A significant proportion (50-80 per cent) of cases of hyperactivity can respond to identifying allergy, food and chemical sensitivity, and to avoidance measures. Not all respond, in part because it is very difficult to avoid everything you need to if a child has indeed multiple sensitivities, and in part because it can be difficult to gain the child’s co-operation.

Get a specialist doctor’s advice before embarking on trying to identify food or other sensitivity. Make sure that you have a proper diagnosis of your child’s condition, and specialist guidance.

Many parts of the rest of this book will be helpful to you if you are trying to sort out what your child reacts to, and how to avoid things.

There is a charity which offers help and advice specifically for the hyperactive child – The Hyperactive Children’s Support Group. They can provide invaluable support, and put you in contact with fellow carers to meet and talk to. They also offer advice on their own dietary programme, based on the Feingold Diet, which, as noted above, can be extremely effective for a small proportion of hyperactive children. Contact the HACSG at

The Hyperactive Children’s Support Group.

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