Parenting Children with Food-Related Disabilities

When children are unable to eat foods that other children take for granted, or if they can only eat special foods, it complicates their social lives and family lives.  If children are severely allergic to foods like peanuts, it limits their environment.  Here are some online resources for parents of children with food-related disabilities:

CELIAC DISEASE:

Celiac.com http://www.celiac.com/gluten-free/topic/11042-celiacs-on-long-islandnew-york/

Kicking Celiac Foundation  
http://www.kicking4celiac.org/

Long Island Celiac Disease Support Group http://liceliacs.synthasite.com/

Long Island Press   http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/11/14/li-celiac-disease-support-group-helps-educate-kids/

Newsday   http://www.newsday.com/lifestyle/advocates-raise-awareness-of-celiac-disease-1.4047983  (You have to have a Newsday subscription or Optimum to access.)

Raising Our Celiac Kids  http://rockli.com/

EATING DISORDERS:

Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders http://www.eatingdisordercenterofexcellence.org/contact/general_info.html

Vanderbilt University article on Eating Disorders    http://www.vanderbilt.edu/AnS/psychology/health_psychology/childrenandED.html

National Eating Disorders Association    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Newsday article on Katie Couric eating disorder   http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/couric-shares-own-eating-disorder-struggle-1.4035387

North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital Eating Disorders Center
http://www.northshorelij.com/NSLIJ/Eating+Disorders+Center+at+The+Zucker+Hillside+Hospital

FOOD ALLERGIES:

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) is having a walk to raise funds and awareness on
October 14. http://www.foodallergywalk.org/site/TR/2012Walks/2012Walks?fr_id=2243&pg=entry

http://www.foodallergywalk.org/site/PageNavigator/about_faan.html

Newsday article: http://long-island.newsday.com/kids/long-island-parent-talk-1.3679226/kids-with-food-allergies-face-the-school-yard-bully-1.3997718

Protect Allergic Kids    http://www.protectallergickids.org/

Long Island Allergy and Asthma Society   http://liaas.org/

OTHER:

Chemical Sensitivity   http://www.aaemonline.org/chemicalsensitivitypost.html

North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital    http://www.northshorelij.com/ccmcny/ccmcny-our-services/ccmcny-gastroenterology

Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital    http://www.stonybrookchildrens.org/specialties-services/pediatric-specialties/pediatric-gastroenterology