{"id":1212,"date":"2012-08-22T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T12:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=1212"},"modified":"2012-08-22T08:00:43","modified_gmt":"2012-08-22T12:00:43","slug":"should-my-son-start-a-dye-free-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/should-my-son-start-a-dye-free-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Should my son start a dye-free diet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month, my 10 1\/2-year-old son — who has Tourette Syndrome and ADHD — was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome.\u00a0 I felt he had a lot of tendencies, so I made a visit to a developemental neurologist. Sure enough, I was right. Just add Asperger’s to the list — plus a writing “issue”, graphomotor.<\/p>\n

EDITOR’S NOTE: According to the Center for Development and Learning<\/a><\/strong>, students with\u00a0graphomotor\u00a0problems are frequently called “lazy”, “unmotivated” and\/or “oppositional” because they are reluctant to produce written work.<\/em><\/p>\n

We have had our meetings with the child study team to go ahead with an IEP. We only had a 504 for 1 1\/2 years in school.\u00a0 His tics aren’t the main issue in school, it’s the concentration and the writing assignments at home (and hyperactivity once home — tics, too, but still mild).<\/p>\n

With some advice from friends, I will try the dye-free diet.\u00a0 My one friend’s son is much calmer since cutting out the dyes in food. I’m just wondering if anyone has tried the dye-free diet, and if so, what has been your experience? Any helpful hints? Favorite foods\/snacks?\u00a0Thank you!<\/p>\n

Also, my son is not on medication. We just started multivitamins and Omega-3 fish oil capsules.<\/p>\n

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