He just came up on my fyp replying to a woman who said live with a kid with adhd and come back to me and he got all on his high horse about how he has lived with a child with adhd for 36 years, himself. First off, has he ACTUALLY been diagnosed with adhd or is that something Dr Dan has diagnosed himself with? Secondly, having adhd (he probably doesn't) and living with someone with adhd is two different things. Both challenging but very different experiences. Lastly, what's with his obsession with experience. Yes, experience is valuable but to say, even if your kid is 5, I have 31 more years of experience of adhd than you, is so
crappy.
Despite your own belief Danny, experience isn't the ultimate and only way to learn. Each individual with adhd is different, your experience with it (although questionable) is different to the next. Also, people who are actual professionals, who went to university, did multiple placements, did actual research (not a quick google and found an article from 2007) worked for years in the field of neurodevelopment, probably have personal experience too, THEY KNOW MORE THAN YOU!!
My son has asd and a speech disorder, I also have siblings with adhd and asd which I grew up with. I have my experiences with it but I do not know everything about them, nor would I ever claim to. This lady who you replied to is correct, adhd is much more than too many e numbers and if you're going to be a clever clogs and pull out (google) some research to back up your claim, make sure its relevant, reliable and recent. You're a doughball dude
Also, edited to add, I have an undergrad degree and a masters degree and I had to be able to correctly research, read and understand research in my field. If you are going to pull a research paper out, make sure you know how to actually interpret said paper and btw, 300 participants isn't a big study and it was from 15 years ago and so much can change in that time. Look what researchers have done and what hypothesis are supported in the last 5 years so your argument is a bit more sound. This is why your magical experience isn't the be all, university is important and valuable too as they teach you how to properly locate, understand and summarise research to strengthen your argument.
This has really annoyed me for some reason, he is so dangerous with this advice! I had to comment today on one of his videos. The guy is utterly delusional
Also added another screenshot of hyperactivity and e numbers from the NHS website. Very different advice from Mr Wheeler. Also, it says to seek advice from a medical professional before drastically changing their diet which, correct me if I'm wrong, Dan is definitely not a medical professional or any sort of professional actually!