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...is an opportunity for all of us to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and to draw attention to diagnosis. How to Celebrate? One way you can get involved this month is by finding a local or an online event/activity to participate in. The Autism Society Affiliate Network page provides great starting point for this search. They even offer a map option that can be used for your search. You can also reach out to various...

...in the months and years to come, this category of people will become your lifeline. If you haven’t met anyone who cares for a child with food allergies, you will. We’re everywhere! Search for a local support group in your area, or visit one of the online groups like peanutallergy.com, foodallergysupport.com or the forums on allergicliving.com. They’re all free and even if you are reluctant to post at first, it will still be a comfort...

...A time of high anxiety for families of infants using a hypoallergenic infant formula like Neocate Infant is the introduction of solids foods. Many parents in this scenario are concerned about possible allergic reactions to new foods. Some recently published research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uncovered that many families may be introducing solid foods too early, regardless of food allergies. Here are some of the latest guidelines and results...

...the doctor, who removes the patches and assesses skin irritation (redness and swelling), which may indicate an allergy to the substance applied at that site. Advantages: Patch testing can be especially useful in diagnosing delayed allergic reactions, non-IgE-mediated food allergies, eosinophilic esophagitis, food allergy-related gastrointestinal symptoms, and food allergy-related atopic dermatitis. With these types of food allergies, offending foods are often difficult to pinpoint and are often not detected by other types of allergy testing....

...of your child’s food and drinks. *Update* Eosinophilic Esophagitis Our previous post focused on GERD as it relates to dysphagia and silent aspiration but in this post, I want to mention Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), which is another condition that is linked to dysphagia and silent aspiration. Patients with EoE may have feeding problems, vomiting, dysphagia, abdominal pain or food impaction. In fact, a recent study urged professionals to screen for EoE when patients present with...

...Patient History: Jake was always allergic to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs and seeds, but right before he turned six years old, his food allergies worsened. Jake began experiencing horrible stomach pain, and as a result missing weeks of school. Jake’s younger brother Carson had been diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis(EoE) when he was two. He had bad reflux and a hiatal hernia, which was surgically repaired. After the surgery, Carson seemed better, but eventually the...

...This is Norman. He is three years old and has the spirit of a child who sees the world as his playground. He also sees much of the world through a looking glass. When he hears the ice cream truck, he runs to watch children gather with dollars in hand for treats that he may never taste. Norman is a boy with eosinophilic esophagitis, known as EE or EoE for those averse to tongue...