Enjoy Life Foods Products at Gluten Free Twitter Party

EnjoyLifeFoods.com is donating three free product coupons along with an Enjoy Life reusable shopping bag for the 9AM and the 1PM pst time slots with panel members at the gluten free twitter party on Friday, April 3rd.











Enjoy Life Foods is the nation’s leading allergy-friendly and gluten-free foods company. The company offers 24 delicious products including allergy-friendly AND gluten-free soft-baked cookies, snack bars, granolas, trail mixes, bagels, semi-sweet chocolate chips and chocolatey bars, all of which are free of the eight most common allergens and made in a dedicated nut- and gluten-free facility.





For the 7:30 PM pst time slot Enjy Life Foods is donating the following:

1 box of Snickerdoodle
1 box of Cocoa Loco snack bars
1 bag Mountain Mambo trail mix
3 boom CHOCO booms bars (boom CHOCO boom dairy-free rice milk, boom CHOCO boom dairy-free rice milk with crispy rice, and boom CHOCO boom dark chocolate)
1 Enjoy Life reuseable Enjoy Life shopping bag

The Gluten-Free Casein-Free Meal Planner for Gluten Free Twitter Party

Meal Mixer is offering a three month subscription to The Gluten-Free Casein-Free Meal Planner at each time slot at the gluten free twitter party being held on Friday, April 3rd.

MealMixer Meal Plans Include...

A Custom Meal Plan based on your taste and time preferences, nutritional information, and meals/items/recipes that avoid your specific food allergies.

Shopping List generated from each recipe on your menu, plus any additional items you need on your list.

Tasty Recipes nicely formatted for easy reading in the kitchen, and scaled to the number of servings needed to support your diet plan and family size.


sample menu list

Autism Research Institute Donates Books For Gluten Free Twitter Party

Autism Research Institute (ARI) is donating three sets of books for the gluten free twitter party that is taking place on Friday, April 3, 2009. Panel members are set for discussions at 9AM, 1PM and 7:30 PM pst. This is the time prizes will be given away. There are three copies of each book for the giveaways, meaning three sets during each time slot - each done individually.


Special Diets for Special People: Understanding and Implementing a Gluten-Free and Casein-Free Diet to Aid in the Treatment of Autism and Related Developmental Disorders.





The Kid-Friendly ADHD and Autism Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to the Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet.








Nourishing Hope for Autism: Nutrition Intervention for Healing Our Children.


For more details on the gluten free twitter party, please see the panel members post.

Getting Your Kid on a Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet Giveaway at Gluten Free Twitter Party

Jessica Kingsley Publishers has donated the book by Susan Lord, Getting Your Kid on a Gluten-Free Casein-Free Diet as a prize at the gluten free twitter party.

The easy-to-follow meal plans, complete with delicious recipes and ingredient lists, will guide you with confidence in providing a nutritionally-balanced diet for your child, as well as healthy meals the whole family will enjoy. Here is a listing of the contents.

Susan Lord is a registered dietitian with the American Dietetic Association. Her daughter was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder at the age of five and has been on a gluten-free, casein-free diet for almost nine years.

The party takes place Friday, April 3rd. I will be giving this book away at the 7:30 PM PST time slot. More details and resources for the party.

Halloween Experiences for those on the Autism Spectrum

Halloween is just around the corner. Stores have had costumes stocked for a few weeks now. With school back in session students will be discussing which characters they will be wearing as a costume or if you are The Sewing Mom you are making costumes.

I have one article on my site for Halloween, which I did three years ago. I want to have more options available for readers to gain insights into the Halloween Experience for the child on the autism spectrum.

My 12 and 13 year old do not participate in Halloween. Their Elementary Schools had parades. I would pick up Matthew early and he would wear regular clothes to school. Now that he is in Middle School I am not sure what the procedure is for this Holiday in terms of wearing the uniform to school or allowing a costume. Nicholas is homeschooled with California Virtual Academy so he will be home.

I am looking for input from families that have had past experiences with their child on the autism spectrum by wearing a costume to school, participating in a party at class or elsewhere, and also those that have parties in their home and take their kids out for trick or treating.

If you have blogged about it and interested in sharing your link please post it in the comments. If you want to create a blog post please let me know your website address so I can follow when it gets posted. If you are planning already for this year you can also comment here about the preparations and let me know if this is something I can include in my article.

As an example I can just say that a Mom in NY to a 4 year old boy did this and that. If you want me to link to your blog please indicate that as well. I would like to have an article helping new families gain insights from other families on what type of costumes kids can handle, how long they last outside doing the visiting of homes, what about barking dogs, diet issues for treats and parties and sensory issues with the costumes and makeup, etc. If there is a certain book, CD or DVD you have used to help prepare for Halloween, please share. I have reviewed a few Winnie the Pooh ones and curious to know if any exist specifically for those on the autism spectrum.

I am looking forward to hearing from other autism families on their experiences sine we just bypass the Holiday and wait for November to show up. If you have any recipes or blog post on gluten casein free treats please share those here.