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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we are on the same track as you - ADHD with no meds. DS is six years old.  What works for us?

1.  Sports. Every day.  He does swimming three times a week and tennis twice a week.  He wants to join a competitive team.

2. Cut out sugar as much as possible. No sweets such as candy, cakes, and ice cream. Allow her a treat once a week at most.  She wants something yummy to munch on?  Here's an apple or a banana or blackberries.

3. Try vitamin Omega supplements.

What didn't work for us:
GF diet.  Didn't have any effect on him and [b]he tried it for three months.[/b]
Martial arts.  At all. Refused to go after 2nd class.[/quote]

Three months is not long enough for gluten to leave the body entirely. You have to go completely, 100% gluten-free for at least six months before you can judge whether or not the GF diet is working for your child. We saw nothing for three months, but after six months definitely saw an improvement, and even more improvement after we got every single molecule of gluten out of our child's diet. It's not easy to do, but worth the effort. Now our whole family is gluten-free. [/quote]

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