lalasmama
06-25-2011, 02:31 PM
DD is at the end of her first season of Tball. She has ADHD and some definate processing delays, along with dyspraxia (hard time figuring out how to make her body do what she sees someone else doing). We've also come to realise that she's REALLY sensitive to red dye... like as in it cancels out her ADHD med, ramps behaviors up, and stops the majority of her ability to process *anything*. Sigh, I hate to admit that we only realised it about 6 months ago and drew the line between red coloring and behaviors.
When Tball started, they asked specifically if anyone had any food allergies, and I was very upfront that DD is allergic to red dyes. Multiple times, I have heard "oh, there's no red dye in that" when there really is. Many parents were very aware of this, and paid attention when choosing snacks and such, but of course there were 3-4 that didn't...
A few times now, DD has left in tears because the beloved Twinkie has been handed to her, a grown-up assuring her there's no red dye in it, and then mean mommy having to take it away because there is red dye #40 in it. She's very much about wanting to "fit in" with the rest of the group, so I avoided bringing a different snack to avoid her feeling left out or different.
So, I guess I'm trying to figure out a few things.... (1) Does an allergy/sensitivity to red dye mean forever being the snack mom for sports? (2) How do you deal with a very upset child who's just had a Twinkie given to her then taken away? (3) Is there any way to get well-educated parents of neuro-typical children to understand that there's red dye in just about anything red, orange, or purple??? Sigh, I guess that last one is just a vent more than anything!
When Tball started, they asked specifically if anyone had any food allergies, and I was very upfront that DD is allergic to red dyes. Multiple times, I have heard "oh, there's no red dye in that" when there really is. Many parents were very aware of this, and paid attention when choosing snacks and such, but of course there were 3-4 that didn't...
A few times now, DD has left in tears because the beloved Twinkie has been handed to her, a grown-up assuring her there's no red dye in it, and then mean mommy having to take it away because there is red dye #40 in it. She's very much about wanting to "fit in" with the rest of the group, so I avoided bringing a different snack to avoid her feeling left out or different.
So, I guess I'm trying to figure out a few things.... (1) Does an allergy/sensitivity to red dye mean forever being the snack mom for sports? (2) How do you deal with a very upset child who's just had a Twinkie given to her then taken away? (3) Is there any way to get well-educated parents of neuro-typical children to understand that there's red dye in just about anything red, orange, or purple??? Sigh, I guess that last one is just a vent more than anything!