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Conquer autism the GFCF way

Last month we decided to go full blast with the GFCF diet, no aberrations whatsoever. Even guest were served Tulsi tea, although this is an expensive proposition. Soon I was on the prowl for more GFCF recipes and the internet was my crutch as is a cane to a blind man. One realized before long many parents were on these gastronomical expeditions, mothers who failed to bake GFCF bread for months and suddenly one day it turned out just fine. I found some cases of serendipity where the parents ran out of a vital ingredient and the substitute worked wonders to give them a perfectly delightful new recipe. YOU TUBE is flooded with GFCF receipes. My search on the net yielded results and I did come up with some good recipes. Our joy was great when my husband found GFCF cookies, all purpose flour, and self raising flour in a Spencer’s outlet next to our house. The brand is orgran. Out rolled cakes, samosas from the gourmet kitchen of mine. I am yet to give it a name. I have not been ab

GFCF-GO FOR IT

We have tried GFCF diet with our son in moderation .Milk was out right from the beginning but we contined to give him curds. He did have an occassional paratha/roti. The reason we did not implement it it in totality were Age factor Getting him to sit in snack time in school Lack of convincing proof that this would bring a dramatic change. Social restrictions ,such as when you eat out, calling on some one.It would be a dream come true if one were to find a GFCF hotel! Occassional indulgences at home , such as pizza deliveries at home. Pampering your little one, it is easiest way to show your love buy him his favourite cookie sometime his favourite candy.At an early age one does one uses only food reinforcers. However having stated the factors that we did not follow it fully,today the diet itself has given us reasons to smile. Harish is calmer,his learning abilities have improved.More importantly he himself sees reason in it .This is what harish had to type Junk food