From around the web, I’ve gathered this collection of more than a dozen resources for preparing gluten-free children for school. If you know of any other URLs to add to this list, please leave a comment below.
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (National Institutes of Health): Children and Celiac Disease: Going Back to School
About.com Gluten-Free Cooking: Gluten-Free School Lunch Recipes and How to Pack a Gluten-Free Lunch
Tricia Thompson, MS, RD, Celiac Disease Dietitian: Gluten-Free School Lunches
Children’s Hospital Boston: Preparing Yourself & the School (with sections on Daycare, Preschool & Elementary, Middle and High School, and College and Letting Go, plus another page with links to a Celiac Support Group School Packet, gluten-free lunch ideas, tips for birthday and holiday parties, snack ideas for school, nondiscrimination in schools and preparing the school.
About.com Special Needs Children: Preparing the School for Your Child with Celiac Disease
About.com Celiac Disease: 504 Plans for Celiac Disease: Protecting Your Child from Gluten in School
Celiac Sprue Association: Getting Along at School, with special sections for students, parents, principals, school counselors, teachers, nurses and cafeteria staff.
The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness: Navigating the School System
Sure Foods Living: Back to School Tips for Gluten-Free and Food Allergy Kids and Gluten-Free Art Supplies
Gluten-Free Celiac: Gluten-Free School Supplies
Glutenfreeda.com: College Living, Gluten-Free
About.com Celiac Disease: College Food Service Directors Survey
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