The Storyof a GoodBoy
Dear Friends,
In Novemberwe beganto suspectthat our middle child, Robert (Bobby),age8, had a
learningproblem.
A ctually,teachersin the pastalso
flhave made commentsin tbe
samevein.
In January a doctor at Fort
Campbell, KY confrmed that Bobby
wasADHD. Among his problems:
1) He was restless- couldn't fall
asleepbefore11pm sinceage2.
2) He bit his nailsuntil theybled.
3) He wasVERY impulsive and asa
resulthad no friends.
4) He was LOUD. Couldn't
talMad to yell!
5) His handwriting (printing) was
terrible and seldomhit the lines.
6) Always in a hurry.
7) Sad - unhappywith himself.
8) Demandedconstantwatching.
9) Always in trouble in P.E. class,
naughtyat church,on theschoolbus,on
the churchbus.
Our poor child was rapidly getting
the messagethat he was a BAD boy.
We were givenRitalin and told it was
the ONLY treatment that worked.
When I camehomeI could not give it
to my child. I began to search
everyvhere for another solution. I
tried other doctors who all gave me
Iargebills and the samesolution-
Ritalin.
Finally, in reading a cookbook I saw
Dr. Feingold'sname and then found
your association.
DisneyWorld,frompage1
mealwasreadyby the time we arrived
and we got usheredin promptly. We
felt like V.I.P.'s! During the day we
always went back to the place that
servednaturalfood [theLunchingPad]
in Tomorrowland. We had no reac-
tions!"
SherryCruise,in the DisneyWorld
FoodOffice,agreedit is a goodideato
contactthe kitchenwell in advance,but
at a time whenthey are not busy. This
would not work at the snackbars,how-
ever, where the food is already
prepared. She said the park tries to
avoidthe useof MSG, but thisadditive
can be hiddenin foods. MSG is often
foundin otheradditivesandis not indi-
cated on ingredient labels. In some
casesit is deliberatelyaddedto other
additives. The nhonenumberfor the
2 PureFactsllune,1991
I mustadmitI did not buy"the diet"
idea at first. But I waswilling to try any
safesolution.Bobbywasalsowillingto
try.
Also, no doctor could explain why
Bobby was such a peaceful and totally
enjoyablebaby and toddler. He be-
came difficult about the time he hit
table foods, stopped nursing, and
startedbrushinghis teeth.
Now Bobby hasbeenon StageI of
the diet for approximately 8 weeks.He
is a completelynew boy. within two
weeks his teacher was so inpressed
with this changeshe requestedinfor-
mation on the diet to help other
children.HisP.E. teacher(whodid not
DisneyWorld Food Office is (407)824-
5993.
Once you understandyour cbild's
degreeof sensitivityand know those
additivesto whichhe reacts,youwill be
able to decidehow manymealsto eat
out, and what you should prepare rn
your kitchenette. If you followed the
diet carefullywhenyou were new to the
Program and kept a diet diary, you
shouldhavea good underslarding of
bow sensitiveyour child is, if thereis a
and how liberal
salicylate-sensitivity,
you can be.
knowaboutthe diet) voicedhow well
behavedhe is now,"Wtrat a dramatic
chaage!"
A good friend of mine who is also a
teacher observed Bobby for 6 hours
and summedit up by saying"He is not
the sameboy."
Bobby now walks vs running.
He talksvsyelling.
He problem solvesvs hitting.
He excells in school and his nen-
manshipisjust greatand on the lhes.
He now gets to sleep (since we
changedto Tom's toothpaste)by 8:30
pm. And his nails are growing. The
best result is Bobby is learning to like
himselfand mate friends. I could cry
when I think of how this has chansed
our ljves. ln [act,I have.
We are an Army family and my hus-
band was overseasduring this entire
situation. We have 3 cbildren, and
were in a new communitywith no sup-
port. This wasa difficult time to try the
diet ard if we succeededunder these
circumstances anybodycan,
To those considering giving "the
diet" a try let mesay"gofor it". I thank
God I did.
Sincerely,
SusanFrisina
Ckvksville, TN
Feingold members are invited to
contact FAUS and shareyour informa-
tion and exeriences
with us.
Note: Many themeand amusement
parksstampyour hand to indicateyou
havepaid the admissionfee. Don't let
your chemically-sensitivecbild havehis
hand stamped;call the park in advance
and let them know that your youngster
is very sensitiveto dyes,which can be
absorbedthroughthe skin(ust asmed-
icines can be). Ask them to stampa
card, or to arrangefor a different form
of identification.
Ifyou feel that you will need to bring
yourownfood into an amusement park,
theatre,etc.,haveyour doctor write a
note to this effect on his prescription
pad, and carrythis note with you when
you go to entertainmentfacilities.