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Ball of wool game
The ball of worries activity introduces children to a practical coping strategy to make thoughts and worries appear more manageable.
Casper the chameleon colouring page
A colouring picture of Casper the chameleon to download and print. We would love to see your completed pictures!
The utility of measuring urinary metabolites of mast cell mediators in systemic mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndrome.
Butterfield J, Weiler CR. The utility of measuring urinary metabolites of mast cell mediators in systemic mastocytosis and mast cell activation syndrome. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2020 Sep 1;8(8):2533-41.
Mast Cell Disorders Committee Work Group Report: Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) diagnosis and management.
Weiler CR, Austen KF, Akin C, et al. AAAAI Mast Cell Disorders Committee Work Group Report: Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) diagnosis and management. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019;144(4):883-896.
Recent advances in our understanding of mast cell activation–or should it be mast cell mediator disorders?. Expert review of clinical immunology.
Theoharides TC, Tsilioni I, Ren H. Recent advances in our understanding of mast cell activation–or should it be mast cell mediator disorders?. Expert review of clinical immunology. 2019 Jun 3;15(6):639-56.
Afrin LB, Ackerley MB, Bluestein LS, et al. Diagnosis of mast cell activation syndrome: a global 'consensus-2'
Afrin LB, Ackerley MB, Bluestein LS, et al. Diagnosis of mast cell activation syndrome: a global" consensus-2". Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany). 2020 Apr 22.
Weiler CR. Mast cell activation syndrome: tools for diagnosis and differential diagnosis.
Weiler CR. Mast cell activation syndrome: tools for diagnosis and differential diagnosis. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2020 Feb 1;8(2):498-506.
Bibliography of 'must-read' MCAS papers, 2022.
Our bibliography of 'must-read' MCAS papers, updated in 2022.
Three children's stories
A comparative review of three paediatric case examples - could mast cell activation and mast cell mediators be a cause of the multiple symptoms experienced by children like Lily, Jensen and Caspyn?
Mast Cell Action Brochure; September 2020
Our brochure about MCAS, including what is MCAS? Triggers and symptoms, diagnosis and management.
Parent support leaflet
A leaflet designed to help support parents and carers of children living with systemic mast cell activation and MCAS. It provides suggestions for how to care for your personal wellbeing whilst caring for someone with MCAS, and shares ideas and suggestions for how to communicate and support each other as a family.
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Feel good jar
An exercise to help you find the activities that make you feel good and may help to improve your mood. Suitable for children and adults.
Perceived stress scale - Adults
This worksheet helps you to estimate your personal stress levels and gives you an idea of your current wellbeing.
Mood check-in sheet - children
This is a quick and easy resource designed to help you, and those that care about you, to check-in with how you are doing.
Mood check in sheet - Adult
This is a quick and easy resource designed to help you, and those that care about you, to check-in with how you are doing.
The 2011 consensus diagnostic criteria for MCAS - a one page to print out for a doc
Definitions, Criteria and Global Classification of Mast Cell Disorders with Special Reference to Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Consensus Proposal Peter Valent, et al. 2011.
Bibliography of MCAS papers
An easy to use summary of key MCAS papers, with hypertext links to the publications, 2018
Elevated Tryptase Associated With Atopy and Connective Tissue Abnormalities"
In this interview, JACI Associate Editor Dr. Deborah Meyers talks to Dr. Joshua Milner about his article "Mendelian Inheritance Of Elevated Tryptase Associated With Atopy and Connective Tissue Abnormalities"
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