new member........(general subject)

[Guest guest]

It's seems most of you (in the posts I have read)have more than one

child with intolerances/ ADD etc. My cousin has intolerances to

gluten and dairy products and we are just starting to find out about

all this. One thing that that may make you all feel at little more at

ease is that now we can openly discuss and investigate the probs that

the children have. My aunt's eldest son had terrible behavourial

probs as a child and as a result was put in a home for 'mildly'

mentally disturbed and for kids who were deemed 'troublesome'. Back

then you didn't really question what doctors thought especially as he

was her first child. But that was 20 years ago, surely we've come

along from there? well perhaps, but in the area my aunt lives in

(Milton Keynes, Bucks, UK) they seem reluctant to accept that ADD/

ADHD even exists. They wont assess his needs until at least the

middle of next year and she cant get the things she needs on

prescription until confirmed diognosis, so she pays £3-approx $5(US)-

for 5 SLICES of bread at the supermarket. He also cannot have

anything that contains orange (in the form of flavourings,

colourings, anything!) The doctors say that my cousin may have

ADD/ADHD, autism or coeliac's diease, or he could have all three or

one of many related. We all feel quite lost, so if anyone could shed

some light... Also i read that there may be a defective gene that

causes a child to get these intolerances and could explain why

families seem to have more than one child with similiar problems.

(Although it does sound rather cold and clinical!) If anyone

especially in the UK wishes to email me then please feel free- I am

always on the look out for new people a little closer to home to

exchange with. Best wishes to you all,

Juarez

[Guest guest]

I am not in the UK but there is a GFCF list for those in the UK:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gfcfkidsuk

Hope you find the help and encouragement you need there as well as

with us.

> It's seems most of you (in the posts I have read)have more than one

> child with intolerances/ ADD etc. My cousin has intolerances to

> gluten and dairy products and we are just starting to find out

about

> all this. One thing that that may make you all feel at little more

at

> ease is that now we can openly discuss and investigate the probs

that

> the children have. My aunt's eldest son had terrible behavourial

> probs as a child and as a result was put in a home for 'mildly'

> mentally disturbed and for kids who were deemed 'troublesome'. Back

> then you didn't really question what doctors thought especially as

he

> was her first child. But that was 20 years ago, surely we've come

> along from there? well perhaps, but in the area my aunt lives in

> (Milton Keynes, Bucks, UK) they seem reluctant to accept that ADD/

> ADHD even exists. They wont assess his needs until at least the

> middle of next year and she cant get the things she needs on

> prescription until confirmed diognosis, so she pays £3-approx $5

(US)-

> for 5 SLICES of bread at the supermarket. He also cannot have

> anything that contains orange (in the form of flavourings,

> colourings, anything!) The doctors say that my cousin may have

> ADD/ADHD, autism or coeliac's diease, or he could have all three or

> one of many related. We all feel quite lost, so if anyone could

shed

> some light... Also i read that there may be a defective gene that

> causes a child to get these intolerances and could explain why

> families seem to have more than one child with similiar problems.

> (Although it does sound rather cold and clinical!) If anyone

> especially in the UK wishes to email me then please feel free- I am

> always on the look out for new people a little closer to home to

> exchange with. Best wishes to you all,

>

> Juarez