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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 153546" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Welcome. I'm glad you found us.</p><p> </p><p>What time of day is the eating occurring? Is it happening in the late afternoon when his medications wear off? Stimulants tend to suppress appetitite so when they wear off, the child is truly hungry and eats more to make up for not eating much during the day.</p><p> </p><p>In any event, I think you need to take your son to his pediatrician to rule out any medical conditions that might be making him eat uncontrollably. Barring any medical issues, you might want to have him evaluated by a neuropsychologist to make sure the ADHD diagnosis is correct. Children with mood disorders (often mistakenly diagnosed with ADHD in early childhood) tend to crave carbs and sweets so this diagnosis needs to be considered.</p><p> </p><p>I have known parents to either only buy snack foods acceptable for all the kids or lock up all food so the uncontrollable eater must ask for snacks. You may need to consider one of these options should the non-stop eating continue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 153546, member: 2423"] Welcome. I'm glad you found us. What time of day is the eating occurring? Is it happening in the late afternoon when his medications wear off? Stimulants tend to suppress appetitite so when they wear off, the child is truly hungry and eats more to make up for not eating much during the day. In any event, I think you need to take your son to his pediatrician to rule out any medical conditions that might be making him eat uncontrollably. Barring any medical issues, you might want to have him evaluated by a neuropsychologist to make sure the ADHD diagnosis is correct. Children with mood disorders (often mistakenly diagnosed with ADHD in early childhood) tend to crave carbs and sweets so this diagnosis needs to be considered. I have known parents to either only buy snack foods acceptable for all the kids or lock up all food so the uncontrollable eater must ask for snacks. You may need to consider one of these options should the non-stop eating continue. [/QUOTE]
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