FOOD PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN: HYPERKINETIC SYNDROME: DAVID’S STORY

David was very restless as a baby and slept little. By the time he could toddle he was a constant worry to his mother, because he was ‘into everything’ and could not be left alone for a minute. Getting him to bed in the evening was almost impossible, and when he was forced to do something he did not want to do he could throw violent tantrums. Like many children, David was fond of sugary foods and liked ice-cream; orange squash, chocolate and crisps. Since he was still only three it was relatively easy to exclude all these items and other common foods, such as milk and eggs, from his diet. On this diet he showed a

dramatic improvement. He began to sleep through the night, and became much less active – for the first time he could sit down and watch a television programme through to the end. When he had been on this diet for ten days he was tested with various foods. After eating a small square of chocolate he became very aggressive and rushed around the house frantically banging doors and kicking furniture. Then he became dopey and fell into a deep sleep that lasted for several hours. A similar reaction occurred when he was given sugar, milk and oranges. Avoiding these foods has produced a great improvement in his behaviour.

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