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dspicelady, I am with you when asking is it possible that kids with ADHD gravitate to those types of foods. I am sure it is highly possible. My son goes for ADHD testing tomorrow, and I am hoping to follow in his footsteps, and we are both junk food freaks. We really dislike anything that involves preparation. Being older, I have more experience at selecting better foods, so my quick meals are often yoghurts, melted cheese on a roll, microwave dinners, a banana, and so on, though I still grab chips and other junk as I race out the door and realise I have forgotten to pack food. My son is daiy intolerant, so it rules out a good chunk of my selections of healthy foods. Having braces means he also has to cut up apples and carrots – two of his favourite choices if presented with a fruit/salad plate already cut up. I would love to experiment with fancy pizzas, with things like roasted pumpkin and parmesan cheese, or potato pizza. Yum. But the preparation beats me every time. Too hard!!
I also agree that genetics has a big part to play. I look at my dad, who shares many of my traits of procrastination, disorganisation, and time management, and then look at my son, who is my clone, then my brother who went from job to job when he was younger (due to boredom and desire for change) after dropping out of school early, and seemed driven to work long hours (more the hyperactive traits than the rest of us, who show predominantly the inattentive traits). None of us have a diagnosis yet, but the more I read on the forums, the more I see echoes of myself in others here. Especially as written above, about the inability to sleep because the thoughts just don’t switch off!
Anyway, I have sort of gotten off topic, so I’d better leave off here 🙄
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