F o R E W 0 R D<br > How Can You Use This<br > Book to Help Your Child?<br > It is my sincere hope that this book will not only enable you to de-<br > termine whether your child has an unusual form of allergy but that<br > it will help you to detect exactly what causes your child to feel unwell<br > or to act inappropriately. In many instances you should be able to<br > eliminate tile cause and significantly help your child. However， if<br > your clfild s problems are more complex， you may need to secure<br > additional knowledgeable medical help.<br > Of course allergies are not a problem with ever}， child. Only<br > some children have physical illness and/or emotional， behavioral， and<br > learning problems that are partly or mainly related to allergies or<br > environmental exposures. Other clfildren s problems are entirely un-<br > related to these factors and are totally due to other medical problems.<br > For that reason after reading this book you must be certain to discuss<br > everything you decide to do with your child s physician.<br > This book does not need to be read from cover to cover. Read<br > only the chapters or areas that pertain to your child s or family s<br > complaints.<br >; Chapters 1 through 3 will help you recognize whether typical or<br >:，: unusual forms of allergy could be the cause of your child s illness or<br >~?:: behavior， activity， or learning problems. If your child has allergic<br >~; relatives or classical allergy， it is possible that his or her physical，<br > personality， or educational problems might also be due to a less fre-<br >~" quently recognized form of allergy. Your child s appearance， as well<br >