Not just kids - I'm an ADHD adult ( not currently medicated) and I
can assure you that it's a question of brain neurology.  That said, I
have found that eating neanderthin improves my symptoms markedly and
may prevent my having to go back on Ritalin or Dexedrine. (I'm 44
years old, initially diagnosed as a teenager, and I know a lot about
coping strategies, believe me.  This diet is the first thing that
makes an actual difference comparable to coffee and cigarrettes...)

BTW, since I'm writing a lot of posts, I need to admit that I'm way
behind reading posts and am going off to BayCon for four days in the
morning.  Anyone who wants responses from me, I'll be back online
Tuesday morning, even further behind, I'm sure.

Molly
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>         You know, this explains why an upper like ritalen makes these
> kids calmer.
>
> > I urge my students to avoid carbohydrate dense, specifically
> > glucose-laden, meals prior to an examination.  Those who yield to this
> > advice report feeling better about exams and I can say that anecdotally,
> > they perform better as well.  I also have a handful of students with
> > diagnoses of ADD.  They also report doing much better on a
> > Neanderthin-like program.
>
>         I'm definately going to be eating lots of pemican on exam days.
> Before I would try megadoses of cafeen and suger, but they didn't work as
> well as I had hoped.
>