Gluten-Free Kids: Raising Happy, Healthy Children with Celiac Disease, Autism, and Other Conditions
The author's expertise, can-do attitude, and focus on good nutrition gives anyone confidence and know-how to maintain the GF diet, especially those who need to be gluten-free for a lifetime. --ForeWord This Week, January 13, 2011As many as one out of every 133 Americans has celiac disease, and many of them are children. Danna Korn, a nationally recognized authority on how to live gluten-free offers guidance on how parents and caregivers can help children adjust to a gluten-free lifestyle. The best ways to educate family and friends, what to look for when grocery shopping, tips for maintaining a gluten-free kitchen, and substitutions for gluten-containing ingredients are offered in a friendly, reassuring style.Health information is included too, with a discussion of testing methods and common symptoms. A helpful appendix lists ingredients and additives that are safe as well as those that are forbidden. A glossary defines common terms related to his autoimmune condition. --Taste for Life, January 2011Korn covers everything. Parent emotions and grief. What to do (when going gluten free). What to say to your child and to others. How to read labels. Celiac sprue. Gluten intolerance. Wheat allergy. School. Birthday parties. Camp. Restaurants. Cheating and accidental infractions. It's all there. --Not New to Autism Blog (Homeschooling, Autism & ''Stuff'')