Allergies and the HyperActive Child Author:Doris J. Rapp MD ALLERGIES AND THE HYPERACTIVE CHILD is a non-technical book that not only answers questions most often asked about allergy and hyperactivity, but also suggests ways in which these problems may be alleviated. — If your child is hyperactive or if he or she continually complains of fatigue, listlessness, a runny nose, muscle aches, or headaches-and ... more »has not responded to drugs commonly used to treat these problems -- he or she may indeed have allergy-related ailments. Dr. Rapp provides parents with the means to discover whether this is so. A simple one-week elimination diet is the starting point. Should food allergy be indicated, Dr. Rapp suggests alternate food plans to enable parents to detect offending foods and food groups. Once the offending item is discovered, adjustments in diet can be made. Dr. Rapp also offers suggestions on how to make one's home as allergy-free as possible.« less