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Fourteen-year-old Colorado school girl with life threatening milk allergies attends school via a robot! Daily Mail on Line 11/11

A report in the Evening Tribune on the excellent protocols set up for the management of allergic children in schools in District 186 in Springfield, Illinois. 08/11

Return to school? Doris Rapp's classic 1997 book, Is this your child's world? Is your child allergic to schools? is still a source of excellent information and advice for those whose children struggle to conform or keep up at school. Available from Amazon. 09/11

Sending an allergic child out into the big, wide world – Eve Menezes Cunningham has some helpful advice. 2011

The parent I-C-E (in case of emergency) app for iPhone or iPod could benefit anyone with an allergy – 03/11

Good dental care especially important for children on special diets
07/10

Coeliacs and college: tips for parents and prospective students
Useful advice from www.coeliaccentral.org

Colleges accommodate more students with food allergies - a long article in USA Today detailing the encouraging progress made in colleges across the USA who are making active efforts to accommodate allergic students. 02/10

Sending an allergic child to their first school – Advice from paediatric allergy nurse specialist, Rebecca Elder – 08/09

Improving allergy safety at school: John Scott compares the provision for allergic children in this country with what is on offer elswhere. 2007

Managing Severe Allergies in Schools: Training for school nurses and staff helps to demystify and promote safe management of severe allergic reactions – Sue Clarke 2007

Hidden allergens in the classroom: John Scott points out some danger areas in the classroom. 2007

Bullying: Autistic and allergic children are easy targets for school bullies – find out how to help your child and how to educate teachers and pupils around them – FAAN News and Nick Dubin

Children’s allergy service on the NHS: introducing the new state-of-the-art allergy clinic at the Evelina Children’s Hospital in London, UK – Michelle Berriedale-Johnson 2007

Teen Troubles: Analysis of the teenage brain and ideas for the best way to help your teenager live stress-free when managing allergy and intolerance - Anne Muñoz Furlong 2006

Tips for food allergic and intolerant children starting school: a mother of two allergic children, and Foods Matter’s Allergy Agony Aunt, gives some invaluable advice – Gail Sinfield 2005

Teenagers and Anaphylaxis: Information for parents and children about workshops on awareness and confidence among teenagers with severe allergies, providing invaluable feedback for trainers themselves on current thinking among the age group – Jennifer Percival 2004

Playschools and allergies: an article about dealing with allergies, epilepsy and coeliac disease in children at a playschool in Cambridge – Susan Lister 2004

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