Lynda, We want our kids to be included, however, for some of our kids the inclusion is hard. Mine has severe dairy allergies and asthma and so letting him be with other kids eating ice cream and pizza was impossible. I might as well sat there and called 911, the minute he got there and was around all that. The contact sensitivity or contact ingestion is VERY REAL and many don't get that point. There is very little mention of that ANYWHERE, in any allergy articles, pamplets etc. It seems to...
Lynda, This is a great handout. Thanks for your efforts and thank you EVEN MORE listening to some of the feedback here and considering some small changes. I do agree about taking out the "clean theory" info. Folks who aren't dealing with this every day can easily be confused by this and blame the family of the the allergic child for being "too clean." You get comments like "well, maybe you should have let your kid play in the dirt more when he was a baby." If anyone saw the state of my...
Carol, Love your comments. Oh my gosh, I have had many tell me I should just let mine touch a bit of his allergen or sneak a small pinch into his food to desensitize him. OMG, not outside of a doctor's office or a hospital. Mine would probably die if he had a pinch. Even well meaning people don't always get it. These were neighbors of mine that are grandparents and they suggested this "cure" to me. Funny, how the general public can cure food allergies for us all and the medical community...
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