I just saw this the other day when I trying to catch up on my emails: a downloadable Find the Sneaky Allergen Game that is a learning tool for kids. It’s amazing how emails pile up if you don’t pay attention and try to sneak out to eat ice cream and peanut products while your allergic son is out of town. Sidebar: I’ve eaten Reese’s Cups, more Thai food than I will share, frozen yogurt and Butterfinger bars. Feeding frenzy aside, the makers of Auvi-Q, the epinephrine auto-injector that speaks, have produced Find the Sneaky Allergen, a colorful 3 page PDF that can be downloaded and used with your child or their classmates to learn about spotting allergens. I liked this game and my daughter had fun with it too. What I found most valuable is using this tool with teachers, friends and family so that we can help them better understand allergen avoidance and how folks with allergies have to stay alert and aware of their environment.
Image of number free Courtesy of Stoon via freedigitalphotos.net; allergen image courtesy of FARE
Life threatening Allergy and Anaphylaxis learning opportunities
I liked the Find the Sneaky Allergen for three reasons:
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- The cost: FREE
- I have a new tool to teach my child how to look for allergens in daily life to increase their own self awareness and coping ability
- To teach classmates and teachers that allergens exist in places that are often not so obvious and how students with life threatening allergies and anaphylaxis need to stay aware of their surroundings.[/unordered_list]
I am permanently on the prowl to find valuable educational tools that are free for all. Let’s face it, during tough economic times families managing life threatening allergies and anaphylaxis often incur extra expenses just to keep their children safe. I spent wads on epinephrine, inhalers, special foods, eating at specific restaurants since they offer safe foods and staying at hotels that offer refrigerators, microwaves or cooking facilities. So every penny counts and I appreciate access to affordable tools that will help keep my child safe.
Kudos on Sneaky Allergen number 5! I even forgot about egg on that item (I’m not giving away the game, you’re just going to have to play to see what I am talking about).
Do you think the Find The Sneaky Allergen is a tool that teachers, friends and family would find useful?
One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..