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Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and attention deficit disorder (ADD) are more common than you might think. It is a syndrome that exhibits symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, mood shifts, poor impulse control, and distractibility. Join others who suffer from these conditions and share your experiences.

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I have custody of my grandson soon to be 6 who has ADHD symptoms, I say symptoms because he has not been formally diagnosed really. Anyway my problem is that his mother, his father (not together), his other grandmother, the others in his life do not cooperate with the sugar free diet he is on. They say okay but then give him candy, sugar ceral etc. Today my husband even gave his a donut filled with frosting. He has been getting so much better and now I am afraid that Monday will be bad partly because of the sugar high and partly because of the days he has had off school. I feel like I am fighting a losing battle with this. It is not important to anyone but me and makes me the bad guy.
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The thing is giving any kid a healthy diet is good, cutting out sugar completely is not nessassary though, unless a doctor has said so because of a medical condition. I hope you and the family can come to an agreement on what he should eat, but really, everyone in the family should be eating the same way (unless diabetic, lactose intolerant, etc.). All kids, adults even, get an energy boost from sugar, but it's not an uncontrollable thing and it doesn't change a person's attention span either. Since your grandson is not diagnosed and therefore not being treated, my best advice to you is (for the whole family) eat healthy, some sweets are fine in moderation, eat vegies and fruits too, and get excercise. Kids are going to be hyper if they don't have time to just go run around and be wild, they can do that productively though, like join a sports team, or just go to the park with them, etc. Unless his school has said he has bad behavior and thinks theres a big problem, or you've seen behaviors in him that put him in danger to himself or others, I don't think you have much to worry about. I realize you're a nurse and I'm not trying to tell you what to do or say I'm sure of this because really I can never be sure of a situation I don't know much about, but there's my two cents worth. good luck