Our DD is 5 she has ADHD and Dyspraxia. Prior to implementing the brain food plan and vitamin supplements she had terrible rages and temper tantrums especially in school where she hit the teacher and other children we had started to think she had ODD on top of everything else. She would blabber on incoherently quoting lines from films or songs and had no social skills whatsoever. She could not have a proper conversation and would not sit still even at mealtimes. fine motor skills were extremely poor and she would refuse to draw.
We took her to a private consultant and were given medication for her but it did not sit easy with me. In December we changed schools and started DD on the brain food plan and the supplements recommended.We chose not to give her the medication it currently sits in a cupboard. Here are the main differences so far
1.Her violent temper tantrums have all but disappeared in 8 weeks of her new school she has had 3 outbursts which were her shouting and she was calmed in 10 minutes. She has been incident free for 10 days!!
- Her vocabulary has improved she has amazing conversations with us and is able to express herself well.
3.She has started to draw (still not very well) but there is a 100% improvement and the mere fact she wants to do it is amazing.
- She sits still and doesn't run about at mealtimes or during class.
- She speaks coherently to her peers and doesn't come out with random nonsense.
- She is calmer, happier and so are we!!!!
Did I mention she has lovely shiny hair now oh and colour in her cheeks.
I have to say I was very sceptical about all of this I thought if this works so well then why doesn't the GP reccommend it but I am amazed and so grateful to Indigo and this board for steering us in the right direction!
Now off to do the chair exercise having just had sausages and beans for breakfast (I discovered the hard way if you give DD any fruit or yoghurt for breakfast she is completely hyper!!)
Thanks for this thread Indigo what a brilliant idea.