There is a moving blog written by India Knight about children with special needs – you can find it at India Knight – inspired by her experiences with one of her own children, but which now covers a great many different areas of need.
A while back, she posted this article about coeliac disease from a reader called Caroline Maddocks.
The description of her daughter almost exactly matches mine – except that instead of reducing her diet to smoked salmon and strawberries, my daughter would only eat chorizo and grapes – and both were characteristic of coeliac disease. What is amazing is how long it can take to get to a diagnosis. We were lucky in that we have a great GP, but it still took months for all the tests to happen, and then to get a referral to a dietician. When a child is clearly ill, surely speed is vital …
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I’ve written a book summarising what we’ve learnt over 20 years of dealing with the gluten free diet, and it might be just what you’re looking for. It packs the lessons we’ve learned into what I hope is a helpful and straightforward guidebook. It’s available on Amazon, as a paperback or for your Kindle… |
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