Mar 25 Special Needs Stats and News- Ferretin Deficiency and ADHD

Test Your Child with ADHD for Ferretin Deficiency !

This week, Joan Endyke, a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition and food science, wrote for The Patriot Ledger about a study conducted in France and published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine,

This study found the majority of 4- to 14-year-old children (84 percent) with childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder had abnormally low ferritin levels. Low ferritin is called iron deficiency. The study also mentions the same correlation with Restless Leg Syndrome.

Iron is essential to produce dopamine, a neurotransmitter that controls attention, behavior, and cognition. Therefore children with iron deficiency have attention issues and perform poorly in school. When ferritin deficiency is corrected, symptoms of ADHD improve, as do learning and memory.

If your child has ADHD, talk to your doctor about testing ferritin levels.

Did you know about the correlation of low ferritin levels and ADHD?
Did you have your child tested?
What became of it?