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Letter challenging a refusal to make reasonable adjustments

This letter may be useful if you need to challenge a refusal to implement reasonable adjustments in your workplace.

Reasonable Adjustments Policy Template

This template policy can be shared with your workplace to support the development and implementation of a reasonable adjustment policy.

Boom and bust cycle theory for adults

In the world of chronic illness, it's entirely normal to experience both 'good' and 'bad' days. However, if you overexert yourself on the good days, it can lead to an overcompensation of rest on the bad days. Trying to find a smoother path with more balance to your ‘good’ and ‘bad’ days can help to stop the cycle.

Boom and bust cycle theory for Kids

In the world of chronic illness, it's normal to have good and not-so-good days. But if you do too much on the good days, you can end up needing extra rest on the not-so-good days. It's like a seesaw that goes up and down.

Recipe Conversion

You can use this blank recipe conversion page to note down any MCAS friendly changes you have made to your favourite recipe's.

Progressive muscle relaxation

When we feel worried or are in 'fight, flight or freeze' mode, our muscles can become tight without us even realising it. To help ourselves feel calmer, we can try focusing on each group of muscles in our body.

MCAS for Disability Officers

This information guide about MCAS, and the additional needs a student with MCAS may have, can be shared with Disability Officers and other members of staff at universities.

MCAS and higher education

This resource has been designed to provide general guidance and help students to access support as they approach further education at university.

Meditation by Deborah Bircham with music shanti by Annie Brunson

A short mindfulness practice for those feeling illness or discomfort

Mast cells and the mind

A PDF to support our session on mast cells and the mind by Deborah Bircham

Full school pack

This PDF combines our freedom kit, MCAS for teachers pack and letter for schools in one handy download.

Freedom Kit

The resource pack to help you to share vital information about your child's mast cell disorder with school and other care-givers.

MCAS for teachers

This pack can be used to share information about MCAS with teachers and other care-givers.

Letter for schools

Use this letter template along with the Freedom kit to share your child's needs with their school or childcare provider

My Feel better plan

When we are feeling worried or scared it can be tricky to find a way to feel better about the things that are bothering us. Download and complete this plan which you can follow when those worries feel overwhelming.

The Spoon Theory

People with chronic illnesses like MCAS often have limited energy. In the spoon theory, by Christine Miserandino, this is represented as having 12 spoons per day. This can help to explain the impact of some everyday tasks on those living with chronic illness.

MCAS Self-management toolkit

This toolkit contains information about substances in food and in the environment that can affect mast cell activity or trigger MCAS symptoms. It also includes practical advice to help you understand and avoid these triggers, as needed.

MCAS symptom log

The histamine bucket theory

This histamine bucket is a useful visual aid in trying to understand the impact of factors contributing to histamine levels.