The single most important support you can give is optimum nutrition for your child’s mind.
Here is a simple checklist of questions to help you gauge your child’s current mental, emotional and physical state. Given that age determines ability, where appropriate answer these questions in relation to other children’s ability at the same age (ie; siblings or your child’s peer group at school):

Concentration and focus
Is your child often restless and overactive?
Does your child disturb other people?
Does your child fail to finish things?
Does your child constantly fidget or squirm when they’re meant to be still?
Is your child inattentive or easily disturbed?
Does your child get dizzy and irritable if they don’t eat often?

IQ, memory and creative thinking
Would you describe your child as a slow learner?
Do they lose the plot in films or stories?
Do they find it hard to do calculations in their head? (Age 6 plus)
Do they find it hard to make up imaginary stories?
Would you describe your child as forgetful?
Is your child able to entertain themselves if left alone?

Reading and writing
Is your child behind at school with his/her reading?
Is your child behind at school in his/her writing?
If you ask them, does your child say that the words move on the page?
Is their spelling particularly bad or do they get the letters in the wrong place?
Do they frequently get their left and right confused?
Has your child been suspected or confirmed as dyslexic?

Mood and behavior
Is your child especially excitable or impulsive?
Do they expect their demands to be immediately met?
Do they become easily frustrated?
Are they prone to outbursts of temper or temper tantrums?
Does their mood change quickly and are they often unhappy?
Do they cry easily and often?

Physical coordination
Would you describe your child as clumsy?
Do they frequently have cuts and bruises and bump into things?
Are the incompetent with ball sports?
Are they slow to learn physical activities?
Can they throw a ball 3 feet in the air, clap and catch it? (age 6 plus)
Do they have difficulty in balancing activities?

If your child scores 3 or more ‘yes’ answers in any of these sections, or has a total score over 10 (the maximum is 25), then it is very likely that he/she will benefit from Efalex and a nutritious diet.