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[quote=Anonymous]My young adult son is anaphylactic to peanuts, pistachios, hazelnuts and possibly pine nuts (never proven, I've never met an allergist who could do a skin test for that).

Some of our friends and relatives have, over the course of his childhood, forgotten his allergies, particularly because previously he couldn't eat ANY nuts, and also had reactions to almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc, so it became rather complicated to follow.

We would never excoriate them for their memory slips. It's hard to remember when you're not living with the child in question!

However, I did give my husband a very hard time for forgetting his own son's allergies when he was younger. We, the parents, are supposed to act as bulwarks! He forgot on two occasions, which lead to severe reactions both times: I was livid. My husband and son have ADHD, which makes remembering allergies harder... but still. I was hyper vigilant when DS was young and I would always remind hosts of parties that he was allergic to nuts, and hand them the Epipen. I only felt more relaxed when as a teen he started remembering his own allergies systematically. He still forgets his Epipen.

ADHD and anaphylaxia is a really bad mix.[/quote]

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