
: things.
: We have moved from what felt like
: constant crisis control to what I
: think is a pretty normal household
: all things considered. We are a
: bit quirky, but no longer
: dysfunctional!!

: Kath