Expert: Jurriaan Plesman, Nutritional Psychotherapist - 6/6/2005

Question
I have a 4yr old grandson who is always angry.
He has been kicked out of day care again and this
time it's for a whole week.When I say angry I mean
real anger problems.Something must go wrong at school and he just starts up throwing things,
knocking things off tables,running out of the building.Today he picked up a plastic bat and started swinging it around at the teacher.If she even trys to talk to him or bring him to another room he starts swinging his arms and kicking.
The teacher had to stay in a room with him while he ate his luch alone because she was affraid if
he started throwing things again it might hit one of the kids.
This teacher has had a lot of schooling dealing with young children and she can't even get him to calm down.All the time he is doing these things he is never yelling or screaming.He just looks
like a real mad person and he clenches his fist and teeth.
Any suggestions on what might be going on.
Could it be a medical problem.
A child physcologists said it was just a behavior problem because he was spoiled and doesn't like to be told what to do.
He starts out playing with the kids them something happens and he flips out.

Need help before he is banned from all day cares.

Thanks

Answer
Dear Debbie,

This must be a great worry to the parents. I have a suspicion tat your grand-son has Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). If he were to be examined by a doctor he probably will be put on Ritalin.

But before you do this you should try to get the help of a nutritionist, because ADHD is really a nutritional disorder, that can be improved by putting him on a sugarless diet and free of allergies.

Please read:

http://www.mercola.com/2001/jan/7/lendon_smith.htm
http://www.smithsez.com/ADHDandADD.html

and seek the assistance of a Clinical Nutritionist before you consider drug therapy.

Jurriaan Plesman, BA (Psych) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr
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