2sensitivekids

Thank-you everyone for your help! Angelschick, I agree with you about the inaccuracy of the scratch tests. My son scored a 3+ for cat hair (we have 3 cats) and he doesn't seem to have any symptoms! I'm hoping to get more answers when we go to the pediatrician.

Is anyone here familiar with the older scratch test scoring? The scoring system of 1-4. My kids recently had allergy testing via the scratch test and both scored a 2+ for wheat. Is that high enough (4 being the highest score possible) to warrant a diet change? Some research I did is conflicting and says that a score of 2 or under is negative or only mildly...

My 6 year old has ADHD symptoms although she can't be officially tested until closer to 7 (I live in Canada). Since birth we had major problems with her. She only ate 2oz of milk at a time and NEVER slept. My husband and I took turns holding her from around midnight to 6am every night. She wasn't the classic colic but just very irritable. She also had...

I live in New Brunswick, Canada and my two children (ages 6 and 1) were recently tested for allergies using the scratch test. They both scored a 2+ for wheat and I was wondering if this score is even high enough to warrant a change in diet? My 6 year old has had ADHD behaviours since birth, has never slept through the night - EVER, and has bowel and skin...