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How about omega-3 eggs (150 mg per egg I think)?

Here's an article that lists the amounts of omega-3's in a variety of foods.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/painter/2007-11-11-yourhealth_N.htm

Now that's the kind of mom every kid dreams of having!

Did the local honey prove helpful?

Thanks for the link Verona, that is useful. Ummm, how they get the omega 3 into the eggs or do all eggs have it? We have access to free range farm fresh eggs so I usually don't buy them at the store.

Either the local honey worked or something else did! The pediatrician wanted to put her on daily steroid meds which horrified me. I think her allergies were more annoying to us than problematic for her since it was just a constant sniff and throat drip thing she had going on. I took that opportunity to kick the cats out of the house in addition to buying an air purifier for her room and putting allergy zip covers on her pillow and mattress and replacing her bedding with hypoallergenic stuff. The problem went away. When we moved, I bought new local honey just in case and so far so good! She loves honey so a spoonful a day doesn't hurt - whether it is actually preventing allergies or not.

Your DD sounds like my dd when she gets into her seasonal allergies...we don't have a cat and we have done all of the pillow covers, air purifier, etc. But as the seasons change, she still has that sniff and cough thing. I wonder if I could get her to do honey...she is not a sweets kind of kid. I suppose if she really won't, I will still have it for my tea!!

Oh...as for the DHA. My younger DD takes Learning Factor. She can swallow them if we keep them in the freezer. I had read that this will cut down on "fish burps" but my dd says they are easier to swallow frozen. go figure.

I believe that they feed the hens flax seeds.

In re to the earlier question for me re EPA vs. DHA -- I understand that DHA is more beneficial to the brain processes that impact focus. Your body converts EPA to DHA but how well it does so varies from person to person. Just going straight to the DHA essentially cuts out the middle man. We are using algae based DHA, so, yes, it does come in vegan form. Most other veggie forms of O-3 are not DHA, though.

Thanks acculady, I do love herring, but not that much lol. We are supposed to see a Psychologist soon for part 2 of her evaluation, I am glad to know that ADHD signs don't necessarily mean she doesn't have Aspergers, I will see what the Psych says and ask about it. It will be good to have more than one professional weigh in on the matter.

I am also glad to know that the omega 3 will help whether its ADD, AS or just plain being too gifted for her own good! We had salmon burgers last night, will have smoked salmon with cream cheese bagels tomorrow night and grilled salmon Sunday. Yippee, I am using this all to indulge myself YUM!

So if the chicken is fed flax seeds and its eggs hatch, will the chicks be smarter? ;-)

Nik, you asked whether it's possible to have Asperger's and ADHD. Yes, it's possible to have several co-occurring disorders at once. If it goes in this direction for your DD, you might want to chat with some parents on OASIS ( http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/ )-- there are several with dual-diagnosed AS/ADHD kids.

However:


Mine meets this general description to some extent. He does have focus and attention issues (both too much and too little), and ADHD meds do help with these, but the anxiety of Asperger's is equally important to treat to keep him functioning. (DS once had a teacher who swore that he had ADHD... but he doesn't carry that diagnosis, as his attention issues are a part of his AS.)

DeeDee

Thanks DeeDee, I guess I need to wait and see what they say after she has seen the Psych.

The diagnostician said she saw a lot of ADHD type traits and that she can usually tell within a few minutes of meeting a kid whether they are Aspie or not and she didn't see anything to raise concern with my DD. Of course DD was on her best behavior, enthusiastic about the testing and having a good day. I spoke with her about the GADS questionnaire and after I described a behavior scenario, she said "well, come on, how long ago did that happen?" when I told her it was last week she said maybe I better go ahead with the AS scale.

I wonder if I should hold off on the Omega 3 immersion until after the Psych interview? I would hate to skew things and get a wrong Dx because of it.

If you are taking the fish oil etc, and skip one day, will your behavior etc go straight back to what it was before?

PS, that's a real peeve of mine...teachers having the nerve to "diagnose" their students. I was one told my DD was "passive aggressive" for not turning in work.