note that this study SUGGESTS, that's it

now, i want to add- our oldest is our oldest. that means that when
he was little, he had no older siblings to corrupt him. he didn't eat
junk, and he was on a milk and milk-products-free diet til almost age
5 (due to having lost weight as a baby)
and with all that - he showed all; the signs of PDD frolm ealriest
baby-hood (we got the diagnosis at age 11 1/2, cuz then we couldn't;
find anyoen who could tell us why ouson was delayed in so many areas
while advanced in othe rareas
he coudl not roll from back to frot until he was 15 months old
he looked at books as his main activity at age 1
he knew all the letters of the english alphabet and the sounds they
made (and even combination sounds) before age 3 1/2)
he told me one morning that four twos is the same as two fours - at age 4
and
he could not sit through"rikuz" in gan at age 6
not cuz of food colouring, not cuz of sugar or milk or gluten or anything
but because Hashem gave him a different kid of brain.
a brain, by the way, that had him calculating 7 to the power of 7 in
his head when he was in grade 1. (that didn't come from food colouring either)

ritalin helped him - at age 6 1/2, he started to take it
after a week to two, i asked him what he felt different in his body
since he started to take the ritalin. he said, my tummy is full, and
i behave better, cuz i don't feel jumpy here (pointing to his heart".

maybe ritalin has some bad side effects, adn maybe it is bad for some people
but for some kids, there is no other reason, just like n or allergies
are just how Hashem made them, and while diabetes and allergies,
maybe some exercises or types of games and the right sviva will all
help, sometimes drugs are the best solution

in general, one should find a doctor one trusts, and ask Hashem to
make the course of treatment successful and without side effects



>Artifical food colours make kids hyperactive
>Published: Wednesday, 9-Apr-2008
>Medical Studies/Trials
>
>A study by researchers in Britain suggests that artificial colour
>added to food and beverages could cause hyperactivity.
>Hyperactivity is a behaviour which causes increased movement,
>impulsiveness and inattention, and can interfere with learning; in
>its more severe form, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
>(ADHD), is believed to affect between 2.4% and 5% of the population.
>
>Scientists at Southampton University say developmental damage from
>seven food additives equates to that of elevated lead levels on
>children's IQ.
>
>The researchers led by Professor Jim Stevenson conducted a study in
>order to test whether artificial food colour and additives (AFCA)
>affected children's behaviour.
>
>The study involved 153 three year old children and 144 eight to nine
>year old children.
>
>The children were either given a drink containing sodium benzoate and
>one of two AFCA mixes or a placebo mix.
>
>Teachers and parents observed their behaviour and gave a rating and
>for the older group a computerised test of attention was used.
>
>The researchers found that artificial colours or a sodium benzoate
>preservative (or both) in the diet resulted in increased
>hyperactivity in both groups of children when compared to the placebo.
>
>The research team say that the colours had no nutritional value but
>the role of sodium benzoate needs further investigation.
>
>The research has highlighted the links between artificial colourings
>and hyperactive behaviour and has prompted the British Food Standards
>Agency to call for six artificial colourings to be removed from food
>and drink made in Britain by the end of next year.
>
>The Agency is considering the recommendation that manufacturers
>voluntarily remove six of the food additives from their products,
>tartrazine, quinoline yellow, sunset yellow, carmoisine, ponceau, and
>allura red.
>
>The Southampton study was published in the Lancet last October.
>
>
>
>
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