Re: Sugar

February 24, 2003

Dear Rosemary:

I have an AS 7 yr. old and I too was addicted to sweets, especially the

chewy Starburst candies. I forced myself to reform when I developed

gestational diabetes.

Theresa

On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 07:51:58 -0700 Rosemary Brown

writes:

> Hi--I'm new on the list. My 12 yo. son has sensory issues (has not

> been

> diagnosed with AS). Just wanted to jump in here to mention that my

> son's

> very young birth mother was very addicted to sweets when she was

> pregnant,

> to the point that the birth father was very concerned about her

> diet. I am

> confident that she didn't use alcohol, drugs or tobacco products,

> but the

> sugar-diet is something I've always wondered about. She developed

> preclampsia and he was born underweight and with eczsema. Whether

> the sugar

> is a culprit in his health issues or not, just the fact that sweet,

> low-nutrition foods were used as a replacement for healthier ones

> might be

> also contributory?

>

> Rosemary

>

> > You said that it helped his behaviours to get off sugar. do

> you think that

> > it makes a big difference? Is it like night and day? Does he

> concentrate

> > better, and act better and focus better?

> >

> > I wondered. I am ADHD, and my son is ADHD and Aspergers. I know

> that there

> > were times that I have had less sugar and thought I noticed a

> difference like

> > you mentioned.

>

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