Picky Eaters and ADD/ADHD - ADD / ADHD Message Board

JT95 · 10-28-2004, 02:57 PM

On my current reading of ADD sources/postings/etc. I've run across several references to an ADD child being a picky eater. Is this something common among ADD kids? How about ADD adults? If you have an ADD/ADHD child, I'd love to get your feedback on this question. If you are an ADD adult, are/were you a picky eater?

erg57 · 10-28-2004, 05:19 PM

I have never heard that, but for what its worth, I have always been a very picky eater. I am so bad that it is embarrassing when I go to peoples homes and I don't like anything they have offered. You have a link to a write-up on this?

index.html · 10-29-2004, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JT95

I've run across several references to an ADD child being a picky eater.

Hmmm... Hadn't heard this one, but it DEFINITELY is true for my severely ADHD son. I have milder, inattentive ADD without the hyperactivity and I'm really not finicky about food. I just love to eat too much!

JT95 · 10-29-2004, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by erg57

I have never heard that, but for what its worth, I have always been a very picky eater. I am so bad that it is embarrassing when I go to peoples homes and I don't like anything they have offered. You have a link to a write-up on this?

No--I've not seen anything published that makes this connection. I was just reading a book where a lady mentioned that her son (who was ADD) was a picky eater. I remembered seeing a couple of posts in the past where people had made a side comment about their child being a picky eater. I've always been a picky eater myself. So, I was just curious if there might be some connection between the two. Be an interesting thing to look into if enough people have that connection between the two.

Jennita · 10-29-2004, 11:46 AM

Since the food we eat, mainly proteins convert to amino acids, and amino acids are what produce neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, etc., could be a link there to ADD in the fact that picky eaters may not produce all the necessary aminos for proper brain function. Maybe one thing is the result of the other?