h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: Beyond Temper Tantrums : Difficult Children. - A775794
Author: Mark the Strange - U195434

Does any one out there reckonise this situation.

If so please comment.

Thanks

Makes sense to me.
Recent studies conducted at one of the Young Offenders Institutions has also backed up the link between diet and anti-social behaviour.
Apparently one of the Inner London Schools tried a similar experiment some five years ago and found the same thing.
Both have been mentioned in the Guardian this week.

Now the bad news.
I'm not sure that this is suitable for the edited guide, as it goes outside several of the editorial guidelines. However, it is an interesting piece that deserves a wider audience, and i wonder if you've thought about putting it in the Post?http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/classic/ThePost
I think Shazz would be delighted to run this.

"I'm not sure that this is suitable for the edited guide, as it goes outside several of the editorial guidelines. However, it is an interesting piece that deserves a wider audience..."

I agree on both counts. It could be turned into an important and valuable Edited Guide entry if you wanted to work on it. If you want to step back a bit from your personal circumstances and do a report based on the professional research into the relationship between diet and dysfunctional behaviour, that would be good. You could perhaps limit it to a particular age-range if you wanted, though perhaps add a note about whether and to what extent it might be age-related. Since there are probably multiple possible causes of disruptive behaviour, approaches other than diet-based would at least need a mention. But fuelled by your personal experience as a parent in this situation, that could make an excellent entry.

If you don't want to go down this route, you could try transferring the entry, as is, to the AWW. If you click Contribute you will find this suggestion:

"Alternative Guide: If you've written a great Guide Entry, but one which doesn't fit the editorial guidelines, why not check it into the Alternative Writing Workshop? And if you already spend a fair amount of time there, why not chat to the team at AGG/GAG and help to select and promote the very best non-Edited Guide Entries for the Alternative Galactic Guide?"

Good luck with this!

Bels

*sits back and takes notes*

I read it yesterday and had no idea how best to say things you both did sensibly I really enjoyed the piece, though, especially as someone who worked with children with behavioural problems.

I'm not sure that this would work as a third person entry. The fact that this works for one child, does not mean that it will work for all. Although saying that, I think it would be really good to get something like this into the Edited Guide.

A mix of third person facts and information at the top, followed by a 'how this worked for this Researcher' would be a good idea.

What do you think Mark? (And anyone else?)

Thanks for the input!
I am not to sure about how I could make this a purely third person report.
Every child will respond in a different way and at different speeds so each treatment is tailored to the individual.
Also I cannot state catagorically on the link between gastro intestinal disorders and MMR etc.
Therefore I'm in a quandary as to how step back from this.
The Autistic spectrum is very wide and will range from mild ADD through highly disfunctional children, so my own experiances would be hard to put into general terms.

I supoose the good news is that this type of treatment is beginning to reach a wider audience, and I am convinced that more people should know of this. It seems so easy to do!
Also there is a suspect link between the use of oral antibiotics and the GI conditions as stated. This to is a bit contentious, so I could open up even bigger cans of worms1

I think on, maybe