Concentration is obviously a huge factor when it comes to ADD so this is obviously the biggest challenge. Parents struggle to get their children to sit and work and be able to work for an hour or so. It was very interesting to see all the challenges.
Question 15
A pie chart showing if the child has any challenges with their sleeping patterns The reason I did this question was because, children can be very active at night so it was interesting to see how they are at night. Obviously the main factor is restless, but most parents said it was because they can’t fall asleep, or they wake up alert, or they go to bed too late. These are factors that make the ADD worse. Lack of sleep causes all symptoms to worsen.
Literature Essay
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Every child is different and every child will have a different degree of ADD. (Merlin, 2009). As said above additives and preservatives are a big thing to remove from the diet especially MSG and tartrazine. Children with ADD suffer from lowered immune systems and they therefore cannot release toxins and this is why gluten and casein should be taken out. Reason being is because it causes them not to release toxins in their systems and they cannot break it down. This causes a lowered immune system and gut disorders, a big gut disorder is leaky gut which is very common in ADD children. This is removed from the diet and it will help the digestive system. Foods such as fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, chicken, pulses, nuts, rice and eggs are the main focus of the diet. (Le Breton, 2001). There are many factors that can influence ADD such as environment, lack of vitamins, toxics, pollutions and of course food. There are so many different medications to take, but all medications have very harsh side effects and this is why this diet has no medication. This diet may not help all ADD children because every child is different. This why the main foods such as
Question 15
A pie chart showing if the child has any challenges with their sleeping patterns The reason I did this question was because, children can be very active at night so it was interesting to see how they are at night. Obviously the main factor is restless, but most parents said it was because they can’t fall asleep, or they wake up alert, or they go to bed too late. These are factors that make the ADD worse. Lack of sleep causes all symptoms to worsen.
Literature Essay
Can a change …show more content…
Every child is different and every child will have a different degree of ADD. (Merlin, 2009). As said above additives and preservatives are a big thing to remove from the diet especially MSG and tartrazine. Children with ADD suffer from lowered immune systems and they therefore cannot release toxins and this is why gluten and casein should be taken out. Reason being is because it causes them not to release toxins in their systems and they cannot break it down. This causes a lowered immune system and gut disorders, a big gut disorder is leaky gut which is very common in ADD children. This is removed from the diet and it will help the digestive system. Foods such as fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, chicken, pulses, nuts, rice and eggs are the main focus of the diet. (Le Breton, 2001). There are many factors that can influence ADD such as environment, lack of vitamins, toxics, pollutions and of course food. There are so many different medications to take, but all medications have very harsh side effects and this is why this diet has no medication. This diet may not help all ADD children because every child is different. This why the main foods such as